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mdfind -onlyin "$PWD" -live "差不多"
Distinguish the following:
这/过 etc
左/佐 etc （zuo）
** = double check
我可以
I can
我知道 / 认识
I know information or facts / I’m familiar with people or recognizing
things
我明白
I see
我记得
I remember
我同意
I agree
我会的
I will
我忘了
I forget
我保证
I promise
我明白
I understand
| English | Mandarin | Example | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | 什么 | 你想说什么？ | What do you want to say? | |
| When | 什么时候 | 你什么时候回家？ | When will you go back home? | |
| Who | 谁 | 这个谁吗？ | Who is this? | |
| Why? | 为什么 | 他为什么这么做？ | Why did he do it? | |
| How | 怎么 | 你是怎么过来的？ | How did you get here? | |
| Here | 这里 | 这里太热了 | It’s too hot here | |
| Where | 那里/那儿 | 你去那儿？ | Where are you going? | |
| There | 在那里/在那儿 | 就在那里 | There it is |
一周一次 once a week
The longer time period goes first
Deng wo dao
等我到 (了) …
When I get to (there) …
Puerto Rico de shihou
Puerto Rico的时候
In Puerto Rico
第一，第二
Di yi, di er
First, second
那只好下次了 That will have to happen next time
沒空吗？ Are you not free / are you available?
We’re （about to） arrive 我们（马上）到了
本来 originally
我本来想去派对， 但是我太累就没去了。
I orginally wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired and didn’t
go.
以后
after
这么
so
??
Time duration + 没。。。了
我一年没看电影了。
I haven’t watched movies for one year.
他三个天没洗澡了。
He hasn’t showered in three days
他一星期没给他的女朋友打电话了。
He hasn’t called his girlfriend for a whole week.
开始 start
他们11点10分开始游泳
我想当。。。
I want to be …
劳驾。
Excuse me.
这个啤酒是谁的？ 不是我的，我的朋友的。
Not mine, my friends.
你要哪件？
Which one do you want (clothes)?
你帮我挑?
Can you help me pick/choose?
你觉得这件什么样?
What do you think of this item (clothes)?
你试试吧？
Try it?
你觉得呢？
What do you think/feel?
**
哪是合适？
Which is suitable?
大家 = everyone
今天天气多好
How good is the weather today
快走吧
Let’s go
我正想 。。。(V1 (+ V2))
I was about to …
E.g.
我正想去找他。
一会儿 For a while
E.g.
一会儿去 Go for a while
一会儿就好 Just a moment
放心吧
Don’t worry
我听说 。。。
I heard 。。。
我还没习惯。
I’m not used to it yet.
一般
Average/general
e.g. 我做饭很一般。
My cooking is average.
所以
Therefore
你自己
我自己
Yourself
Myself
e.g. 你自己去 。。。
Go by yourself…
当然可以 Of course I can
请你等我一会儿。
Please wait for me for a while.
没时间 … No time to … e.g. 没时间做饭
半天 = long time （half a day)
我等了半天。
打算 = plan/intend
我打算去中国。
很多次
many times
我去过很多次美国
回个电话
Call back （on the phone)
马上
immediately/right away
e.g. 我要马上回去.
我可以马上过去。
可是
However
e.g.
可是，今天下午。。。
刚
Just/recently
e.g.
咱们是刚吃完晚饭.
你难道没看见吗？
Didn’t you see it?
你难道不知道。。。 吗？
Don’t you know … ?
你难道不明白吗？
Don’t you understand?
你难道忘了吗？
Did you forget?
你难道没有吗？
Don‘t you have it?
我不可能相信你.
I can’t believe you.
所有
All
e.g.
我看过所有的电影。
I have watched all the movies.
我怎么知道呀？
How should I know?
这个字怎么读？
How do you pronounce this word?
谁也没见过他。
No one has met him.
我什么都听不懂。
I don’t understand anything.
我谁也不认识。
I don’t know anyone.
我什么都爱吃。
I like to eat everything.
Restaurants from cheap to more expensive
餐馆儿 cānguǎnr
饭馆儿 fànguǎnr
餐厅 cāntīng
酒家 jiǔjiā
饭店 fàndiàn
餐馆儿 and 饭馆儿 = oral version
划算 worthwhile/better deal
你买这个比较划算。
You should buy this because it’s a better deal.
出门
to leave the house /go out
出口
exit
几
a few/how many
你买了几 张电影票？
How many movie tickets did you buy?
请带路。
Please lead the way.
留
to stay
用品 生活用品
日用品
goods/product
household products
basic necessities
有的
some
有的人喝咖啡
some people are drinking coffee
不怎么样
not so good
我 会 跳舞 ， 但 跳 得 不 怎么样 。
交
to hand over/deliver/to pay/to make friends
交朋友
我们可以交朋友吗？
发现
to discover/find out
检查
to examine/examination
办
to do/setup/manage
约
make an appointment/approximately
好香 = smells fragrant
有意思 / 没有意思
interesting / boring
酷
cool
对了，。。。
By the way, …
对了，这好价格。
欣赏 to appreciate
像
(to be) like
你好像他。
You are like him.
奇怪
strange/odd
如果
In case
帮助
to help
统一
unite
可能
may/maybe(?)
有关
related
让
let/allow
打算
intend
决定
decide
终于
at last
声音
voice
棒
great/excellent
打算
to plan
什么 whatever
你吃什么，我就吃什么。
I’ll eat whatever you eat.
你看什么电影， 我就看什么电影。 I’ll watch whatever movie you watch.
精彩
brilliant/splendid
难
hard/difficult/troublesome
容易
easy
量词
量
quantifier
to measure
已经
already
他们已经游了20分钟了
They’ve already been swimming for 20 mins
比如说 for example
认真 serious/earnest
你好认真。
我也是这样
Me too
练习
to practice
发音
pronounciation
你的发音很好。
说到 speak of
说到好的中文老师， 。。。
了解
to understand
没错
correct/that’s right
语法
grammar
进步 to advance/progress
我想进步我的汉语。
I want to improve my Chinese
我想进步我的汉语。
Chinese is hard. I want to practice more.
中文很难。我想要多练习一点。
越 / 越来
surpass / more and more
中文可越来越难了
Chinese class is getting harder.
慢慢
slowly
慢慢来一定会进步
Slowly you will definitely improve
more/-er (without needing to compare)
他的汉语说得比较好
He speaks Chinese rather well
今天比较热
Today is hotter
在我们家妈妈比较会做饭
In my family, my mother cooks better
almost the same (ADJ)
北京的天气和纽约的天气差不多
The weather in Beijing and NY are almost the same
我们有差不多的生活目标
We have almost the same life goals.
As far as … is concerned …
- applied to the object of 对
对我来说， 这家店的早饭又便宜又好吃
For me, the breakfast in this shop is also cheap and delicious
那个地方对他来说太远了
For him, that place is too far.
Originally/previously … later/after …
本来我觉得他很奇怪，后来发现他是个好人。
At first I thought he was strange, but later I found out that he was a
good person.
本来我们要去Korea,后来决定去中国。
Originally we were going to Korea, but later decided to go to China.
Used for reassurance
Often used with 一定
明天的考试，你一定会考得很好的。
You will do well in the exam tomorrow
多练习。 你们会知道怎么说中文的。
Practice more. You will know how to speak Chinese.
As long as …, then ….
只要你爱我，就我快乐了。
As long as you love me, I’m happy
Besides … also ….
除了英语，我还说中文
Besides English, I also speak Chinese
Except …
Except for weekends, I work overtime everyday
除了周末之外，每天我都加班
Generally speaking …
我是开玩笑的。
I’m just kidding.
妳是认真的吗？
Are you serious?
Padlet
- write about view/food/people in intro
我们可以交个朋友吗？
我想进步我的汉语。
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