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6.03

Chinese

Pinyin

English

今天

jīn tiān

today

xiǎng

to want / to think

to go

not / no

一起

yì qǐ

together

好不好

hǎo bù hǎo

okay or not?

yǒu

to have

可以

kě yǐ

can / may

想一下

xiǎng yí xià

think for a moment

tīng

to listen

怎么

zěn me

how

xiān

first

走路

zǒu lù

walk

好麻烦

hǎo má fán

so troublesome

没有带

méi yǒu dài

didn’t bring

qián

money

还不如

hái bù rú

might as well

可以

kě yǐ

can / may

拍照

pāi zhào

take photos

mǎi

buy

新鲜

xīn xiān

fresh

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

蔬菜

shū cài

vegetables

一直走

yì zhí zǒu

go straight

右转

yòu zhuǎn

turn right

后边

hòu biān

behind

旁边

páng biān

next to

Chinese

Pinyin

English

图书馆

tú shū guǎn

library

市中心

shì zhōng xīn

downtown / city center

广场

guǎng chǎng

plaza

博物馆

bó wù guǎn

museum

电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn

movie theater

剧院

jù yuàn

theater

警察局

jǐng chá jú

police station

消防站

xiāo fáng zhàn

fire station

医院

yī yuàn

hospital

巴士站

bā shì zhàn

bus stop

体育场站

tǐ yù chǎng zhàn

stadium stop

乡村

xiāng cūn

countryside

lake

shān

mountain

农场

nóng chǎng

farm

清真寺

qīng zhēn sì

mosque

Chinese

Pinyin

English

出租车

chū zū chē

taxi

单车

dān chē

bicycle

骑单车

qí dān chē

to ride a bike

坐巴士

zuò bā shì

to take the bus

走路

zǒu lù

to walk

Sentence Patterns & Grammar Structures:

  1. A + 想 + Verb + Object

    • 我今天想去图书馆。

    • I want to go to the library today.

  2. A + 不想 + Verb

    • 我今天不想看书。

    • I don’t want to read today.

  3. Place A + 有 + Place B + 和 + Place C...

    • 市中心广场、博物馆、电影院和剧院。

    • Downtown has a plaza, a museum, a movie theater, and a theater.

  4. Place A + 在 + Place B + 的 + Direction

    • 消防站后边是医院。

    • Behind the fire station is the hospital.

  5. A + 怎么去 + B?

    • 我们怎么去市中心?

    • How do we go to the city center?

  6. 先 + Verb A, 再 + Verb B

    • 先走路去巴士站,再坐一号巴士。

    • First walk to the bus stop, then take Bus 1.

  7. 要不我们 + Action?

    • 要不我们骑单车去?

    • How about we bike there?

  8. 还不如 + Verb Phrase

    • 要骑单车还不如去乡村呢!

    • If we’re biking, we might as well go to the countryside!

  9. 听起来 + Adjective

    • 听起来很有趣。

    • Sounds interesting.

  10. 二话不说,我们走吧!

  • No more talking, let’s go!