Lesson 3.1: The same as: '一样'

 

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一样
 

The same as: '一样'

Used to describe similarities between two people or things

Used in two scenarios with 跟， e.g。
。。。 跟 。。。一样

  1. before the adjective or verb phrase
    。。。 一样 + ADJ/VERB (+ NOUN)

  2. at the end after nouns
    N + N 一样

Negative form: 不一样

 

Test question

我三十四岁。 大卫也三十四岁。 我跟大卫一样大
I am 34. David is also 34.
I am as old as David.

我喜欢打网球。 大卫也喜欢打网球。 我跟大卫一样也喜欢打网球。
I also like tennis like David.

大卫的爱好跟我一样
David has the same hobby as me.

我在Australia学习中文。
大卫跟我不一样，他在中国学习中文。
I study Chinese in Australia.
Unlike me, David studies Chinese in China.

 

Examples

上海今天三十五度，跟北京一样热。
但是上海的天气跟北京不一样。上海常常下雨。

It's 35 degrees in Shanghai today, as hot as Beijing. But the weather in Shanghai is different to Beijing. It often rains in Shanghai.

我听说上海话跟北京话不一样。
放心吧。上海人跟北京人一样， 都会说中文。

I heard that Shanghai dialect is different from Beiling dialect.
Don't worry. Shanghai people and Beijing people both speak Chinese.

我跟大卫一样，也要去上海旅行。
Like David, I also want to travel to Shanghai.

Melbourne的时间跟上海不一样。
Melbourne's time is different to Shanghai's.

我们班男人跟女人一样多。
There are as many men as women in our class.

 

Quiz

  1. 这件衣服的颜色跟那件衣服一样。

  2. 我跟大卫一样大

  3. 日本的汉字跟中国不一样。

  4. 苹果跟香蕉一样贵。

  5. 西安跟北京一样冷。

TRUE OR FALSE

  1. 我跟爸爸一样高。
    TRUE

  2. 爸爸跟妈妈一样岁。
    FALSE

  3. 今天跟昨天一样天气。
    FALSE

  4. 我们学校外国学生跟中国学生一样多。
    TRUE

  5. 日本人跟中国人一样，也用筷子吃饭。
    TRUE