Lesson 18
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  • Pinyin
    Chinese characters
    English
    Notes


    • new word
    zuótiān昨天yesterday




    new word
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action

    note
    The particle "le" is one of the most important words in Chinese grammar. Here it is highlighting a change of state.


    note
    In this example the "le" isn't 100% necessary, but is used to emphasise the change in state.


    note
    The other main use of "le" is to show a completed action. Remember that Chinese does not have tense and "le" should not be seen as a past tense marker. It shows "perfective aspect", like in the English sentence "I am finished".






    note
    Here "le" is critical for the meaning. Adding "le" shows a change of state, so the implication is that the speaker previously liked him.










    note
    Again, the implication is that it was previously tasty.






    note
    Implying that recently she was ill.

    new word
    sì四four


    new word
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal



    note
    This is often used as a greeting rather than a genuine question.












    nǐ你you
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    zài在at, located at; present
    nǎr哪儿where
    wǒ我I, me
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    méiyǒu没有don't have, haven't
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    nàge那个that one, that
    shíhou时候time (an instance of time)
    wǒ我I, me
    bù不no, not
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Hànyǔ汉语Chinese language
    dàn但but, however
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    wǒ我I, me
    huì会be able to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tā他he, him
    liǎng两two (of something)
    diǎn点o'clock
    bù不no, not
    zài在at, located at; present
    dàn但but, however
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    tā他he, him
    zài在at, located at; present
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒ我I, me
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    chī吃eat
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    ma吗question particle
    chī吃eat
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tāmen他们they, them
    zǒu走leave, go
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    ma吗question particle
    hái还still, yet
    méi没don't have, haven't
    zǒu走leave, go
    wǒ我I, me
    bù不no, not
    xǐhuān喜欢like
    tā他he, him
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tā她she, her
    zài在at, located at; present
    jiā家home, house; family
    ma吗question particle
    bù不no, not
    zài在at, located at; present
    tā她she, her
    zǒu走leave, go
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    wǒ我I, me
    juéde觉得think
    nǐ你you
    de的possessive particle
    shǒujī手机mobile phone, cellphone
    hěn很very
    hǎo好good, well
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    juéde觉得think
    tā它it
    bù hǎo不好bad, not good
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    de的possessive particle
    jiārén家人family, family members
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    ma吗question particle
    wǒ我I, me
    māma妈妈mother, mum, mom
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    dàn但but, however
    wǒ我I, me
    bàba爸爸dad, father
    hái还still, yet
    méi没don't have, haven't
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    nà那that
    jǐ几used when asking "how many?", a value roughly between 1 and 10, a few
    gè个default measure word
    rén人person, people, human
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    zǒu走leave, go
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tāmen他们they, them
    de的possessive particle
    qiǎokèlì巧克力chocolate
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    bù hǎo不好bad, not good
    chī吃eat
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tā他he, him
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    bù不no, not
    jiào叫call, to be called
    Zhāng Wěi张伟Zhang Wei (a male name)
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    bù不no, not
    shì是is, am, are
    péngyou朋友friend
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    māma妈妈mother, mum, mom
    hǎo好good, well
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    ma吗question particle
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    yǒu有have
    sān三three
    gè个default measure word
    rén人person, people, human
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    yǒu有have
    sì四four
    gè个default measure word
    rén人person, people, human
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐmen你们you (plural)
    jǐ diǎn几点what time
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    nǐ你you
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    ma吗question particle
    tāmen他们they, them
    hái还still, yet
    zài在indicates an action is in progress
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    tāmen他们they, them
    sì四four
    gè个default measure word
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    lái来come
    wǒ我I, me
    jiā家home, house; family
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    nǐ你you
    lái来come
    bù不no, not
    lái来come
    tā她she, her
    bù不no, not
    zài在at, located at; present
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    tā她she, her
    qù去go
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    wǒ我I, me
    de的possessive particle
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    méi没don't have, haven't
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒ我I, me
    zài在at, located at; present
    Fǎguó法国France
    de shíhou的时候while, during, when
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Fǎyǔ法语French language
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    bù不no, not
    huì会be able to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    chīfàn吃饭eat a meal
    de shíhou的时候while, during, when
    bú yào不要don't (an order or instruction)
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Yīngyǔ英语English language
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