我不明白。wǒ bù míngbái- I don’t understand.
我有问题。wǒ yǒu wèntí.- I have a question.
请再说一遍。qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.- Please say it again.
青说慢一点。qǐng shuō màn yí diǎn.- Please speak slower.
我可以说英文吗？wǒ kěyǐ shuō yīngwén ma?- May I speak English?
我可不可以去厕所？wǒ kě bù kěyǐ qù cè suǒ?- May I go to the bathroom?
我可不可以去喝水？wǒ kě bù kěyǐ qù hē shuǐ?- May I get a drink of water?
我需要书。wǒ xū yào shū.- I need a book.
我需要铅笔。wǒ xū yào qiānbǐ.- I need a pencil.
我需要纸。wǒ xū yào zhǐ.- I need paper.
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Nǐ píngcháng xǐhuan zuò shénme?
What do you usually like to do?
我平常喜歡 / 我平常喜欢 Wǒ píngcháng xǐhuan - I usually like to
- 吃東西 / 吃东西 Chī dōngxi - Eat something
- 聽音樂 / 听音乐 Tīng yīnyuè - Listen to music
- 閱讀 / 阅读 Yuèdú - Reading
你呢? Nǐ ne - How about you?
你對我有多重要我後悔沒讓你知道。Nǐ duì wǒ yǒu duō zhòng yào wǒ hòuhuǐ méi ràng nǐ zhīdào.
From the song Cannot speak by Jay Chou, and I have included the song before.
New vocabs:
- 對我 duì wǒ - to me
- 有多 yǒu duō - how much
- 重要 zhòng yào - important
- 後悔 hòuhuǐ - regret
- 沒 méi - have not
- 讓 ràng - let, make
- 知道 zhīdào - know
Measure words are one of the more annoying aspects of Chinese, but they are an interesting part of the language. If they all become too confusing for you ‘个’ (ge) can be used as a general measure word and although incorrect is still understood.
我有一个苹果。 （Wǒ yǒu yīgè píngguǒ） I have an apple.
她有两只小猫。 （Tā yǒu liǎng zhī xiǎo māo.) She has two small dogs. (When using measure words the word for two changes, 两 liǎng is used instead of the usual 二 èr）
你要一群牛。 （Nǐ yào yī qún niú ） You want a herd of cows (群 qún means herd, and when used as a measure word and placed in front of some animals, it becomes the group word)
它有一个八十的人口。（Tā yǒu yīgè bāshí de rénkǒu.）It has a population of eighty.
他们有三碗饭 （Tāmen yǒusān wǎn fàn）They have three bowls of rice
她要三户 （Tā yào sān hù) She wants three households (because the measure word is also the noun its measuring it acts as both and only uses one character)
妳今天有空嗎？
You today have free time?妳 [你] you
nǐ
ㄋㄧˇ今天 today
jīn tiān
ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ有 have
yǒu
ㄧㄡˇ空 free time
kòng
ㄎㄨㄥˋ嗎 [吗] (makes a statement a question)
ma
ㄇㄚ・
