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
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• 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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