Yoyo Chinese 14 (alt. double le, shí de review) Flashcards
Pretty tired
Tǐng lèi de
You learn things pretty fast
Nǐ xúe dōngxi xúe de tǐng kuài de
He sings English songs pretty well
Tā chàng yīngwén gē chàng de tǐng hǎo de
Q: What’s wrong?
A: Nothing (also means no problem)
Q: zěnme le?
A: Méi shì(r)
How long have you been learning Chinese? (2 structures)
Nǐ xué zhōngwén xúe le duōcháng shíjiān le?
Nǐ xué le duōcháng shíjiān de zhōngwén le?
I have been learning Chinese for 2 years. (2 different structures)
Wǒ xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián le.
Wǒ xué le liǎng nián de zhōngwén le
I learned Chinese for 2 years.
Wǒ xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián。
I lived in China for 2 years.
Wǒ zài zhōnggúo zhù le liǎng nián.
I’ve been living in China for 2 years.
Wǒ zài zhōnggúo zhù le liǎng nián le.
How long have you been ice skating? (2 different structures)
Nǐ huá bīng huá le duō cháng shí jiān le?
Nǐ huá le duō cháng shí jiān de bīng le?
**can only use bottom structure when verb carries an object, or you are talking about doing something
I have been skating for about a month (2 answers, using dà gài or zǔo yòu)
Wǒ dà gài huá le yí ge yuè le (ba).
Wǒ huá le yí ge yuè zuǒ yòu le (ba).
I haven’t spoken Chinese for two years
Wǒ liǎng nián méi shuō zhōng wén le.
NOTE if you are saying you havent done something for some time, you need to put the time duration BEFORE haven’t done something…you also use only one le at the end (maybe the “mei” serves as the first past tense qualifier)
I haven’t slept for two days
Wǒ liǎng tiān méi shuì jiào le
…and stuff
shénme de
Who taught you to act?
(Shì) shéi jiāo nǐ yǎn de
