Unit 4: Lessons 6-10 Flashcards
What is the meaning of 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān)?
洗手间
xǐshǒujiān
washroom
How do you say washroom in Chinese?
洗手间
xǐshǒujiān
washroom
What is the word for hands in Chinese?
手
shou3
hands
What does 手 (shou3) mean in Chinese?
手
shou3
hands
How do you ask “Have you washed your hands?” in Chinese?
你洗了你的手吗？
[ni3 xi3le ni3de shou3 ma]
“Have you washed your hands?”
What does this mean in Chinese?
你洗了你的手吗？
[ni3 xi3le ni3de shou3 ma]
你洗了你的手吗？
[ni3 xi3le ni3de shou3 ma]
“Have you washed your hands?”
- or 你洗手了吗？ [ni3 xi3shou3 le ma]*
- or 你洗了手吗？ [ni3 xi3le shou3 ma]*
What does this mean in Chinese?
我去洗车
[wo3 qu4 xi3che1]
我去洗车
[wo3 qu4 xi3che1]
I go to wash the car
How do you say this in Chinese?
“I go to wash the car”
我去洗车
[wo3 qu4 xi3che1]
I go to wash the car
How do you say “to be at/in” in Chinese?
在
zài
to be at, to be in; at, in
What does “在 (zài)” mean in Chinese?
在
zài
to be at, to be in; at, in
How do you say “I am at her company now” in Chinese?
我现在在她的公司
[wo3 xian4zai4 zai4 ta1de gong1si1]
“I am at her company now”
What does this mean in Chinese?
我现在在她的公司
[wo3 xian4zai4 zai4 ta1de gong1si1]
我现在在她的公司
[wo3 xian4zai4 zai4 ta1de gong1si1]
“I am at her company now”
How do you say “Are you at work?” in Chinese?
你在你的公司吗？
[ni3 zai4 ni3de gong1si1 ma]
“Are you at work?“
What does this mean in Chinese?
你在你的公司吗？
[ni3 zai4 ni3de gong1si1 ma]
“Are you at your work now?”
你在你的公司吗？
[ni3 zai4 ni3de gong1si1 ma]
How do you say “which place” in Chinese?
哪里
nǎlǐ
which place
What does this mean in Chinese?
哪里
nǎlǐ
哪里
nǎlǐ
which place
How do you say “Which car is yours?” in Chinese?
哪个车是你的？
[na3ge che1 shi4 ni3de]
Which car is yours?
or
你的车是哪个？
[ni3de che1 shi4 na3ge4]
Which car is yours?
Lesson 8
Lesson 8
What does this mean in English?
泰勒，火车到了，咱们上车吧。
Tàilè, huǒchē dào le, zánmen shàngchē ba.
Taylor, the train has arrived, shall we get on board?
泰勒，火车到了，咱们上车吧。
Tàilè, huǒchē dào le, zánmen shàngchē ba.
What does this mean in English?
好的。你坐在哪里？
hǎode. nǐ zuò zài nǎlǐ?
Ok! Where is your seat located?
好的。你坐在哪里？
hǎode. nǐ zuò zài nǎlǐ?
What does this mean in English?
我的座位在六号车厢，你的呢？
wǒde zuòweì zài liùhào chēxiāng, nǐde ne?
“My seat is located in carriage number 6, how about yours?”
我的座位在六号车厢，你的呢？
wǒde zuòweì zài liùhào chēxiāng, nǐde ne?
What does this mean in English?
我的也是，真巧。
wǒde yěshì, zhēnqiǎo.
“Mine too, what a coincidence!”
我的也是，真巧。
wǒde yěshì, zhēnqiǎo.
What does this mean in English?
是啊，那我们可以继续聊天。
shì’a, nà wǒmén kěyǐ jìxù liáotiān.
“Yes, that means we can continue to chat.”
是啊，那我们可以继续聊天。
shì’a, nà wǒmén kěyǐ jìxù liáotiān.
What is the meaning of…?
座位
zuòweì
座位
zuòweì
seat (lit. seat location)
How do you say “seat (lit. seat location)” in Chinese?
座位
zuòweì
seat (lit. seat location)
How do you say “This seat is too small” in Chinese?
“This seat is too small.”
这个座位太小了
[zhe4ge zuo4wei4 tai4xiao3le]
What does this mean in English?
这个座位太小了
[zhe4ge zuo4wei4 tai4xiao3le]
“This seat is too small.”
这个座位太小了
[zhe4ge zuo4wei4 tai4xiao3le]
What does this mean in English?
这是你的座位吗？
[zhe4shi4 ni3de zuo4wei4 ma]
“Is this your seat?”
这是你的座位吗？
[zhe4shi4 ni3de zuo4wei4 ma]
How do you say “Is this your seat?” in Chinese?
“Is this your seat?”
这是你的座位吗？
[zhe4shi4 ni3de zuo4wei4 ma]
What does this mean in English?
我的车有七个座位。
[wo3de che1 you3 qi1ge zuo4wei4]
“My car has seven seats.”
我的车有七个座位。
[wo3de che1 you3 qi1ge zuo4wei4]
How do you say “My car has seven seats” in Chinese?
“My car has seven seats.”
我的车有七个座位。
[wo3de che1 you3 qi1ge zuo4wei4]
What does this mean in English?
号
hào
number (booking number, telephone number, room number) (but not for quantity or amount)
号
hào
What is the Chinese word for number (booking number/telephone number etc)?
number (booking number, telephone number, room number) (but not for quantity or amount)
号
hào
What does this mean in English?
车厢
chēxiāng
carriage, passenger car
车厢
chēxiāng
What is the Chinese word for “carriage, passenger car”?
carriage, passenger car
车厢
chēxiāng
How do you say this in Chinese?
“How many carriages does this train have?”
“How many carriages does this train have?”
火车有几个车厢？
[huo3che1 you3 ji3ge che1xiang1]
What does this mean in English?
火车有几个车厢？
[huo3che1 you3 ji3ge che1xiang1]
“How many carriages does this train have?”
火车有几个车厢？
[huo3che1 you3 ji3ge che1xiang1]
What does this mean in English?
这个火车有六个车厢
[zhe4ge huo3che1 you3 liu4ge che1xiang1]
“This train has six carriages.”
这个火车有六个车厢
[zhe4ge huo3che1 you3 liu4ge che1xiang1]
How do you say “This train has six carriages.” in Chinese?
“This train has six carriages.”
这个火车有六个车厢
[zhe4ge huo3che1 you3 liu4ge che1xiang1]
What does this mean in English?
真
zhēn
really
真
zhēn
Exclamatory, contained within zhen1. In between hao3 and tai4…le. “Wow”. Intensifier.
What does this mean in English?
你的手机真贵！
[ni3de shou3ji1 zhen1gui4]
“Your phone is really expensive!”
你的手机真贵！
[ni3de shou3ji1 zhen1gui4]
How do you say “Your phone is really expensive!” in Chinese?
“Your phone is really expensive!”
你的手机真贵！
[ni3de shou3ji1 zhen1gui4]
What does this mean in English?
她的车真快！
[ta1de che1 zhen1kuai4]
“Wow! Her car is really fast!”
她的车真快！
[ta1de che1 zhen1kuai4]
How do you say this in Chinese?
“Wow! Her car is really fast!”
“Wow! Her car is really fast!”
她的车真快！
[ta1de che1 zhen1kuai4]
What is the Chinese word for “continue”?
to continue
继续
jìxù
How do you say this in Chinese?
“Let’s continue.”
“Let’s continue.”
我们继续吧
[wo3men2 ji4xu4 ba]
What does this mean in English?
我们继续吧
[wo3men2 ji4xu4 ba]
“Let’s continue.”
我们继续吧
[wo3men2 ji4xu4 ba]
How do you say this in Chinese?
“Can we continue at 5 o’clock?”
“Can we continue at 5 o’clock?”
我们可以五点继续吗？
[wo3men ke3yi3 wu3dian3 ji4xu4 ma]
Or
“Could we continue at 5 o’clock?”
我们能五点继续吗？
[wo3men neng2 wu3dian3 ji4xu4 ma]
What does this mean in English?
我们可以五点继续吗？
[wo3men ke3yi3 wu3dian3 ji4xu4 ma]
“Can we continue at 5 o’clock?”
我们可以五点继续吗？
[wo3men ke3yi3 wu3dian3 ji4xu4 ma]
Where must the time phrase be located relative to the verb phrase in a sentence?
Point in time phrase comes before the verb phrase.
ie.
我们七点继续吧
[wo3men2 qi1dian3 ji4xu4 ba]
“Let’s continue at 7 o’clock.”
What does this mean in English?
聊天
liáotiān
“to chat”
聊天
liáotiān
Tighter ao sound for liao2, pucker lips
To chat about the day, ie the weather, agrarian society
聊: liao2 : to chat
天 : tian1 : sky/day
How do you say “to chat” in Chinese?
“to chat”
聊天
liáotiān
Tighter ao sound for liao2, pucker lips
To chat about the day, ie the weather, agrarian society
聊: liao2 : to chat
天 : tian1 : sky/day
What is the meaning of…?
他们很爱聊手机
[ta1men hen3ai4 liao2shou3ji1]
“They love talking about phones very much.”
他们很爱聊手机
[ta1men hen3ai4 liao2shou3ji1]
How do you say this in Chinese?
“They love talking about phones very much.”
“They love talking about phones very much.”
他们很爱聊手机
[ta1men hen3ai4 liao2shou3ji1]
What is the most common usage of the particle le?
One of the most common is to express the completion of an action. This is called aspect, which is not the same as tense.
With regards to 了 (le), aspect is about whether the action is complete in a certain time frame.
How is de used to attribute components to a noun?
的 (de) can be used as an attributive. It’s just a way of connecting adjectives or other words with a noun. It gives us more information about the noun, and the 的 (de) makes it clear that the extra information is connected to the noun.
e.g.
红色 的 自行车
hóngsè de zìxíngchē
red bicycle
How is hao4 correctly used for ordinal numbers?
The Ordinal Use of 号 [hao4]
Numeral + 号 [hao3] + noun
e.g.
一号Candidate = Candidate No. 1
How do you say “December 25th” in Chinese?
十二月 二十五号
[shi2er4yue4 er4shi2wu3hao4]
“Dec 25th”
How do you say… in Chinese?
Which car is yours?
你的车是哪个？
[ni3de che1 shi4 na3ge4]
Which car is yours?
How do you say this in Chinese?
“Where is my cell phone?”
我的手机在哪里？
[wo3de shou3ji1 zai4 na3li3]
How do you say this in Chinese?
“Where is your car?”
你的车在哪里？
[ni3de che1 zai4 na3li3]
“Where is your car?”
How do you say this in Chinese?
“My car is not here/at this place.”
我的车不在这里。
[wo3de che1 bu2zai4 zhe4li3]
“My car is not here/at this place.”
How do you say this in Chinese?
“The washroom is right here.”
洗手间就在这里。
[xi3shou3jian1 jiu4zai4 zhe4li3]
The washroom is right here.
What is the Chinese word for…?
the front (noun) (lit. front side)
前面
qiánmiàn
the front (noun) (lit. front side)
How do you say in Chinese…?
“the front of the car”
车的前面
che1de qian2mian4
“the front of the car”
What is the Chinese word for…?
then, afterwhich (used to talk about procedure and steps)
然后
ránhòu
then, afterwhich (used to talk about procedure and steps)
How do you say in Chinese…?
“Do you have white coffee?”
你有白咖啡吗?
[Ni3 you3 bai2ka1fei1 ma]
“Do you have white coffee?”
What is the meaning of this in Chinese?
直 zhí
直 zhí
straight ahead, directly (adv.)
i.e.
你直说吧。
[ni3 zhi2shuo1 ba]
“You can speak candidly with me.”
What is the Chinese word for…?
“to walk?”
走
zǒu
to walk; to set out, to depart (intransitive)
What is the meaning of this in Chinese?
你爱吃米饭吗？
[ni3 ai4chi1 mi3fan4 ma]
你爱吃米饭吗？
[ni3 ai4chi1 mi3fan4 ma]
“Do you like eating rice?”
