1. N xngq li xngq tin zu shnme?

What do you do on Saturdays and Sundays?
你星期六星期天作什麼﹖
 
2. W ybn zi ji xixi xixi.

I usually stay at home (and) take a rest.
我一般在家休息休息。
 
3. Jil de sh hn du, zu bu wn.

(There are many household chores, (you) never finish them.
家裡的事很多﹐作不完。
 
4. B chq kn dinyng ma?

(You) don't go out (an) watch movies?
不出去看電影嗎﹖
 
5. Yude shhou q kn dinyng.

Sometimes (I) go to see movies.
有的時候去看電影。
 
6. Dubuq, xinzi j din le?

Excuse me, what time is it now?
對不起﹐現在幾點了﹖
 
7. Xinzi ch ling fn ji din, znme le?

(It) is two to nine, what's up?
現在差兩分九點﹐怎麼了﹖
 
8. W gi zu le. W gn y ge pngyou yu yu.

I got to go. I have an appointment with a friend.
我該走了。我跟一個朋友有約。
 
9. Zijin.

Good-bye.
再見。

'xixi xixi' is the reduplicated version of 'xixi' [to rest]. Reduplication of a verb carries the meaning of 'have a ...', e.g. 'knkan' [to take a look].

 

'zu bu wn': unable to finish. This pattern 'V+de(bu)+wn' indicates if an event can or cannot be completed. More examples:

zu de wn [can finish doing (it)]
kn bu wn [cannot finish reading (it)]
xu de wn [can finish studying (lessons)]
 

'znme le?' is an expression to ask what is happening after finding out that is happening. It cannot be used in the same way as English greeting 'what's up?' among intemate friends.

 

'gi' is a short form for 'ynggi' [should]