Lesson 4

QuestionAnswer
disposal marker
to put
fàngfàng
table
桌子zhuōzizhuōzi
top
上面shàngmiànshàngmiàn
I put the book on the table.
  shū fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmianwǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian.
inside
里面lǐmiànlǐmiàn
She put the phone inside the house.
  手机shǒujī fàng zài jiā 里面lǐmiàntā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
to open
kāikāi
door
ménmén
He is opening the door.
 正在zhèngzài kāi méntā zhèngzài kāi mén.
Can you open the door?
 可以kěyǐ kāi mén manǐ kěyǐ kāi mén ma?
first
xiānxiān
to turn on
kāikāi
light
dēngdēng
then
zàizài
I will turn on the light first, then read.
 xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shūwǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
to turn off
guānguān
to close
guānguān
She turned off the light, and he closed the door.
 guān dēng le,  guān mén letā guān dēng le, tā guān mén le.
outside
外面wàimiànwàimiàn
to wait
děngděng
I am waiting for you outside.
 zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ.
She is waiting for me inside.
 zài 里面lǐmiàn děng tā zài lǐmiàn děng wǒ.
possibly
可能kěnéngkěnéng
time
时间shíjiānshíjiān
I might not have time to go.
 可能kěnéng 没有méiyǒu 时间shíjiān wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
if
如果rúguǒrúguǒ
then
jiùjiù
If you have time, we will go to school together.
如果rúguǒ  yǒu 时间shíjiān, 我们wǒmen jiù 一起yìqǐ  学校xuéxiàorúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, wǒmen jiù yìqǐ qù xuéxiào.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
如果rúguǒ   lái, 我们wǒmen jiù 明天míngtiān zài rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
experiential aspect particle
guoguo
Beijing
北京BěijīngBěijīng
Have you been to Beijing?
  guo 北京Běijīng manǐ qù guo Běijīng ma?
Shanghai
上海ShànghǎiShànghǎi
She has also been to Shanghai.
   guo 上海Shànghǎitā yě qù guo Shànghǎi.
yet
háihái
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
 hái méi  guo 北京Běijīng,  xiǎng wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
He likes Shanghai more; she likes Beijing more.
 gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 上海Shànghǎi,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 北京Běijīngtā gèng xǐhuan Shànghǎi, tā gèng xǐhuan Běijīng.
Have you read that book?
 kàn guo  běn shū manǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?
I have been to Shanghai, and I have also worked in Beijing.
  guo 上海Shànghǎi,  zài 北京Běijīng 工作gōngzuò guowǒ qù guo Shànghǎi, yě zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
Can you close the door?
 可以kěyǐ  mén guān le manǐ kěyǐ bǎ mén guān le ma?
She turned on the light, and then I read.
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
I put the computer on the table.
  电脑diànnǎo fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian lewǒ bǎ diànnǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
to bring here
拿来náláinálái
Did she bring your book here?
   de shū  lái le matā bǎ nǐ de shū ná lái le ma?
a little
一点儿yìdiǎnryìdiǎnr
Can you give me a little water?
 可以kěyǐ gěi  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐ manǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ ma?
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
 xiān  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài  公司gōngsīwǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
He might be working outside, so he has no time.
 可能kěnéng zài 外面wàimiàn 工作gōngzuò, 所以suǒyǐ méi 时间shíjiāntā kěnéng zài wàimiàn gōngzuò, suǒyǐ méi shíjiān.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
如果rúguǒ   dēng guān le,  jiù  kàn shūrúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
matter
事情shìqíngshìqíng
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
今天jīntiān  yǒu 事情shìqíng,   kàn 电影diànyǐngjīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
to ask (someone to do something)
ràngràng
I asked him to wait for me outside.
 ràng  zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ ràng tā zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
to help
帮忙bāngmángbāngmáng
She has things to do today and also wants to ask you for help.
 今天jīntiān yǒu 事情shìqíng,  xiǎng ràng  帮忙bāngmángtā jīntiān yǒu shìqíng, yě xiǎng ràng nǐ bāngmáng.
Can you help?
 néng 帮忙bāngmáng manǐ néng bāngmáng ma?
When I’m busy, he will also come to help.
 máng,   huì lái 帮忙bāngmángwǒ máng, tā yě huì lái bāngmáng.
Can you bring that book here?
 néng   běn shū  lái manǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái ma?
I closed the door; wait for me outside.
  mén guān le,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ bǎ mén guān le, nǐ zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
to let
ràngràng
If you are very busy, let him come help.
如果rúguǒ  hěn máng, jiù ràng  lái 帮忙bāngmángrúguǒ nǐ hěn máng, jiù ràng tā lái bāngmáng.
I want to let her go home first.
 xiǎng ràng  xiān huí jiāwǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.