nà

Usages of nà

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.
I have a book; that book is mine.
我wǒ 看kàn 了le 那nà 本běn 书shū。wǒ kàn le nà běn shū.
I read that book.
那nà 个gè 老师lǎoshī 今天jīntiān 太tài 忙máng 了le。nà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 给gěi 我wǒ 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma?nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ nà běn shū ma?
Can you give me that book?
她tā 还hái 想xiǎng 买mǎi 那nà 本běn 书shū。tā hái xiǎng mǎi nà běn shū.
She still wants to buy that book.
你nǐ 看kàn 过guo 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma?nǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?
Have you read that book?
你nǐ 能néng 把bǎ 那nà 本běn 书shū 拿ná 来lái 吗ma?nǐ néng bǎ nà běn shū ná lái ma?
Can you bring that book here?
你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 帮bāng 我wǒ 拿ná 那nà 本běn 书shū 来lái 吗ma?nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná nà běn shū lái ma?
Can you help me bring that book here?
他tā 看完kànwán 那nà 本běn 书shū 了le 吗ma?tā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?
Has he finished reading that book?
那nà 家jiā 银行yínháng 在zài 公园gōngyuán 附近fùjìn。nà jiā yínháng zài gōngyuán fùjìn.
That bank is near the park.
那nà 家jiā 饭店fàndiàn 今天jīntiān 只zhǐ 有yǒu 两liǎng 条tiáo 新鲜xīnxiān 的de 鱼yú。nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
我Wǒ 想起xiǎngqǐ 那nà 个gè 生病shēngbìng 的de 朋友péngyou, 又yòu 想xiǎng 哭kū 了le。Wǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
那nà 个gè 年轻niánqīng 的de 记者jìzhě 在zài 公园gōngyuán 里lǐ 问wèn 我wǒ, 为什么wèishénme 这zhè 里lǐ 的de 人rén 都dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 散步sànbù。nà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.
That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.
我wǒ 去qù 过guo 那nà 个gè 城市chéngshì 三sān 次cì 了le, 每měi 次cì 都dōu 觉得juéde 很hěn 有yǒu 意思yìsi。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
他tā 不bú 太tài 喜欢xǐhuan 吃chī 酸suān 的de 东西dōngxi, 觉jué得de 那nà 种zhǒng 味道wèidào 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguài。tā bú tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.
那nà 家jiā 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 音乐yīnyuè 放fàng 得de 很hěn 大dà, 有yǒu 人rén 觉jué得de 很hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi, 也yě 有yǒu 人rén 觉jué得de 太tài 吵chǎo。nà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
周末zhōumò, 她tā 和hé 男朋友nánpéngyou 在zài 公园gōngyuán 南门nánmén 约会yuēhuì, 觉jué得de 那nà 个gè 地点dìdiǎn 比bǐ 别的biéde 地方dìfang 安静ānjìng。zhōumò, tā hé nánpéngyou zài gōngyuán nánmén yuēhuì, juéde nà gè dìdiǎn bǐ biéde dìfang ānjìng.
On weekends she has dates with her boyfriend at the south gate of the park and feels that location is quieter than other places.
那nà 位wèi 老师lǎoshī 说话shuōhuà 的de 声音shēngyīn 不bú 大dà, 在zài 吵chǎo 的de 教室jiàoshì 里lǐ 不bú 太tài 好hǎo 听清楚tīngqīngchu。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bú dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bú tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
那nà 间jiān 房间fángjiān 比bǐ 这zhè 间jiān 教室jiàoshì 安静ānjìng, 在zài 里lǐ面miàn 学习xuéxí 感觉gǎnjué 更gèng 好hǎo。nà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.
That room is quieter than this classroom; it feels better to study in there.
那nà 个gè 年轻niánqīng 的de 画家huàjiā 第一次dìyīcì 开kāi 展览zhǎnlǎn 的de 时候shíhou 又yòu 兴奋xīngfèn 又yòu 紧张jǐnzhāng, 竟然jìngrán 一yí 晚上wǎnshang 都dōu 没méi 睡shuì。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
姐姐jiějie 毕业bìyè 那nà 天tiān, 父母fùmǔ 既jì 高兴gāoxìng 又yòu 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò。jiějie bìyè nà tiān, fùmǔ jì gāoxìng yòu yǒudiǎnr nánguò.
On the day my sister graduated, our parents were both happy and a bit sad.
那Nà 位wèi 作家zuòjiā 说shuō, 他tā 年轻niánqīng 的de 时候shíhou 在zài 国 内guónèi 大学dàxué 学习xuéxí, 后来hòulái 出国chūguó 留学liúxué, 感觉gǎnjué 自己zìjǐ 又yòu 像xiàng 学生xuéshēng 一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
那Nà 位wèi 小说家xiǎoshuōjiā 说shuō, 生活shēnghuó 中zhōng 的de 每měi 件jiàn 事情shìqing 都dōu 可以kěyǐ 变成biànchéng 各种gèzhǒng 故事gùshi。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
我wǒ们men 周末zhōumò 去qù 图书馆túshūguǎn 看看kànkan 那nà 本běn 小说xiǎoshuō 吧ba。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.
Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.
这件zhèjiàn 衣服yīfu 比bǐ 那nà 件jiàn 更gèng 合适héshì。zhèjiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn gèng héshì.
This piece of clothing is more suitable than that one.
这zhè 支zhī 铅笔qiānbǐ 太tài 短duǎn 了le, 不如bùrú 先xiān 用yòng 橡皮xiàngpí 旁边pángbiān 那nà 支zhī 新xīn 的de 吧ba。zhè zhī qiānbǐ tài duǎn le, bùrú xiān yòng xiàngpí pángbiān nà zhī xīn de ba.
This pencil is too short; you might as well use the new one next to the eraser first.
那nà 个gè 女孩子nǚháizi 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 里lǐ 安静ānjìng 地de 看kàn 小说xiǎoshuō。nà gè nǚháizi zài túshūguǎn lǐ ānjìng de kàn xiǎoshuō.
That girl is quietly reading a novel in the library.
那nà 家jiā 店diàn 的de 东西dōngxi 不bú 贵guì, 我们wǒmen 去qù 看看kànkan 吧ba。nà jiā diàn de dōngxi bú guì, wǒmen qù kànkan ba.
That shop’s things aren’t expensive; let’s go take a look.
看到kàndào 那nà 家jiā 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn, 我wǒ 就jiù 想起xiǎngqǐ 我们wǒmen 第一次dìyīcì 见面jiànmiàn 的de 时候shíhou。kàndào nà jiā kāfēiguǎn, wǒ jiù xiǎngqǐ wǒmen dìyīcì jiànmiàn de shíhou.
When I see that café, I remember the first time we met.
那nà 位wèi 老lǎo 先生xiānsheng 在zài 浇水jiāoshuǐ。nà wèi lǎo xiānsheng zài jiāoshuǐ.
That elderly gentleman is watering the plant.
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