Chinese 2 - Lesson 7 - 9

商店

store; shop

买

to buy

东西

things; objects

售货员

shop assistant

衣服

clothes

一件衬衫

one shirt

颜色

color

黄

yellow

红

red

穿

to wear

裤子

pants

中号

medium size

便宜

cheap

如果...的话

if

长短

length

合适

suitable

试

to try

不用

need not

一共

altogether

多少

how much/many

钱

money

块

(kuài) measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit

毛

(máo) measure word for 1/10 of a kuai, dime (US money)

分

(fēn) measure word for 1/100 of a kuai, cent

百

hundred

找钱

to give change

一双鞋

a pair of shoes

换

to exchange

一样

same; alike

虽然

although

大小

size

咖啡色

brown; coffee color

种

(zhǒng) measure word for kinds, sorts, types

黑

black

样子

style

挺

very; rather

它

it

这儿

here

刷卡

to pay with a credit card

收

to receive; to accept

信用卡

credit card

不过

however; but

再

again

付钱

to pay money

篇

Measure Word for Essays (piān)

日记

Diary (rìjì)

早上

Morning (zǎoshang)

起床

Wake Up (qǐchuáng)

洗澡

Shower (xǐzǎo)

教室

Classroom (jiāoshì)

发音

Pronunciation (fāyīn)

新

New (xīn)

电脑

Computer (diànnǎo)

餐厅

Cafeteria (cāntīng)

宿舍

Dorm (sùshè)

那儿

There (nàr)

正在

In the middle of doing something (zhèngzài)

以前

Before (yǐqián)

告诉

Tell (gàosu)

已经

Already (yǐjīng)

封

Measure Word for Letters (fēng)

信

Letter (xìn)

最近

Recently (zuìjìn)

除了...以外

Besides (chúle...yǐwài)

专业

Major (zhuānyè)

会

Know How To (huì)

能

Can/Be Able To (néng)

后来

Later (hòulái)

希望

Hope (xīwàng)

用

Use (yòng)

笑

Laugh (xiào)

祝

Express Good Wishes (zhù)

床

Bed (chuáng)

一边

At the same time (yìbiān)

中午

noon

午饭

lunch

报

newspaper

到

to arrive

。。。的时候

when..., at the time of...

学期

semester (xué qī )

开始

to begin(kāi shǐ )

习惯

to be accustomed to, habit (xí guàn )

#清楚

clear (qīng chǔ )

进步

progress, to make progress (jìn bù )

音乐会

concert (yīn yuè huì )

Pt. 1 - Nǐ píngcháng láidé hěn wǎn, zěnme jīntiān lái de zhème zǎo?

You usually come late, why are you so early today?

Pt. 1 - Wǒ píngcháng wǎnshàng 12 diǎn cái shuìjiào, kěshì zuótiān 9 diǎn jiù shuìle.

I usually go to bed at 12 o'clock at night, but I went to bed at 9 o'clock yesterday.

Pt. 1 - Nǐ zuótiān zěnme shuì dé nàme zǎo?

Why did you go to bed so early yesterday?

Pt. 1 - Yīnwèi wǒ zuótiān méiyǒu gōngkè, suǒyǐ shuì dé hěn zǎo.

Because I had no homework yesterday, I went to bed early.

Pt. 1 - Dì bā kè, nǐ lìxíle ma?

Lesson 8, Have you earned interest?

Pt. 1 - Wǒ yùxí la, jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ tīng lùyīn yě niàn kè wánliǎo.

I did my preparation and finished reading the lesson by listening to the recording this morning.

Pt. 2 - Lǐ xiānshēng xǐhuān xué zhōngwén.

Mr. Li likes learning Chinese.

Pt. 2 - Yě xǐhuān xué yīngwén.

I also like learning English.

Pt. 2 - Tā juédé yīnwèi yǔ fǎ bù tài nán

He thinks that because the writing is not too difficult

Pt. 2 - kěshì shēngcí tài duō.

but there are too many new words.

Pt. 2 - Zhōng měi yǔfǎ hěn róngyì

Chinese and American grammar is easy

Pt. 2 - Kěshì hànzì yǒudiǎn nán.

But Chinese characters are a bit difficult.

Pt. 3 - Nǐ shàng gè xīngqí zhōngwén kǎoshì kǎo dé zěnme yàng?

How did you do on your Chinese test last week?

Pt. 3. - Kǎo dé bù hǎo.

I didn't do well in the exam.

Pt. 3 - Kěshì wèishéme?

But why?