Lesson overview
Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to China and back.
59 words/phrases to learn
wéi?
hello? (when answering the phone)
nǐ gàn-má ne?
what are you doing?
zhèng zhǔn-bèi shuì ne
I'm about to go to sleep
zhè-me zǎo
so early
ní yǒu shén-me shì'r ma?
what can I help you with?
diàn-yǐng
movie
ní xiǎng qù kàn diàn-yǐng ma?
do you want to go to the movies?
wǒ-men jǐ-gè rén?
how many are we?
都谁去？
who is going?
欠
to owe; to lack
wǒ qiàn nǐ duō-shǎo qián?
how much do I owe you?
wǒ zhuán géi nǐ
I'll transfer it to you
bié zhāo-jí
take your time
hǎo le
it's done
nǐ shōu-dào le ma?
did you receive it?
gào-su
to tell
méi shōu-dào de huà gào-sù wǒ
tell me if you haven't received it
hé-shang
monk
庙
temple
pǎo-de-liǎo hé-shang pǎo-bù-liǎo miào
you can run, but you can't hide
dào shí-hòu jiàn
I'll see you then
hǎo, guà le ā
okay, bye (on the phone)
wǒ yóu-diǎn'r bù shū-fu
I'm not feeling well
wó gǎn-mào le
I caught a cold
ní shǎo-lái!
come on!; get out of here!
gē-zi
pigeon
bié fàng wǒ gē-zi
don't stand me up
wǒ dào le
I arrived
wǒ zài lù shang le!
I'm on the way!
chū-mén
leave the house
qí-shí wǒ hái-méi chū-mén
actually I haven't left yet
wǒ kuài dào le!
I'm almost there!
ní bǎo-zhèng?
you promise?
wǒ fā-shì!
I swear!
qí-shí wǒ gāng chū-mén
actually I've just left
bié déng wǒ
don't wait for me
yí-huì'r jiàn!
see you in a bit!
mǎn-fēn
full marks
dǎ-fēn
to give score
mǎn-fēn shí-fēn nǐ dá jǐ-fēn?
out of 10, what score would you give?
fù-fēn!
negative score!
chà-diǎn‘r ...
almost ...
wǒ chà-diǎn'r shuì-zháo
I almost fell asleep
niào-diǎn
bathroom break (a part so boring you take a break for the restroom)
quán-chéng wú niào-diǎn!
there weren't any bathroom breaks throughout!
hěn shāo-nǎo
it's mind blowing
wǒ méi kàn-dǒng
I didn't understand it
bào-mǐ-huā
popcorn
hěn cuì
very crunchy
zhì-shǎo bào-mǐ-huā hěn cuì
at least the popcorn is crunchy
yào bù yào hē diǎn'r?
do you want to go for a drink?
bú zuì bù guī
if I'm not drunk, I'm not going home
ní zěn-me huí-qù?
how are you getting home?
送
to send; to see off
wǒ sòng nǐ dào dì-tiě zhàn
I'll walk you to the subway station
lù shang xiǎo-xīn!
safe travels!
gǎi-tiān zài yuē
let's meet up again soon
wǒ dào jiā le
I've arrived home
wǎn-ān
good night
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