Lesson 21
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  • Pinyin
    Chinese characters
    English
    Notes


    • new word
    huì会will

    note
    Although it uses the same character, this is a different meaning from the huì in "wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ".


    note
    This does not mean "we can't go". To express "unable to go" you would use the word "néng" which is introduced in lesson 27 (wǒmen míngtiān bù néng qù).





    new word
    zhǐ只only





    note
    Be aware that zhǐ cannot appear directly before a noun or object. Therefore, saying "zhǐ wǒ" is incorrect, it must be "zhǐ yǒu wǒ". Zhǐ almost always appears in combination with a verb, e.g. "zhǐ shì", "zhǐ yǒu", "zhǐ yào", "zhǐ huì", "zhǐ xǐhuān" and so on.



    new word
    shǎo少few, small amount; rarely




    new word
    duōshao多少how many

    note
    In this case there are probably quite a lot of apples. When there are just a few apples it would be more normal to ask "nǐ yǒu jǐ ge píngguǒ?"




    note
    As with nèi and nà, zhèi is an alternative pronunciation of zhè.







    new word
    dà大big, large










    new word
    xiǎo小small





    note
    Be careful of the difference between xiǎo and shǎo, both in pronunciation and meaning.


    tā他he, him
    huì会will
    lái来come
    ma吗question particle
    wǒmen我们we, us
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    bù不no, not
    huì会will
    qù去go
    lǎoshī老师teacher
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    tā她she, her
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    bù不no, not
    huì会will
    lái来come
    tā她she, her
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    tā她she, her
    sì四four
    diǎn点o'clock
    bù不no, not
    huì会will
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    tā他he, him
    zhǐ只only
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Yīngyǔ英语English language
    tāmen他们they, them
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    tāmen他们they, them
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    qù去go
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zhǐ只only
    yǒu有have
    wǒ我I, me
    huì会will
    qù去go
    zhǐ只only
    yǒu有have
    wǒ我I, me
    xǐhuān喜欢like
    chī吃eat
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    tāmen他们they, them
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    xǐhuān喜欢like
    wǒmen我们we, us
    xiànzài现在now, currently
    zhǐ只only
    huì会will
    qù去go
    Běijīng北京Beijing
    bù不no, not
    qù去go
    Shànghǎi上海Shanghai
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zài在at, located at; present
    Zhōngguó中国China
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Fǎyǔ法语French language
    de的possessive particle
    rén人person, people, human
    hěn很very
    shǎo少few, small amount; rarely
    qù去go
    de的possessive particle
    rén人person, people, human
    tài太too
    shǎo少few, small amount; rarely
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    yǒu有have
    duōshao多少how many
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    duōshao多少how many
    rén人person, people, human
    huì会will
    lái来come
    nǐ你you
    jiā家home, house; family
    duōshao多少how many
    rén人person, people, human
    huì会be able to
    zuò做do, make
    zhège这个this one, this
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    Hànyǔ汉语Chinese language
    yǒu有have
    duō多many, much
    nán难difficult, hard
    tā他he, him
    de的possessive particle
    shǒujī手机mobile phone, cellphone
    yǒu有have
    duō多many, much
    hǎo好good, well
    nǐ你you
    huì会be able to
    duōshao多少how many
    Zhōngwén中文Chinese language
    Zhōngguó中国China
    hěn很very
    dà大big, large
    nàge那个that one, that
    dà大big, large
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    shì是is, am, are
    wǒ我I, me
    de的possessive particle
    Shànghǎi上海Shanghai
    tài太too
    dà大big, large
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    rén人person, people, human
    yě也also
    tài太too
    duō多many, much
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐ你you
    de的possessive particle
    shǒujī手机mobile phone, cellphone
    tài太too
    dà大big, large
    wǒ我I, me
    bù不no, not
    xǐhuān喜欢like
    wǒ我I, me
    míngtiān明天tomorrow
    bù不no, not
    huì会will
    qù去go
    wǒ我I, me
    yào要want, need, will
    gōngzuò工作work; job
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    dà大big, large
    bēizi杯子cup, glass
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    xiǎo小small
    bēizi杯子cup, glass
    yǒu有have
    sān三three
    gè个default measure word
    dà大big, large
    de的possessive particle
    hé和and, with
    sì四four
    gè个default measure word
    xiǎo小small
    de的possessive particle
    xiǎo小small
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    tài太too
    shǎo少few, small amount; rarely
    zhǐ只only
    yǒu有have
    nǐ你you
    juéde觉得think
    xiǎo小small
    de的possessive particle
    hǎochī好吃tasty, tastes good
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