Unit 10
Part I: Listen and Learn 3
Click on the speaker icon of the
following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters
are in big5 format.
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John, n
h
o!
Hello, John!
John, 你好﹗
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L
xi
nsheng,
n
h
o!
Hello, Mr. Li!
李先生﹐你好﹗
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Xi
nz
i
j
di
nzh
ng?
What time is it now?
現在幾點鐘﹖
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Xi
nz
i
b
di
nzh
ng.
It is eight o'clock now.
現在八點鐘。
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N
d
o
n
l
q
?
Where are you going?
你到哪裡去﹖
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W
d
o
g
ngs
q
sh
ngb
n.
I am going to (my) company to work.
我到公司去上班。
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N
sh
nme
sh
h
u
hu
ji
?
When do you go home?
你什麼時候回家﹖
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W
w
di
n b
n
hu
ji
.
I go home at half past five.
我五點半回家。
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W
men j
nti
n
w
nsh
ng
xu
Y
ngw
n,
du
bu du
?
We are going to learn English tonight,
is it right?
我們今天晚上學英文﹐對不對﹖
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Du
, w
men
w
nshang q
di
n ji
n,
h
o bu h
o?
Right. We'll meet at seven in the
evening, is it OK?
對﹐我們晚上七點見﹐好不好﹖
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H
o, w
nsh
ng
ji
n.
Good, see you in the evening.
好﹐晚上見。
Notes:
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There is another example of 'd
o':
d
o g
ngs
q
(go to the company).
Note that the prepositional phrase is before the verb 'q
'.
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'N
d
o n
l
q
?' is not just a question.
It is also a greeting to your acquaintances. The response is 'W
d
o...q
'.
This is a common greeting in Chinese.
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