How to Ask Questions in Mandarin Chinese

Questions word in Chinese

1: 谁 (shéi) – who
You can use this question word to ask who people are. 

Subject + 是 +谁? (To ask a question like, “who is that?” or “who is he/she?”)
and
谁 + Verb?

For example:
谁去?
shéi qù?
who is going?”

她是谁?
Tā shì shéi?
Who is she?
 
谁想和我一起去公园?
Shéi xiǎng hé wǒ yīqǐ qù gōngyuán?
Who wants to go to the park with me?


2:什么 (shén me) – what
This word can be used for objects, abstract words, actions and so on.

Subject + Verb + 什么 (+ Object)?

For example:
你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiaò shen me ming zi?
What's your name?

你想买点儿什么? 
Nǐ xiǎng mǎidiǎn er shénme? 
What would you like to buy?
 
你想吃点儿什么?
Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn er shénme?
What would you like to eat?

这是什么? 
zhè shì shén me? 
What is this?

你喜欢吃什么?
nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me?
What do you like to eat?

你开什么车?
nǐ kāi shén me chē? 
What car do you drive?


3: 哪儿 / 哪里 (nǎr / nǎ lǐ) – where 
哪儿 used in north of china. 那里 used in south of china.

For example:
你在哪里? 
Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ?
Where are you?
 
你家在哪儿?
Nǐ jiā zài nǎr?
where is your home ?

妈妈,哥哥在哪里?
Māma, gēge zài nǎ lǐ?
Mom,where is my brother?

超级市场在哪儿?
Chāojí shìchǎng zài nǎ'er?
Where is the supermarket?



4: 哪个 (nǎ ge) – which
This word is the question word for that—那个 (nà gè)—and this—这个 (zhè gè)—which are probably the first words you learn when you go shopping in China.

Subject + Verb+哪个 (+ Object)?

For example:
哪个饮料是你的?
Nǎge yǐnliào shì nǐ de?
Which drink is yours?
 
哪个手机比较好?
Nǎge shǒujī bǐjiào hǎo?
Which cell phone is better?

你要哪个?
nǐ yào nǎ ge?
Which do you want?

你是那国人?
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
What is your nationality ?

你喜欢那个老师?
Nǐ xǐ huan nǎ he lǎu shì?
Which teacher do you like?



5: 什么时候 (shénme shíhou) – when
The basic structure for using 什么时候 is as follows:

Subject + 什么时候 + Verb?

For example:
你什么时候回家?
Nǐ shénme shíhòu huí jiā?
When are you coming home?
 
你什么时候走? 
Nǐ shénme shíhòu zǒu?
What time do you go?



6: 为什么 (wèishénme) – why 
This question word can be used alone to create a simple question or in a more complex structure like:

Subject +为什么 + Verb?

For example:
你为什么吸烟?
Nǐ wèishénme xīyān?
Why do you smoke?
 
他为什么不高兴? 
Tā wèishéme bù gāoxìng?
Why is he not happy?



7: 怎么 (zěnme) – how 
This question word expresses a surprise in the face of an event or situation, and can also have a value of disagreement. 

Subject +怎么 + Verb + Object?

For example:
你怎么去北京? 
Nǐ zěnme qù Běijīng?
How do you go to Beijing?
 
你怎么这样不懂事?
Nǐ zěnme zhèyàng bù dǒngshì?
How can you be so thoughtless?

你怎么不去上课?
nǐ zěn me bù qù shàng kè?
How can you not go to class?



8: 多少 (duōshǎo) – how many 
This question word is used when asking about a certain amount that’s higher than ten.

For example :
多少钱? 
duōshǎo qian
How much money?

这个房间有多少人?
Zhè ge fángjiān yǒu duōshǎo rén?
How many people are there in this room?
 
你们店里的wifi密码是多少?
Nǐmen diàn lǐ de wifi mìmǎ shì duōshǎo?
What is the wifi password in your store?


9 : 几 (jǐ) – how many 
This question word whatsoever is used only for a small amount of objects, under ten, to be more specific.

For example :
现在几点? 
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
 
我已经给她打了好几个电话了。
Wǒ yǐjīng gěi tā dǎle hǎojǐ gè diànhuàle.
I have already called her several times.



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Gone Fishing in Cantonese



gau3 sang1 ji1
救生衣
(n)
life jacket



caang2 sik1 gau3 sang1 ji1
橙色救生衣
orange lifejacket


diu3 jyu2
釣魚
fish



mui5 nin4 haa6 tin1 ngo5 mun4 dou1 wui5 dou3 gaau1 ngoi6 dik1 wu4 bin1 diu3 daai6 ngaan5 gai1.
每年夏天我們都會到郊外的湖邊釣大眼雞。

Every summer we fish for trout in rivers and lakes in the country.



laau4 gei1
撈箕
fishing net




jyu4 syun4
漁船
(n)
fishing boat




jyu4 si1
魚絲
(n)
fishing line




gyun2 sin3 hei3
捲線器
(n)
reel




cam4 zi2
沉子
(n)
sinker




maau4

(n)
spear




diu3 haak3
釣客
(n)
angler




jyu4 ngau1
魚鉤
(n)
fishhook




jyu4 gon1
魚竿
(n)
fishing rod




jyu4 nei6
魚餌
(n)
bait




gaa2 nei6
假餌
(n)
fishing lure




gung1 geoi6 soeng1
工具箱
(n)
tackle box




kim2

(n)
fishing plier




pin1 gwong1 geng3
偏光鏡
(p)
polarized sunglasses




fau4 biu1
浮標
(n)
bobber




sip3 seoi2 fu3
涉水褲
(n)
waders

Kalimat di Sekolah


佢係一個好學生
keoi⁵ hai⁶ yat¹ go³ hou² hok⁶saang¹
She is a good student 


佢自己一個喺課室
keoi⁵ zi⁶gei² yat¹go³ hai² fo³sat¹
She was alone in the classroom


學校嘅書枱全部都係新嘅
hok⁶haau⁶ ge³ syu²toi² cyun⁴bou⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ san¹ ge³
The school desks are all new





PHRASES IN CLASS
請回答我
cing2 wui4 daap3 ngo5
Please answer me.
你有冇問題?
nei5 jau5 mou5 man6 tai4?
Do you have a question?
唔該借你嘅筆記簿畀我
m4 goi1 ze3 nei5 ge3 bat1 gei3 bou2 bei2 ngo5.
Please lend me your notebook.
唔該望住你嘅課本
m4 goi1 mong6 zyu6 nei5 ge3 fo3 bun2.
Please look at your textbook.
請寫低 cing2 se2 dai1.Please write it down.
請打開你本書嘅第十頁
cing2 daa2 hoi1 nei5 bun2 syu1 ge3 dai6 sap6 jip6.
Please open your book on page 10.
請反覆聆聽。
cing2 faan2 fuk1 ling4 ting3.
Please listen and repeat.
唔該, 嚟多一次
m4 goi1, lei4 do1 jat1 ci3.
Once again, please.
請保持安靜
cing2 bou2 ci4 on1 zing6.
Please keep quiet.
如果你有任何問題, 請發問
jyu4 gwo2 nei5 jau5 jam6 ho4 man6 tai4, cing2 faat3 man6.
If you have any questions, please ask.
唔該, 慢啲
m4 goi1, maan6 di1.
Slowly, please.
請閱讀 cing2 jyut6 duk6.Please read it.

EXCUSES
我唔係好舒服, 我可唔可以請日假?
ngo m4 hai6  hou2 sifuk, ngo ho m4 hoyi ceng2 yat6 kaa3?
I don’t feel well. Can I be excused for the day?

我遲到因為等唔到巴士
ngo5  ji4 dou3  yanwai  tang2 m4 dou2  paa1 si2.
I am late because the bus did not show up.

有人偷咗我本書。
yau yan  tau1 zo2  ngo pun2 syu1. 
Someone stole my books.


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1. Mata Pelajaran Sekolah 6. Kalimat Pekerjaan Sekolah
2. Kosakata di Sekolah7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

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Days in Mandarin Chinese

 Talking about Days in Chinese

Monday星期一xing
Tuesday星期二xing
Wednesday星期三xing
Thursday星期四xing
Friday星期五xing
Saturday星期六xing
Sunday星期天xing

zhōuWeek
zuó昨天Yesterday
jīntiān今天Today
míngtiān明天Tomorrow

qiántiān 前天 the day before yesterday 
hòutiān 后天 the day after tomorrow 

How to says in Chinese ?

Tuesday, January 1st
星期二,一月一号
answer : .....................

Wednesday the 18th
星期三十八号
answer : .....................

Tomorrow at 10:10
明天十点十分
answer :  .....................

See you tomorrow 
明天见
answer : .....................

Tomorrow night
明天晚上
answer : .....................

Tomorrow is my birthday 
明天是我的生日
answer : .....................

It will be sunny tomorrow
明天天气会很晴朗
answer : .....................


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Time in Mandarin Chinese

In Chinese, time is expressed in the order of “hour-minute”. When the minute is over ten, then
“分” can be omitted.
Integral point
3:00 三点
5:00 五点
Hour – minutes
4:05 四点0五(分)
7:10 七点⼗分
9:35 九点三⼗五(分)
Quarter (1 quarter = 15 mins)
1:15
⼀点⼗五(分)
⼀点⼀刻
3:15
三点⼗五(分)
三点⼀刻
Half hour (half hour = 30 mins)
2:30
两点三⼗(分)
两点半
11:30
⼗⼀点三⼗(分)
⼗⼀点半
Another way to express time (差chà)
12:50
12点五⼗(分)
差⼗分⼀点 (10 to 1 o`clock)
6:45
六点四⼗五(分)
差⼗五分七点 (15 mins to 7 o`clock)
差⼀刻七点 (a quarter to 7 o`clock)

早上 zǎoshang 5:00 am - 8:00 am
早晨 zǎochán 
上午 shàngwǔ 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
中午 zhōngwǔ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
下午 xiàwǔ 1.00 pm - 6:00 pm
晚上 wǎnshang 7:00 pm - 12:00 am
凌晨 língchán 1:00 am - 5:00 am

Grammar
Subject + Time + Place + Verb + Object

I get up at 6:30 in the morning
我早上六点半起床
Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn bàn qǐchuáng


爸爸,你早上几点上班 没?
Bàba, nǐ zǎoshang ji diǎn shàngbān ?
我九点上班
Wǒ jiǔ diǎn shàngbān

爸爸,你几点下班 ?
Bàba, nǐ ji diǎn xiàbān ?
我五点半下班
Wǒ wǔ diǎn bàn xiàbān

老公,现在几点?
Lǎogōng, xiànzài jǐ diǎn ?
现在七点半
Xiànzài qi diǎn bàn

我们几点吃饭
Wǒmen ji diǎn chifàn ?

Gender In Cantonese

 gender 性別 sing³ bit⁶

male 男(性)naam4 (sing3)
female 女(性)neoi5 (sing3)

man 男人 naam4 yan2
women 女人 neoi5 yan2

sonzai2
daughterneoi2

boy 男仔 naam4 zai2
girl 女仔 neoi5 zai2

baby boy BB仔 bi4 bi1 zai2
baby girl BB女 bi4 bi1 neoi2

for animal male is 公 gung1 female is 乸 naa2


It son or daughter 
佢係仔定女
In Cantonese : .........................................

It's baby boy or baby girl
佢係BB仔定BB女
In Cantonese : .........................................

I have three cats ,2 male and 1 female
我有三隻貓,兩隻係貓仔一隻係貓女
In Cantonese : .........................................

This is male and that is female
呢隻係公過隻係乸 
In cantonese : .........................................

Baca juga :

Difference Between To and For

Don't say : I am studying every day for improve my English
The correct sentences :
Say : I am studying every day to improve my English

USE "TO" IN THIS CHASE 
1. Destination
We are going to Paris

2. What time it is
It's a quarter to 2

3. Distance 
It's about 10 miles from my house to the university

4. Comparing 
I prefer sleeping to working

5. Giving
I gave the book to my sister.

6. Motive / Reason - with verb 
I came here to see you

7. Function - with verb (to form)
A ladle is a big spoon used to serve soup

USE "FOR" IN THESE CASES
1. Benefits 
Yogurt is good for your digestion

2. Period of time
We've lived here for 2 years 

3. Schedule
I made an appointment for May 3

4. In support of
Are you for or against the development of nuclear weapons?

5. Doing something to help someone
Could  you carry this book for me

6. Motive or reason - with noun
Let's go out for a drink

7. Function - with verb (-ing form)
A ladle is a big spoon used for serving soup

HOW TO USE TO AND FOR
6. Motive / Reason
I came to Macao work. (to + verb)
I came to Macao for a new job. (for + noun)

7. Function 
This machine is used to make copies (to + base form)
This machine is used for making copies (to + ing form)

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Number in Mandarin Chinese

 0 - 10 in Chinese 
零, 一, 二, 三,四,五,六,七,八,九,十

11 - 99
(。) 十
60,六十 lìu shí
80,八十 ,bā shí

(。 )十(。)
38,三十八,sān shí bā
72,七十二,qī shí èr

Hundred in Chinese
(。)百
100,一百, yī bǎi
300,三百,sān bǎi

(。)百(。)(十)
120,一百二(十),yī bǎi èr (shí)
560,五百六(十),wǔ bǎi liù(shí)


( )百( )⼗( )
345, 三百四⼗五, sānbǎi sìshíwǔ
789, 七百⼋⼗九, qī bǎi bāshíjiǔ
( )百 零( )
502, 五百零⼆, wǔbǎi líng èr
704, 七百零四, qībǎi líng sì
Thousands in Chinese
( )千
5000, 五千,wǔ qiān
( )千( )百
4300, 四千三百,sìqiān sānbǎi
( )千( )百( )(⼗)
3250,三千⼆百五(⼗),sānqiān èrbǎi wǔ (shí)
( )千( )百( )⼗( )
1234, ⼀千⼆百三⼗四, yīqiān èrbǎi sānshísì
( )千零( )
6003, 六千零三,liùqiān líng sān
( )千( )百零( )
7302, 七千三百零⼆,qīqiān sānbǎi líng èr
( )千零( )⼗( )
9086, 九千零⼋⼗六,jiǔqiān líng bāshíliù


Love and Romance in Mandarin Chinese

 爱 ài to love / to be fond of 
爱恋 àì liàn be in love with
爱幕 ài mù adore / admire 
爱情 ài qíng Love
爱人 ài ren spouse, husband, wife
宝贝 bǎo bèi darling/ baby
慈爱 cí ài love ; tenderness 

你愿意嫁给我吗?
nǐ yuànyì gěi wǒ ma ?
Will you marry me ?

商店- Shāngdiàn- Store, Shop

Shāngdiàn商店Store, Shop

Example sentences

1. 我想去商店。
    wǒ xiǎng qù shāng diàn。
    I want to go to the store。


2. 我没去商店。
    wŏ méi qù shāng diàn。
    I didn't go to the store。


3. 这家商店关闭了。
    zhèi jiā shāng diàn guān bì le。
    This store is closed。


4. 商店还没关门。
    shāng diàn hái méi guān mén。
    The store hasn't closed yet。


5. 我去商店买东西了。
    wŏ qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxīle。
    I went to the store to buy something。


6. 我们这里没有商店。
    wǒ men zhè lǐ méi yǒu shāng diàn。
    We don't have a store here。


7. 这个商店很大。
   zhèi gè shāng diàn hĕn dà 。
   This store is huge/big。


8. 这个商店很小。
    zhèi gè shāng diàn hĕn xiăo 。
    This store is small。


Vocabulary of sentences :
xiǎngto want
guān bì关闭to close, to shut
guān mén关门to close a door
dōngxī 东西thing
zhè lǐ这里here
yǒu/méi yǒu有/没有have/ haven’t
hĕn dà很大very big
hĕn xiăo很小very small

 
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三 - Sān - Three

 HSK1
Vocabulary-87
三 - Sān - Three 
Example sentences 

1.我有三本书。
    wǒ yǒusān běn shū。
    I have three books。


2.我家有三口人。
    wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén。
    There are three people in my family。

3.你有三只猫。
    nĭ yŏu sān zhĭ māo 。
    You have three cats。

4.一加二等于三。
    yī jiā èr dĕng yú sān 。
    One plus two is equal to three。

5.他会在三楼等你。
    tā huì zài sān lóu dĕng nĭ 。
    He'll be waiting for you on the third floor。


Vocabulary of sentences 
.............................................................................
1.书 - shū - Book. 
2.家 - jiā - home, family. 
3.猫- māo - Cat. 
4.等于 - dĕng yú - to equal. 
5.楼- lóu - floor. 

See, Look and Watch

SEE
To perceive with the eye

LOOK 
to focus and concentrate on something

WATCH
To look at something that is moving

Example :
I can see a sign on the road
Can you see the flowers in the field ?

I must look everywhere for my pen
Did you look inside the drawer ?

I am watching TV
Are you watching the basket game ?