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
| | | A Person Calls B Person |
|---|
| A Person | 打电话dǎ diàn hùa | 给gěi (give) | B person |
| A Person | 给gěi (give) | B Person | 打电话dǎ diàn hùa |
- 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.