Happy Wednesday guys!
大家星期三快乐 Dàjiā xīngqísān kuàilè
In this chapter, I'm going to introduce you to essential vocabulary you might already know/ recognize or perhaps new to you!
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E S S E N T I A L V O C A B U L A R Y 1
1. 什么 Shén me - What
Example :
你要什么 Nǐ yào shénme - What would you like?
你要什么颜色 Nǐ yào shénme yánsè - What color do you want?
什么意思 Shénme yìsi - What do you mean?
BONUS VOCAB
#1. 要 yào - want
#2 颜色 yánsè - color
#3 意思 yìsi - mean / meaning
2. 哪里 Nǎlǐ - Where
Example:
哪里有 Nǎ li yǒu - Where?
This is a casual/informal phrase you can use to friends or family, the literal translation "you say it's here and I don't see it anywhere so where it is?"
你住在哪里 Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ - Where do you live?
BONUS VOCAB
#4 有 yǒu - have /be
#5 住 zhù - live
#6 在 zài - at/in
3. 为什么 Wèi shé me - Why
Example:
为什么是你? Wèishéme shì nǐ - Why is it you?
-为什么你要这么做 ? Wèishéme nǐ yào zhème zuò - Why are you doing this?
BONUS VOCAB
#7 是 shì - is/am/are
#8 这么 zhème - Like this ; this way
#9 做 zuò - do ; make
4. 什么时候 Shénme shíhòu - When (1)
Example:
我们什么时候去看电影? Wǒmen shénme shíhòu qù kàn diànyǐng - When shall we go to movies?
几时 Jǐshí - When (2)
Example:
巴士几时到? Bāshì jǐshí dào? - When will the bus arrive?
BONUS VOCAB
#10 我们 Wǒmen - We
#11 时候 shíhòu - time; moment ; length of time
#12 去 qù - go ; to
#13 电影 diànyǐng- movies as in cinema
#14 巴士 Bāshì - bus
#15 到 dào - arrive
5. 怎么样 Zěnme yàng - How (1)
Example:
你怎么样了Nǐ zěnme yàngle - How are you doing?
Without the "了", the phrase still stands as How are you doing.
怎么 Zěnme - How (2)
Example:
这个怎么做 Zhège zěnme zuò - How to do this?
BONUS VOCAB
#16 这个 Zhège - this
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Hope the little lessons here help you in learning Chinese!
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