Lesson 20
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  • Pinyin
    Chinese Romanisation
    English
    Notes


    • new word
    duō多many, much





    note
    The official guide to pinyin spelling recommends joining le to the verb where it occurs mid-sentence and writing it separately when it ends a sentence. For example, "wǒ chīle hěn duō" and "wǒ dào le".







    new word
    nán难difficult, hard






    new word
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language



    note
    Zhōngwén and Hànyǔ both mean "Chinese", but there are differences. Hànyǔ is more associated with the spoken language, while Zhōngwén is more associated with the written language. In reality, people use Zhōngwén to refer to spoken Chinese all the time, but Hànyǔ rarely refers to the written language.





    new word
    nánchī难吃bad tasting

    note
    Note that nánchī means "bad tasting" and not "difficult to eat".



    new word
    xuéshēng学生student




    new word
    tài太too





    note
    In addition to meaning "too", tài can also be used as hyperbole to mean something like "very" or "extremely".




    note
    Tài is often paired with le, for example "tài duō le", "tài nán le" etc. This kind of le is more of an exclamation than a grammatical particle.






    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    rén人person, people, human
    duō多many, much
    ma吗question particle
    wǒmen我们we, us
    de的possessive particle
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    jiāo教teach
    wǒmen我们we, us
    hěn很very
    duō多many, much
    wǒ我I, me
    jīntiān今天today, nowadays
    chī吃eat
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    hěn很very
    duō多many, much
    tā他he, him
    de的possessive particle
    péngyou朋友friend
    bù不no, not
    duō多many, much
    hǎo好good, well
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    bù不no, not
    duō多many, much
    tā他he, him
    zuò做do, make
    guò过particle showing an action has already taken place
    hěn很very
    duō多many, much
    gōngzuò工作work; job
    nǐ你you
    juéde觉得think
    Hànyǔ汉语Chinese language
    nán难difficult, hard
    ma吗question particle
    nǐ你you
    juéde觉得think
    zuòfàn做饭cook, prepare food
    nán难difficult, hard
    bù不no, not
    nán难difficult, hard
    tā他he, him
    de的possessive particle
    gōngzuò工作work; job
    hěn很very
    nán难difficult, hard
    wǒ我I, me
    de的possessive particle
    péngyou朋友friend
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language
    bù不no, not
    nán难difficult, hard
    wǒmen我们we, us
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language
    hěn很very
    nán难difficult, hard
    xué学study, learn
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    wǒmen我们we, us
    hěn很very
    nán难difficult, hard
    jiāo教teach
    qiǎokèlì巧克力chocolate
    hěn很very
    nán难difficult, hard
    zuò做do, make
    wǒ我I, me
    māma妈妈mother, mum, mom
    zuò做do, make
    de的possessive particle
    fàn饭food; cooked rice
    hěn很very
    nánchī难吃bad tasting
    shéi谁who
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    qiǎokèlì巧克力chocolate
    nánchī难吃bad tasting
    wǒ我I, me
    shì是is, am, are
    xuéshēng学生student
    wǒ我I, me
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language
    nǐ你you
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    jiāo教teach
    jǐ几used when asking "how many?", a value roughly between 1 and 10, a few
    gè个default measure word
    xuéshēng学生student
    sì四four
    gè个default measure word
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    tài太too
    duō多many, much
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    juéde觉得think
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language
    hěn很very
    nán难difficult, hard
    xué学study, learn
    ma吗question particle
    wǒ我I, me
    juéde觉得think
    bù不no, not
    tài太too
    nán难difficult, hard
    tài太too
    hǎo好good, well
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    xuéshēng学生student
    tài太too
    duō多many, much
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    tài太too
    gāo高tall, high
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zhège这个this one, this
    xuéshēng学生student
    de的possessive particle
    Yīngyǔ英语English language
    tài太too
    hǎo好good, well
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    hěn很very
    duō多many, much
    xuéshēng学生student
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    nàge那个that one, that
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    bù hǎo不好bad, not good
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    de的possessive particle
    Yīngyǔ英语English language
    méiyǒu没有don't have, haven't
    nàge那个that one, that
    xuéshēng学生student
    de的possessive particle
    hǎo好good, well
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