L2 - Going to Airport 去机场

• Going to Airport   * 打电话 dǎ diànhuà- call someone on phone   * 给 gěi- to give   * 能  néng- can, may, be able to   * 送 sòng- to deliver, to escort   * 可以 kě yǐ- can, may, be able to   * 机场 jī chǎng- airport   * 打工 dǎ gōng- work for a part-time job   * 上班 shàng bān- go to work   * 有空 yǒu kòng- to have free time   * 事 shì- thing, matter   * 飞机 fēi jī- airplane   * 坐飞机 zùo fēi jī- ride airplane   * 开 kāi- drive   * 开车 kāi chē- drive car   * 以后 yǐ hoù- after, later   * 才 cái- not until   * 真 zhēn- really   * 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si- to feel embarrassed
• Grammar   * AM or PM in Chinese     * Morning       * 早上 zǎo shàng- (around 6 -9 A.M.)         * 早上七点 zaǒ shàng qī diǎn       * 上午 shàng wǔ- (roughly after 9:00 A.M.)         * 上午十点 shàng wǔ shí diǎn     * Noon       * 中午 zhōng wǔ- (around 12: 00 P.M.)         * 中午十二点半 zhōng wǔ shí er̀diǎn bàn     * Afternoon       * 下午 xìa wǔ- (around 1 – 6:30 P.M.)         * 下午三点 xìa wǔ sān diǎn     * Evening, Night       * 晚上 wǎn shàng- (after dark)         * 晚上七点半 wǎn shàng qī diǎn bàn     * Midnight       * 半夜 bàn yè- (around 12-4 A.M.)         * 半夜十二点 bàn yè shí er̀diǎn     * Early morning       * 凌晨 líng chén- (around 4-6 A.M.)         * 凌晨五点 líng chén wǔ diǎn   * Call someone on a phone     * To express A person calls B person. Chinese uses A 打电话给 B or A 给 B 打电话.     * A person calls B person       * \

• Example:   * 小美打电话给林君。   * Xiǎo měi dǎ diàn huà gěi lín jūn.   * 小美给林君 打电话。   * Xiǎo měi gěi lín jūn dǎ diàn huà.
• To add a time phrase to the sentence.   * 小美早上打电话给林君。   * Xiǎo měi zǎo shàng dǎ diàn huà gěi lín jūn.   * 早上小美给林君打电话。   * Zǎo shàng xiǎo měi gěi lín jūn dǎ diàn huà.
• 你有空吗?Have free time and 你有事吗? have things to do   * Asking if someone is available.     * 你有空吗? Nǐ yǒu kòng ma?- Do you have free time?     * 我有空。 Wǒ yǒu kòng- I have free time.     * 我没有空。 Wǒ méiyǒu kòng- I don’t have free time.   * Asking if someone is busy or occupied.   * 你有事吗? Nǐ yǒu shì ma?- Are you busy?   * 我有事。Wǒ yǒu shì- I am occupied. I have things to do.   * 我没有事。Wǒ méiyǒu shì- I am not occupied. I am not busy.
• 以后(yǐhòu ) After, then   * The adverb 以后 yǐhòu is placed after a time phrase or an event.   * 下课以后,我要去打工。   * Xiàkè yǐ hòu, wǒ yào qù dǎgōng. After class, I am going to work.   * 九点以后,我不在家。   * Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu, wǒ bú zài jiā. After nine, I won’t be home.   * 回家以后,我想看电视。   * Huíjiā yǐhòu, wǒ xiǎng kàn diànshì. After going home, I want to watch TV
• Optative Verbs: 要,能, 可以   * Optative verbs are verbs that express wishes or hope, 要,能,可以 are commonly used optative verbs.   * 要(yào)- want, will, going to     * 我要回中国 Wǒ yào huí zhōngguó.     * 我要去打工 Wǒ yào qù dǎgōng.   * 能 (néng)- be able to, can, be available     * 你能送我去机场吗? Nǐ néng sòng wǒ qù jīchǎng ma?     * 我(不)能来上课。Wǒ (bù)néng lái shàngkè.   * 可以(kěyǐ)- can, allow, may, permission     * 我可以看电视吗? Wǒ kěyǐ kàn diànshì ma?     * 你(不)可以看电视。Nǐ (bù) kěyǐ kàn diànshì   * 会 (hùi)- can, have the ability to, will   * 我会说中文。Wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén.   * 他下个月会去中国。Tā xià ge yuè huì qù zhōngguó.

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