Lesson 21 - Doing Something

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Grammar, Examples and Exercises.
Vocabulary: I'm looking for Little Wang. Can you translate that for me?
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Lesson 21
Conversation 1 : I'm looking for Little Wang
Conversation 2 : Can you translate that for me?
Grammar
Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : I'm looking for Little Wang?

- Wèi,
喂，
wǒ
我
zhǎo
找
xiǎo
小
wáng.
王。
- Wǒ
我
jiù
就
shì,
是，
nǐ
你
yǒu
有
shénmē
什么
shìr
事儿
ma?
吗？
- Lǎoshī
老师
ràng
让
wǒ
我
gàosu
告诉
nǐ,
你，
míngtiān
明天
yǒu
有
kǎoshì,
考试，
kǎo
考
yǔfǎ
语法。
nǐ
你
gàn
干
shénme
什么
ne?
呢？
- Wǒ
我
zhèngzài
正在
kàn
看
diànshì
电视
ne,
呢，
nǐ
你
ne?
呢？
- Fùxí
复习
kèwén
课文
ne.
呢。
Yǒu
有
gè
个
jùzǐ
句子
wǒ
我
bù
不
dǒng.
懂。
- Nǐ
你
wèishénme
为什么
bú
不
wèn
问
lǎoshī?
老师？
- Wàng
忘
le.
了。
喂 wèi (inter)hello
找 zhǎo (v) look for
就 jiù (adv) just
事儿 shìr (n) thing
让 ràng (v) let, make
考试 kǎoshì (n) examination
干 gàn (v) do
呢 ne (part) (a modal particle)
正在 zhèngzài (v) in process of
电视 diànshì(n) television
复习 fùxí (n) review
课文 kèwén (n) text
句子 jùzǐ (n) sentence
懂 dǒng (v) understand
为什么 wèishénme (pro) why
问 wèn (v) ask
忘 wàng (v) forget

Audio file : lesson 21 - dialog 01.mp3

Translation

- Hello, I'm looking for Little Wang?

- It's me, what do you need?
- ( Our ) teacher asked me to tell you, ( we ) have an examination tomorrow, testing grammar.
What are you doing?
- I'm watching TV, and you?
- I'm reviewing my lessons. There is a sentence I don't understand.
- Why don't you ask the teacher?
- I forgot !
Conversation 2 : Can you translate that for me?

- Nǐ
你
néng
能
gěi
给
wǒ
我
fānyì
翻译
yīxià
一下
ma ?
吗？
- Dì
第
jǐ
几
kè?
课？
Dì
第
jǐ
几
yè?
页？
Dì
第
jǐ
几
háng
行？
- Dì
第
wǔ
五
kè.
课。
Dì
第
shí
十
yè?
页。
Dì
第
sì
四
háng
行。
- Wǒ
我
yě
也
bù
不
dǒng.
懂。
wǒ
我
hái
还
méi
没
kàn
看
ne.
呢。
- wèn
问
yīxià
一下
nǐ
你
jiějie.
姐姐。
ràng
让
tā
她
bāngzhù
帮助
yīxià.
一下。
- tā
她
xiànzài
现在
méi
没
shíjiān,
时间，
tā
她
zài
在
zuò
做
fàn
饭
ne.
呢。
翻译 fānyì (v) translate
第 dì (prefix) (used before numeral)
课 kè (n) lesson
页 yè (n) page
行 háng (n) line
时间 shíjiān (n) time
帮助 bāngzhù (v) help
做饭 zuòfàn (v) do the cooking

Audio file : lesson 21 - dialog 02.mp3

Translation

- Can you translate ( it ) for me?

- Which lesson, which page, which line?
- Lesson 5, page 10, line 4. ( the fifth lesson, the tenth page, the fourth line )
- I don't understand either. I haven't looked at it yet.
- Ask your older sister. Let her help for a moment.
- She has no time now. She is cooking.
Grammar

Verb 让

让 (ràng) is usually used when asking someone to do something. 让 is followed immediately by

the person being asked to do something.
Examples:rang
- 老师 让 我 告诉 你。( the teacher let me tell you. )
- 妈妈 让 我 去 买 东西。( Mother asked me to buy things. )
- 她 让 我 问 你。( She let me ask you. )
Action in progress 正在

To show that an action is in progress:

place either one of the verb 正在 or 在 before the verb
or place 呢 at the end of the sentence
在 is very often used together with 呢 to express the progressive aspect.
Examples:
- 我 正在 看 电视 呢。( I am watching TV. )
- 我 在 打 电话 呢。( I am making a call. )
- 我 吃饭 呢。( I am eating. )
Exercises : Substitution Drills

Lesson 22 - Duration of Time

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Grammar, Examples and Exercises.
Vocabulary: How long have you been in Beijing? How long have you studied Chinese?
Table of Contents

Lesson 22
Conversation 1 : How long have you been in Beijing?
Conversation 2 : How long have you studied Chinese?
Conversation 3 : Did you study this book?
Grammar
Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : How long have you been in Beijing?

- Nǐ
你
lái
来
Běijing
北京
duōcháng
多长
shíjiān
时间
le?
了？
- Yǐjīng
已经
bàn
半
gè
个
duō
多
yuè
月
le.
了。
- Zhèr
这儿
de
的
shēnghuó
生活
nǐ
你
xíguàn
习惯
le
了
ma?
吗？
- Hái
还
méi
没
xíguàn
习惯
ne.
呢。
长 cháng (adj) long
多长 duōcháng how long
已经 yǐjīng (adv) already
生活 shēnghuó (n) life
习惯 xíguàn (v) get accustomed

Audio file : lesson 22 - dialog 01.mp3

Translation

- How long have you been in Beijing?

- For more than half a month already.
- Are you accustomed to life here?
- I’m still not used to it.
Conversation 2 : How long have you studied Chinese?

- Lái
来
yǐqián
以前
nǐ
你
xué
学
guo
过
jǐ
几
gè
个
yuè
月
Hànyǔ?
汉语？
- Liù
６
gè
个
yuè.
月。
Yī
一
gè
个
xīngqī
星期
yǒu
有
sān
３
gè
个
xiǎoshí
小时
kè.
课。
- Nǐ
你
dǎsuàn
打算
xuéxí
学习
duōcháng
多长
shíjiān?
时间？
- Wǔ
５
gè
个
yuè.
月。
Wǒ
我
cānjiā
参加
de
的
shì
是
duǎnqī bān.
短期班。
小时 xiǎoshí (n) hour
课 kè (n) courses, lesson
打算 dǎsuàn (v) plan
参加 cānjiā (v) take part in
短期 duǎnqī (adj) short-term
班 bān (n) class
短期班 duǎnqī bān (n) short-term class

Audio file : lesson 22 - dialog 02.mp3

Translation

- Before coming, how many months had you studied Chinese?

- Six months. Three hours of lessons per week. (one week, three hours of lesson)
- How long do you plan to study?
- Five months. I am enrolled in a short-term class.
Conversation 3 : Did you finish studying this book?

- Zhè
这
běn
本
shū
书
nǐmen
你们
xué
学
wán
完
le
了
ma?
吗？
- Gāng
刚
kāishǐ,
开始，
hái
还
méi
没
xué
学
wán
完
ne.
呢。
- Nǐmen
你们
xué
学
dào
到
dì
第
jǐ
几
kè
课
le?
了？
- Dì
第
bā
８
kè.
课。
Wǒmen
我们
yī
一
tiān
天
xué
学
yī
一
kè.
课。
- Lǎoshī
老师
jiǎng
讲
de
得
bù
不
màn
慢，
gòu
够
kuài
快
de.
的。
完 wán (v) finish
刚 gāng (adv) only a short while ago
开始 kāishǐ (v) begin
到 dào (v) arrive to
讲 jiǎng (v) teach, explain
慢 màn (adj) slow
够 gòu (adv) enough
快 kuài (adj) fast, quick

Audio file : lesson 22 - dialog 03.mp3

Translation

- Did you finish studying this book?

- We just started. We have not finished studying it yet.
- What lesson have you studied to?
- Lesson 8. We study one lesson a day.
- The teacher doesn’t teach slowly, it’s quite fast.
Grammar

Time-measure complement 了 and 过

A time-measure complement placed after a verb shows the duration of an action or a state.
Examples:
- 我 到 北京 一个月 了 。( I arrived in Beijing one month ago. )
- 我 学 过 一 年 汉语。( I've learned chinese for one year )
Resultative complement 完 or 到

The resultative complement, expressed either by a verb or an adjective, indicates the result
of an action. The resultative complement 完 is a verb, and 好 is an adjective.
Examples:
- 我们 学完 这 本 书 了。( We have finished the study of this book )
- 我　 看完 杂志 了。( I have finished reading my magazine )
- 我　 没看完。( I have'nt finished reading )
- 我们 学到 第三课 了。( We've learned until the 3rd lesson )
Approximate indicator of number 多

多 as an approximate indicator of number, may be used between a measure word and a noun, or
after a measure-noun, to express the remainder of a round figure.
Examples:
- 一个 多 月。( more than a month )
- 一年 多 。( more than a year )
- 一个 多 小时。( more than an hour )
Exercises : Substitution Drills