Chinese 1 Study Guide Sentences

请问, 你叫什么名字? 我叫王朋.

qǐng wèn, nǐ jiào shén me míng zì? wǒ jiào wáng péng. - Excuse me, what is your name? My name is Wang Peng."This is a common Chinese phrase used for introducing oneself and asking for someone's name.

李小姐是美国人. 王先生也是美国人. 你呢?

lǐ xiǎo jiě shì měi guó rén. wáng xiān shēng yě shì měi guó rén. nǐ ne? - Miss Li is American. Mr. Wang is also American. And you?

那是你的照片吗? 是,是我的.

nà shì nǐ de zhào piàn ma? shì, shì wǒ de. - Is that your photo? Yes, it is mine."

这个女孩子是谁? 她是我的同学.

zhè ge nǚ hái zi shì shéi? tā shì wǒ de tóng xué. - Who is this girl? She is my classmate.

我家有五个人, 我爸爸, 妈妈, 哥哥, 姐姐, 和我.

wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ gè rén, wǒ bà ba, mā ma, gē ge, jiě jie hé wǒ. - There are five people in my family: my dad, mom, older brother, older sister, and me."

你爸爸妈妈做什么工作? 他们都是老师.

nǐ bà ba mā ma zuò shén me gōng zuò? tā men dōu shì lǎo shī. - What do your dad and mom do for work? They are both teachers.

十一月二十三号是星期几? 是星期二.

shí yī yuè èr shí sān hào shì xīng qī jǐ? shì xīng qī èr. - What day of the week is November 23rd? It's Tuesday.

星期五还是星期六 你请我吃晚饭?

xīng qī wǔ hái shì xīng qī liù nǐ qǐng wǒ chī wǎn fàn? - Will you treat me to dinner on Friday or Saturday?

今天我很忙, 可是明天我不忙.

jīn tiān wǒ hěn máng, kě shì míng tiān wǒ bù máng. - I am very busy today, but tomorrow I am not busy."

明天晚上几点你去吃晚饭?

míng tiān wǎn shàng jǐ diǎn nǐ qù chī wǎn fàn? - What time are you going to eat dinner tomorrow evening?

你周末想不想打球?

nǐ zhōu mò xiǎng bu xiǎng dǎ qiú? - Do you want to play ball this weekend?

那我们今天晚上去看电影, 怎么样?

nà wǒ men jīn tiān wǎn shàng qù kàn diàn yǐng, zěn me yàng? - Then let's go see a movie tonight, how about that?"

我觉得看电视没有意思.

wǒ jué de kàn diàn shì méi yǒu yì si. - I think watching TV is not interesting.

我也没有弟弟.

wǒ yě méi yǒu dì di. - I don't have a younger brother either.

你的生日是几月几号? 十二月八号.

nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? shí èr yuè bā hào. - When is your birthday? December 8th.

王朋今年多大? 他二十一岁.

wáng péng jīn nián duō dà? tā èr shí yī suì. - How old is Wang Peng this year? He is 21 years old.

"因为你昨天请我, 所以我今天请你吃晚饭

yīn wéi nǐ zuó tiān qǐng wǒ, suǒ yǐ wǒ jīn tiān qǐng nǐ chī wǎn fàn. - Because you treated me yesterday, I am treating you to dinner today."

小白, 好久不见。这个周末你想不想打球？

xiǎo bái, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn. zhè ge zhōu mò nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng dǎ qiú? - Little Bai, long time no see. Do you want to play ball this weekend?"

我不喜欢看书我只喜欢吃饭和看电视。

wǒ bù xǐ huān kàn shū, wǒ zhǐ xǐ huān chī fàn hé kàn diàn shì. - I don't like to read books, I only like to eat and watch TV."

你在哪儿工作？我在学校工作。

nǐ zài nǎ er gōng zuò? wǒ zài xué xiào gōng zuò. - Where do you work? I work at a school.

你想喝一点什么？茶还是咖啡？

nǐ xiǎng hē yì diǎn shén me? chá hái shì kā fēi? - What would you like to drink? Tea or coffee?