Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 2

Question	Answer
he	他tātā
also	也yěyě
He is also a student.	他tā　也yě　是shì　学生xuéshēng。tā yě shì xuéshēng.
we	我们wǒmenwǒmen
all	都dōudōu
We are all very well.	我们wǒmen　都dōu　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo.
you (plural)	你们nǐmennǐmen
Are you all at home?	你们nǐmen　都dōu　在zài　家jiā　吗ma？nǐmen dōu zài jiā ma?
and	和héhé
she	她tātā
friend	朋友péngyoupéngyou
He and she are friends.	他tā　和hé　她tā　是shì　朋友péngyou。tā hé tā shì péngyou.
school	学校xuéxiàoxuéxiào
My friend and I are at school.	我wǒ　和hé　我wǒ　的de　朋友péngyou　在zài　学校xuéxiào。wǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
where	哪儿nǎrnǎr
Where are you?	你们nǐmen　在zài　哪儿nǎr？nǐmen zài nǎr?
at	在zàizài
company	公司gōngsīgōngsī
to work	工作gōngzuògōngzuò
We are working at the company.	我们wǒmen　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒmen zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
now	现在xiànzàixiànzài
progressive marker	在zàizài
to study	学习xuéxíxuéxí
progressive particle	呢nene
She is studying now.	她tā　现在xiànzài　在zài　学习xuéxí　呢ne。tā xiànzài zài xuéxí ne.
He is working at the company now.	他tā　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　呢ne。tā xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò ne.
today	今天jīntiānjīntiān
to go	去qùqù
Today I am going to school.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　去qù　学校xuéxiào。jīntiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.
tomorrow	明天míngtiānmíngtiān
will	会huìhuì
Tomorrow she will go to the company to work.	明天míngtiān　她tā　会huì　去qù　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。míngtiān tā huì qù gōngsī gōngzuò.
to return	回huíhuí
perfective particle	了lele Used after a verb. Marks that an action is completed.
He went back home.	他tā　回huí　家jiā　了le。tā huí jiā le.
I went to school and also went back home.	我wǒ　去qù　了le　学校xuéxiào，也yě　回huí　了le　家jiā。wǒ qù le xuéxiào,yě huí le jiā.
to like	喜欢xǐhuanxǐhuan
We all like to drink water and tea.	我们wǒmen　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　水shuǐ　和hé　茶chá。wǒmen dōu xǐhuan hē shuǐ hé chá.
to read	看kànkàn
book	书shūshū
She likes to read books.	她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā xǐhuan kàn shū.
one	一yīyī
that	那nànà
bound item classifier	本běnběn
I have a book; that book is mine.	我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　本běn　书shū，那nà　本běn　书shū　是shì　我wǒ　的de。wǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.
cup/glass classifier	杯bēibēi
Do you want a cup of water?	你nǐ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào yì bēi shuǐ ma?
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.	我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
hello	您好nínhǎonínhǎo
Hello, I work at the company.	您好nínhǎo，我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。nínhǎo,wǒ zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
you (polite)	您nínnín
question particle	呢nene
Where are you now?	你nǐ　现在xiànzài　在zài　哪儿nǎr　呢ne？nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ne?
Hello, what is your name?	您nín　好hǎo，您nín　叫jiào　什么shénme　名字míngzi　呢ne？nín hǎo,nín jiào shénme míngzi ne?
Where do you work?	您nín　在zài　哪儿nǎr　工作gōngzuò？nín zài nǎr gōngzuò?
busy	忙mángmáng
too	太tàitài
change-of-state particle	了lele Used at the end of a sentence. Marks a change of state or new situation.
I am very busy today; I am too busy.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，太tài　忙máng　了le。jīntiān wǒ hěn máng,tài máng le.
Tomorrow I will be at home.	明天míngtiān　我wǒ　会huì　在zài　家jiā。míngtiān wǒ huì zài jiā.
both	都dōudōu
He and she both like to read books.	他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā hé tā dōu xǐhuan kàn shū.
happy	高兴gāoxìnggāoxìng
He and she are both very happy.	他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā hé tā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
Do you want this book?	你nǐ　要yào　这zhè　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ yào zhè běn shū ma?
I read that book.	我wǒ　看kàn　了le　那nà　本běn　书shū。wǒ kàn le nà běn shū.
We are studying at school now.	我们wǒmen　现在xiànzài　在zài　学校xuéxiào　学习xuéxí。wǒmen xiànzài zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
Do you also like to read books?	你们nǐmen　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū　吗ma？nǐmen yě xǐhuan kàn shū ma?
That teacher is too busy today.	那nà　个gè　老师lǎoshī　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le。nà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
to come back	回来huíláihuílái
Have you come back?	你nǐ　回来huílái　了le　吗ma？nǐ huílái le ma?
We came back, and we are all very happy.	我们wǒmen　回huí来lái　了le，我们wǒmen　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。wǒmen huílái le,wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng.

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