Lesson 27

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alarm clock
闹钟nàozhōngnàozhōng
I put the alarm clock on the table.
我wǒ 把bǎ 闹钟nàozhōng 放fàng 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian 了le。wǒ bǎ nàozhōng fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
six-thirty
六点半liùdiǎnbànliùdiǎnbàn
I get up at six-thirty every day.
我wǒ 每天měitiān 六点半liùdiǎnbàn 起床qǐchuáng。wǒ měitiān liùdiǎnbàn qǐchuáng.
as early as
就jiùjiù
to go off
响xiǎngxiǎng
As soon as the alarm clock went off, I got up.
闹钟nàozhōng 一yì 响xiǎng, 我wǒ 就jiù 起床qǐchuáng 了le。nàozhōng yì xiǎng, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.
seven o'clock
七点qīdiǎnqīdiǎn
Let’s meet at the school gate at seven tomorrow.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen 七点qīdiǎn 在zài 学校xuéxiào 门口ménkǒu 见面jiànmiàn 吧ba。míngtiān wǒmen qīdiǎn zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jiànmiàn ba.
to wake up
醒xǐngxǐng
I woke up at six-thirty this morning.
今天jīntiān 早上zǎoshang 我wǒ 六点半liùdiǎnbàn 就jiù 醒xǐng 了le。jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ liùdiǎnbàn jiù xǐng le.
My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.
早上zǎoshang 我wǒ 的de 闹钟nàozhōng 六点半liùdiǎnbàn 就jiù 响xiǎng 了le, 可是kěshì 我wǒ 七点qīdiǎn 才cái 醒xǐng。zǎoshang wǒ de nàozhōng liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, kěshì wǒ qīdiǎn cái xǐng.
to brush one's teeth
刷牙shuāyáshuāyá
to wash one's hands
洗手xǐshǒuxǐshǒu
breakfast
早餐zǎocānzǎocān
After brushing your teeth, don’t forget to wash your hands, and then go eat breakfast.
刷牙shuāyá 以后yǐhòu 别bié 忘记wàngjì 洗手xǐshǒu, 然后ránhòu 再zài 去qù 吃chī 早餐zǎocān。shuāyá yǐhòu bié wàngjì xǐshǒu, ránhòu zài qù chī zǎocān.
hand
手shǒushǒu
My hand is a little cold.
我wǒ 的de 手shǒu 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 冷lěng。wǒ de shǒu yǒudiǎnr lěng.
towel
毛巾máojīnmáojīn
to wipe
擦cācā
face
脸liǎnliǎn
She washes her face first, then brushes her teeth.
她tā 先xiān 洗xǐ 脸liǎn, 再zài 刷牙shuāyá。tā xiān xǐ liǎn, zài shuāyá.
Before breakfast, she always washes her hands first and also wipes her face with a towel.
她tā 吃chī 早餐zǎocān 前qián 总是zǒngshì 先xiān 洗手xǐshǒu, 也yě 会huì 用yòng 毛巾máojīn 擦cā 脸liǎn。tā chī zǎocān qián zǒngshì xiān xǐshǒu, yě huì yòng máojīn cā liǎn.
mirror
镜子jìngzijìngzi
in front of
前qiánqián
I am waiting for you in front of the door.
我wǒ 在zài 门mén 前qián 等děng 你nǐ。wǒ zài mén qián děng nǐ.
While brushing my teeth in front of the mirror, I felt I looked very tired today.
我wǒ 站zhàn 在zài 镜子jìngzi 前qián 刷牙shuāyá 的de 时候shíhou, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 今天jīntiān 看起来kànqǐlái 很hěn 累lèi。wǒ zhàn zài jìngzi qián shuāyá de shíhou, juéde zìjǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn lèi.
key
钥匙yàoshiyàoshi
Before going out, she searched for a long time by the mirror before finding her keys.
她tā 出门chūmén 前qián 在zài 镜子jìngzi 旁边pángbiān 找zhǎo 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ, 才cái 找到zhǎodào 钥匙yàoshi。tā chūmén qián zài jìngzi pángbiān zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, cái zhǎodào yàoshi.
to take a nap
午睡wǔshuìwǔshuì
easy
轻松qīngsōngqīngsōng
If I have time at noon, I like to take a nap for a while, and class in the afternoon feels easier.
中午zhōngwǔ 要是yàoshi 有空yǒukòng, 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 午睡wǔshuì 一会儿yíhuìr, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè 更gèng 轻松qīngsōng。zhōngwǔ yàoshi yǒukòng, wǒ xǐhuan wǔshuì yíhuìr, xiàwǔ shàngkè gèng qīngsōng.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
她tā 昨天zuótiān 没有méiyǒu 午睡wǔshuì, 所以suǒyǐ 晚上wǎnshang 八点半bādiǎnbàn 就jiù 想xiǎng 睡觉shuìjiào 了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
to come in
进门jìnménjìnmén
Please close the door after you come in.
请qǐng 你nǐ 进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu 把bǎ 门mén 关上guānshàng 吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.
你nǐ 进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu 记得jìde 把bǎ 钥匙yàoshi 放fàng 在zài 包bāo 里lǐ, 别bié 又yòu 找不到zhǎobudào。nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
她tā 忘了wàngle 带dài 钥匙yàoshi, 只好zhǐhǎo 在zài 门口ménkǒu 等děng 室友shìyǒu 来lái 开门kāimén。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
to lock properly
锁好suǒhǎosuǒhǎo
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
晚上wǎnshang 睡觉shuìjiào 前qián, 你nǐ 最好zuìhǎo 看kàn 一下yíxià 门mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu 锁suǒ 好hǎo。wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
if it weren't for
要不是yàobúshìyàobúshì
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
要不是yàobúshì 她tā 出门chūmén 前qián 又yòu 看kàn 了le 一下yíxià 门mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu 锁suǒ 好hǎo, 我wǒ 可能kěnéng 现在xiànzài 还hái 在zài 担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
to tidy up
收拾shōushishōushi
On the weekend I want to tidy up my room first, then go to the supermarket to buy things.
周末zhōumò 我wǒ 想xiǎng 先xiān 收拾shōushi 房间fángjiān, 再zài 去qù 超市chāoshì 买mǎi 东西dōngxi。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng xiān shōushi fángjiān, zài qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
to tidy
整理zhěnglǐzhěnglǐ
messy
乱luànluàn
If the room is too messy, I’ll tidy it up first.
如果rúguǒ 房间fángjiān 太tài 乱luàn, 我wǒ 就jiù 先xiān 整理zhěnglǐ 一yí下xià。rúguǒ fángjiān tài luàn, wǒ jiù xiān zhěnglǐ yíxià.
Every night she tidies her desk, so her room isn’t very messy.
她tā 每天měitiān 晚上wǎnshang 都dōu 会huì 整理zhěnglǐ 桌子zhuōzi, 所以suǒyǐ 房间fángjiān 不bú 太tài 乱luàn。tā měitiān wǎnshang dōu huì zhěnglǐ zhuōzi, suǒyǐ fángjiān bú tài luàn.
My desk is too messy; I need to tidy it up first.
我wǒ 的de 桌子zhuōzi 太tài 乱luàn 了le, 我wǒ 得děi 先xiān 收拾shōushi 一下yíxià。wǒ de zhuōzi tài luàn le, wǒ děi xiān shōushi yíxià.
material
资料zīliàozīliào
I left the materials in the dorm, and I need them for class this afternoon.
我wǒ 把bǎ 资料zīliào 放fàng 在zài 宿舍sùshè 了le, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè 的de 时候shíhou 要yào 用yòng。wǒ bǎ zīliào fàng zài sùshè le, xiàwǔ shàngkè de shíhou yào yòng.
to arrange
整理zhěnglǐzhěnglǐ
I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.
我wǒ 先xiān 把bǎ 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian 的de 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 好hǎo, 再zài 开始kāishǐ 写xiě 报告bàogào。wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi shàngmian de zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài kāishǐ xiě bàogào.
neat
整齐zhěngqízhěngqí
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
你nǐ 把bǎ 书shū 和hé 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 整齐zhěngqí 以后yǐhòu, 找zhǎo 东西dōngxi 会huì 方便fāngbiàn 很多hěnduō。nǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
sofa
沙发shāfāshāfā
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
周末zhōumò 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfā 上shàng 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
even
也yěyě
I don't understand this question at all.
这zhè 个gè 问题wèntí 我wǒ 一点儿yìdiǎnr 也yě 不bù 懂dǒng。zhè gè wèntí wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù dǒng.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
她tā 的de 房间fángjiān 很hěn 整齐zhěngqí, 连lián 沙发shāfā 上shàng 也yě 没有méiyǒu 什么shénme 东西dōngxi。tā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
sofa
沙发shāfashāfa
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
晚上wǎnshang 我wǒ 和hé 妈妈māma 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfa 上shàng 看kàn 电视diànshì。wǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
curtain
窗帘chuāngliánchuānglián
to draw closed
拉上lāshànglāshàng
Don’t forget to draw the curtains before going to sleep.
睡觉shuìjiào 前qián 别bié 忘记wàngjì 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng。shuìjiào qián bié wàngjì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
The sun was very strong this morning, so I drew the curtains next to the sofa.
早上zǎoshang 太阳tàiyáng 很hěn 大dà, 我wǒ 把bǎ 沙发shāfā 旁边pángbiān 的de 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng 了le。zǎoshang tàiyáng hěn dà, wǒ bǎ shāfā pángbiān de chuānglián lāshàng le.
balcony
阳台yángtáiyángtái
to draw
拉上lāshànglāshàng
When we watch a movie at night, we first draw the curtains, then turn off the light.
晚上wǎnshang 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 的de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 先xiān 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng, 再zài 把bǎ 灯dēng 关guān 了le。wǎnshang kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, wǒmen xiān bǎ chuānglián lāshàng, zài bǎ dēng guān le.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng 看书kànshū, 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng 的de 时候shíhou 会huì 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng。tā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
house
房子fángzifángzi
to rent
租zūzū
I want to rent a quiet room near the school.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 在zài 学校xuéxiào 附近fùjìn 租zū 一yí 个gè 安静ānjìng 的de 房间fángjiān。wǒ xiǎng zài xuéxiào fùjìn zū yí gè ānjìng de fángjiān.
to have
带dàidài
Do you have your keys with you today?
你nǐ 今天jīntiān 带dài 钥匙yàoshi 了le 吗ma?nǐ jīntiān dài yàoshi le ma?
She’s been looking for a place recently and wants to rent an apartment with a balcony near the company.
她tā 最近zuìjìn 在zài 找zhǎo 房子fángzi, 想xiǎng 在zài 公司gōngsī 附近fùjìn 租zū 一yí 个gè 带dài 阳台yángtái 的de 公寓gōngyù。tā zuìjìn zài zhǎo fángzi, xiǎng zài gōngsī fùjìn zū yí gè dài yángtái de gōngyù.
landlord
房东fángdōngfángdōng
once
一下yīxiàyīxià
Please wipe your hands with a towel.
请qǐng 你nǐ 用yòng 毛巾máojīn 擦cā 一yí 下xià 手shǒu。qǐng nǐ yòng máojīn cā yí xià shǒu.
apartment
房子fángzifángzi
I want to rent an apartment not far from the company.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 租zū 一yí 个gè 离lí 公司gōngsī 不bù 远yuǎn 的de 房子fángzi。wǒ xiǎng zū yí gè lí gōngsī bù yuǎn de fángzi.
to sign
签qiānqiān
contract
合同hétonghétong
The landlord said we can go look at the apartment tomorrow, and if it’s suitable, we’ll sign the contract.
房东fángdōng 说shuō 明天míngtiān 可以kěyǐ 去qù 看kàn 一下yíxià 房子fángzi, 如果rúguǒ 合适héshì 就jiù 签qiān 合同hétong。fángdōng shuō míngtiān kěyǐ qù kàn yíxià fángzi, rúguǒ héshì jiù qiān hétong.
nice
好hǎohǎo
She is very nice, and everyone likes her.
她tā 人rén 很hěn 好hǎo, 大家dàjiā 都dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 她tā。tā rén hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan tā.
deposit
押金yājīnyājīn
This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.
这zhè 个gè 房东fángdōng 人rén 很hěn 好hǎo, 可是kěshì 她tā 说shuō 押金yājīn 不能bùnéng 太tài 晚wǎn 给gěi。zhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.
really
还真háizhēnháizhēn
The food at this restaurant really is delicious.
这zhè 家jiā 饭店fàndiàn 的de 菜cài 还真háizhēn 好吃hǎochī。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài háizhēn hǎochī.
at ease
放心fàngxīnfàngxīn
Seeing that you’ve already arrived home, I feel at ease.
看到kàndào 你nǐ 已经yǐjīng 到dào 家jiā 了le, 我wǒ 就jiù 放心fàngxīn 了le。kàndào nǐ yǐjīng dào jiā le, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
要不是yàobúshì 合同hétong 写xiě 得de 很hěn 清楚qīngchu, 我wǒ 还hái 真zhēn 不bú 放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng 把bǎ 押金yājīn 给gěi 她tā。yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bú fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
half year
半年bànniánbànnián
If you live here for half a year, you’ll get used to the life here.
要是yàoshi 你nǐ 在zài 这里zhèlǐ 住zhù 半年bànnián, 就jiù 会huì 习惯xíguàn 这里zhèlǐ 的de 生活shēnghuó。yàoshi nǐ zài zhèlǐ zhù bànnián, jiù huì xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
to keep renting
租下去zūxiàquzūxiàqu
The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.
房东fángdōng 人rén 很hěn 好hǎo, 如果rúguǒ 住zhù 得de 舒服shūfu, 我wǒ 就jiù 想xiǎng 一直yìzhí 租下去zūxiàqu。fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, wǒ jiù xiǎng yìzhí zūxiàqu.
She wants to sign a half-year contract first; if it’s comfortable to live there, she’ll keep renting.
她tā 想xiǎng 先xiān 签qiān 半年bànnián 的de 合同hétong, 如果rúguǒ 住zhù 得de 舒服shūfu, 再zài 继续jìxù 租zū 下去xiàqù。tā xiǎng xiān qiān bànnián de hétong, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, zài jìxù zū xiàqù.
charger
充电器chōngdiànqìchōngdiànqì
to leave
放fàngfàng
I may have left my charger at the company, and my phone is almost out of power.
我wǒ 的de 充电器chōngdiànqì 可能kěnéng 放fàng 在zài 公司gōngsī 了le, 手机shǒujī 快kuài 没电méidiàn 了le。wǒ de chōngdiànqì kěnéng fàng zài gōngsī le, shǒujī kuài méidiàn le.
outlet
插座chāzuòchāzuò
few
少shǎoshǎo
There are few people in the park today.
今天jīntiān 公园gōngyuán 里lǐ 人rén 很hěn 少shǎo。jīntiān gōngyuán lǐ rén hěn shǎo.
should
该gāigāi
to plug in
插chāchā
This room has too few outlets; I don’t know where to plug in the computer.
这个zhège 房间fángjiān 的de 插座chāzuò 太tài 少shǎo, 我wǒ 不知道bùzhīdào 该gāi 把bǎ 电脑diànnǎo 插chā 在zài 哪儿nǎr。zhège fángjiān de chāzuò tài shǎo, wǒ bùzhīdào gāi bǎ diànnǎo chā zài nǎr.
very soon
很快hěnkuàihěnkuài
Wait for me outside; I’ll come out very soon.
你nǐ 先xiān 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 我wǒ, 我wǒ 很快hěnkuài 就jiù 出来chūlái。nǐ xiān zài wàimiàn děng wǒ, wǒ hěnkuài jiù chūlái.
to turn on
开机kāijīkāijī
After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.
她tā 把bǎ 手机shǒujī 充电器chōngdiànqì 插chā 在zài 插座chāzuò 上shàng 以后yǐhòu, 手机shǒujī 很快hěnkuài 就jiù 能néng 开机kāijī 了le。tā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.
signal
信号xìnhàoxìnhào
to turn off
关机guānjīguānjī
The signal here isn’t very good, and sometimes the phone turns itself off.
这里zhèli 的de 信号xìnhào 不bú 太tài 好hǎo, 手机shǒujī 有时候yǒushíhou 会huì 自己zìjǐ 关机guānjī。zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, shǒujī yǒushíhou huì zìjǐ guānjī.
one moment ... the next
一会儿yíhuìr。。。一会儿yíhuìryíhuìr...yíhuìr
She laughs one moment and cries the next; I don’t know what to do.
她tā 一会儿yíhuìr 笑xiào, 一会儿yíhuìr 哭kū, 我wǒ 不知道bùzhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàn。tā yíhuìr xiào, yíhuìr kū, wǒ bùzhīdào zěnmebàn.
If it weren’t for the signal being so bad here, I wouldn’t be turning the phone off and on again and again.
要不是yàobúshì 这里zhèli 的de 信号xìnhào 不bú 太tài 好hǎo, 我wǒ 也yě 不会búhuì 一会儿yíhuìr 关机guānjī, 一会儿yíhuìr 又yòu 开机kāijī。yàobúshì zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, wǒ yě búhuì yíhuìr guānjī, yíhuìr yòu kāijī.
to eat
吃饭chīfànchīfàn
Let’s go eat at a restaurant together after work.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 我们wǒmen 一起yìqǐ 去qù 饭店fàndiàn 吃饭chīfàn 吧ba。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù fàndiàn chīfàn ba.
Please wash your hands before eating.
吃饭chīfàn 前qián 请qǐng 先xiān 洗手xǐshǒu。chīfàn qián qǐng xiān xǐshǒu.
to put in order
整理好zhěnglǐhǎozhěnglǐhǎo
Put the materials in order first, then write the report; that way it’s easier.
先xiān 把bǎ 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 好hǎo, 再zài 写xiě 报告bàogào, 这样zhèyàng 更gèng 轻松qīngsōng。xiān bǎ zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě bàogào, zhèyàng gèng qīngsōng.
at night
晚上wǎnshangwǎnshang
At night, I often take a shower first, then go to sleep.
晚上wǎnshang 我wǒ 常常chángcháng 先xiān 洗澡xǐzǎo, 再zài 睡觉shuìjiào。wǎnshang wǒ chángcháng xiān xǐzǎo, zài shuìjiào.
This house has a balcony, and it’s very quiet at night; I think it’s very suitable.
这zhè 个gè 房子fángzi 有yǒu 阳台yángtái, 晚上wǎnshang 很hěn 安静ānjìng, 我wǒ 觉得juéde 很hěn 合适héshì。zhè gè fángzi yǒu yángtái, wǎnshang hěn ānjìng, wǒ juéde hěn héshì.
to be unable to see clearly
看不清楚kànbuqīngchukànbuqīngchu
If I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see the Chinese characters on the blackboard clearly.
我wǒ 不bú 戴dài 眼镜yǎnjìng 就jiù 看不清楚kànbuqīngchu 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 的de 汉字hànzì。wǒ bú dài yǎnjìng jiù kànbuqīngchu hēibǎn shàng de hànzì.
I left my glasses at home, so I can’t see clearly now.
我wǒ 把bǎ 眼镜yǎnjìng 放fàng 在zài 家jiā 里li 了le, 所以suǒyǐ 现在xiànzài 看不清楚kànbùqīngchu。wǒ bǎ yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, suǒyǐ xiànzài kànbùqīngchu.
a bit earlier
早点儿zǎodiǎnrzǎodiǎnr
Let’s leave a bit earlier tomorrow.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen 早点儿zǎodiǎnr 出发chūfā 吧ba。míngtiān wǒmen zǎodiǎnr chūfā ba.
You’re so tired today; you should go to bed earlier.
你nǐ 今天jīntiān 这么zhème 累lèi, 该gāi 早点儿zǎodiǎnr 睡觉shuìjiào 了le。nǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, gāi zǎodiǎnr shuìjiào le.
to invite
请qǐngqǐng
First tidy up the room, then invite your friend in.
你nǐ 先xiān 把bǎ 房间fángjiān 整理好zhěnglǐhǎo, 再zài 请qǐng 朋友péngyou 进来jìnlái 吧ba。nǐ xiān bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng péngyou jìnlái ba.
to have a meal
吃饭chīfànchīfàn
Let's eat first, then go for a walk in the park.
我们wǒmen 先xiān 吃饭chīfàn, 再zài 去qù 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù 吧ba。wǒmen xiān chīfàn, zài qù gōngyuán sànbù ba.
I want to invite her to my home for a meal.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 请qǐng 她tā 来lái 我wǒ 家jiā 吃饭chīfàn。wǒ xiǎng qǐng tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.

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