Yoyo Chinese 11 (incl estimates) Flashcards
About how long will it take?
Dà yuē yào duō cháng shí jiān?
Forty-something minutes
Sì shí duō fēn zhōng
He’s thirty-something years old
Tā sān shí duō suì
I estimate
Wǒ gū jì
It seems like / I think
Hǎo xiàng
City bus
Bā shì
The place where I live
Wǒ zhù de dì fang
Street
Jiē
I’m not really sure about that
Zhè (ge) wǒ yě bú tài qīng chǔ
I don’t know where Sesame Street is.
Wǒ bù zhī dào Sesame Jiē zài nǎlǐ
I didn’t read the book that I bought
Wǒ mǎi de shū wǒ méi (yǒu) kàn （note you don’t use “le” for “the book that I bought”; it’s just assumed to be past tense)
The girl that I like
Wǒ xǐ huān de nǔ hái zi
It sounds beautiful
Tīng qǐ lái hěn hǎo tīng
strange
Qí guài
How does it sound?
Tīng qǐ lái zěn me yàng
Is there a subway station nearby?
Fù jìn yǒu dì tiě zhàn ma?
Keep going straight ahead
(Yì) zhí wǎng qián zǒu
You’ll find exactly what you’re looking for (lit. exactly is)
Jiù shì
About how long will it take to get there?
Dà gài yào zǒu duō cháng shí jiān?
About how long will it take to get to the airport by taxi?
Dǎ chē qù jī chǎng dà yūe yào duō cháng shí jiān?
About ten minutes （four ways)
Shí fēn zhōng zuǒ yòu (zuǒ yòu goes after number and measure word) OR dà yuē shí fēn zhōng OR dà gài shí fēn zhōng OR chà bù duō shí fēng zhòng
About how long does it take to fly from Beijing to Shanghai?
Cóng běijīng dào shànghǎi zuò fēi jī dà yūe yào duō cháng shí jiān
