Weather Flashcards
Shanghai is often cloudy. It also often rains.
Shàng hâi chángcháng yīn tiān, yê chángcháng xià yû.
She studied yoga two years ago.
Tā liang niàn qián xué le yú jiā.
How is the weather today?
Jīntiān tiān qì zên me yàng?
so, such (exclamation)
zhè me
On the weekend, we go to East Nanjing Road for fun.
Wômén zhōu mò qù Nán Jīng Dōng Lù wán.
Where do you want to go to have fun?
Qù nâli wán?
high (in levels/degrees)
gāo
to bring people
dài rén
to work overtime
jiā bān
both smart and pretty
yòu cōngmíng yòu piàoliàng
wind
fēng
Today is so hot!
Jīntiān zhème rè!
winter
dōngtiān
winter
dōngtiān
heavy rain
xià dá yû
but (2 ways)
danshì / kêshì
to play games
wán yóu xì
2 days
liang tiān
both warm and dry
yòu rè yòu gān
to blow wind
guā fēng
to rain (verb)
xià yû
will / be going to soon
yào (and “le” at the end of the sentence)
The metro arrived quickly.
Dìtiê kuài lái le.
interesting (adjective)
hâo wán
Do your parents sometimes take your dogs to play?
Nî fùmû jīngcháng dài gôu qù wán ma?
ok?
hâo ne?
vacation (noun)
jià qī
father’s love
fù ài
electric
diàn
false
cuò (tswah)
How did you spend last weekend?
Nî shàng ge zhōu mò guò dé zên me yàng?
spring
chūntiān
sunny
qíng
I’m going to NYC next week.
Wô xià gè xīng qī qù Niû Yuē.
seasons (2 ways)
sì gè jì jié / sì jì (suh-jee)
always, all the time, not changed from the past until now
yì zhí
both…and… (only 2 positive or 2 negative words)
yòu…yòu…
about (left/right), goes after the number
zuô yòu
I feel a bit hot.
Wô jué de youdianr rè.
Did you spend your last birthday well?
Nî shàng ge shēng rì guò de hâo bù hâo?
to plan / a plan
dâsuàn
wet
shī
What is the temperature today? 33 degrees.
Jīntiān duō shâo dù? 33 dù.
low (in levels/degrees)
dī
to hear about
tīngshuō
to live
zhù
to bring things
dài dōng xī
to decide / decision
juédìng
degrees
dù
When you have vacation, what do you usually do?
Nî yôu jià qī de shí hòu tōngcháng zuò shénme?
Where would you like to go for fun on your vacation?
Nî jià qī xiâng qù nâlî wán?
doctor
yī shēng
rain (noun)
yû
clothing store
fúzhuāng diàn
short
duân
rains a lot
yû hēn duō
still not decided
hái méi juédìng
happy (2 ways)
kaīxīn / gaoxīn
I never like to eat Sichuan food.
Wô yì zhí bù xī huān chī sì chuān cài.
beach
hâi tān
to deliver
sòng qu
to play with phone
wán shôují
How many days of vacation do you have?
Nî yôu jî tiān jià qī?
What interesting places does Shanghai have?
Shàng hâi yôu shénme hâo wán de dìfang?
to have a meeting
kāi huì
soon but not very soon, maybe in the next month, must have a time period attached to it
jiù yào
parents
fùmû
Shangri-La (famous scenic spot in Yunnan province)
Xiānggélîlā
I have always worked in Shanghai.
Wô yì zhí zài Shanghai gōng zuò.
I lived in Florida for one week.
Wô zài Fó Luó Lî Dá zhù le yí gè xīng qī.
Your decision is correct.
Nî de juédìng shì duì de.
cloudy
yīn tiān
Yunnan province
Yúnnán
sunny day (noun)
qíngtiān
fall
qiūtiān
to feel (body feeling)
jué de
Where did she bring you?
Tā dài nî qù nâlî le?
snow (noun)
xuê
father
fùqīn
You spent your vacation so happy.
Nî de jià qī guò dé zhè me gāo xìng.
to play, to have fun
wán
temperature
qì wēn
to bring
nâo
to spend it well
guò de hên hâo
to bring / to take
dài
Everything is ok with me, you make the decision!
Wô dōu kêyî, nî zuò juédìng ba!
She brought me to go to a restaurant to eat.
Tā dài wô qù fàndiàn chī fàn le.
This time they can live here for about one month.
Zhè cì tāmen kêyî zài zhèli zhù yí ge yuè zuôyòu. (when it’s for “how long” put the time after the verb)
summer
xià tiān
to spend
guò (gwah)
hot
ré
one pair of shoes
yì shuāng xiézî
strong winds
guā dà fēng
dog
gôu
I will go back to NYC soon.
Wô yào huí Niû Yuē le.
Shanghai rarely snows.
Shàng hâi hên shâo xià xuê.
go to my hometown
huí lâo jiā
marriage market
xiâng qīn jiâo
about 30 minutes (2 ways)
dà gài 30 fēn zhōng / 30 fēn zhōng zuô yòu
Is it always sunny in Florida?
Zài Fó Luó Lî Dá, yì zhí shì qíngtiān ma?
12
shì èr
weather
tiān qì
mother’s love
mû ài
It is going to rain very soon, let’s go home!
Kuài yào xià yû le, wômén huí jiā ba!
already
yîjing
How do you plan to spend this weekend?
Zhè ge zhōu mò nî dâ suàn zên me guò?
to envy
xiànmù
dry
gān
climate
qìhòu
laptop
diàn nâo
What is the lowest temperature today?
Jīntiān de zuì dī qì wēn shì duōshâo dù?
What is the highest temperature today?
Jīntiān de zuì gāo qì wēn shì duōshâo dù?
true
duì
Florida
Fó Luó Lî Dá
very long
hên cháng
How did you spend your last vacation?
Nî shàng ge jià qī guò dé zên me yàng?
mother
mûqīn
both big and cheap
yòu dà yòu pián yí
Shanghai’s summer is very long.
Shàng hâi de xià tiān hên cháng.
It isn’t. It is often sunny, sometimes it rains.
Bù shì, yôu shí hòu qíngtiān, jīngcháng xià yû.
Did you go see them?
Nî qù kàn tāmen le ma?
very soon, maybe in the next few minutes (2 ways)
kuài yào / kuài
cold
lêng
never
yì zhí bù
Shanghai’s summer is both wet and hot.
Shanghai de xià tiān yòu shī yòu rè.
Lijiang (famous scenic spot in Yunnan province)
Lìjiāng
Kunming (capital city of Yunnan)
Kūnmíng
I bring a book and laptop.
Wô dài shū hé diàn nâo.
to play with legos
wán lè gāo
Two weeks ago, I went to see them.
Liâng gè xīng qī qián, wô qù kàn tāmen le.
to snow (verb)
xià xuê
I don’t feel hot.
Wô méi jué de rè.
storm
bào fēng yû
come
lái
Spring City (spring all year round; what Kunming is called)
Chūchéng (chwe-chung)
to travel
lüyóu
When you go to CEIBS for class, what do you bring?
Nî qù Zhōng’ōu shàng kè de shíhòu, nî dài shénme?
does business
zuò shēng yì
Is your younger sister taller than you?
Nî mèi mèi bî nî gāo ma?
smart
cōngmíng
