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 ho!
Hello, Mr. Li!
李先生﹐你好﹗
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Xi
nzi
j dinzh
ng?
What time is it now?
現在幾點鐘﹖
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Xinzi
b dinzhng.
It is eight o'clock now.
現在八點鐘。
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N do
n
l
q
?
Where are you going?
你到哪裡去﹖
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W
do
gngs
q shngbn.
I am going to (my) company to work.
我到公司去上班。
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N sh
nme
shh
u
hu ji?
When do you go home?
你什麼時候回家﹖
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W w
din bn
hu ji.
I go home at half past five.
我五點半回家。
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Wmen jntin
wnshng
xu Yngwn,
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, wmen
wnshang q
din jin,
ho bu ho?
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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Ho, wnshng
jin.
Good, see you in the evening.
好﹐晚上見。
Notes:
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There is another example of 'do':
do gngs
q (go to the company).
Note that the prepositional phrase is before the verb 'q'.
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'N
do nl
q?' is not just a question.
It is also a greeting to your acquaintances. The response is 'W
do...q'.
This is a common greeting in Chinese.
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