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zuó-tiān
yesterday
jīn-tiān
today
míng-tiān
tomorrow
měi-tiān
every day
要
to want; to need
nǐ míng-tiān yào gàn-má?
what are you doing tomorrow?
和
and
朋友
friend
chū-qù wán‘r
to hang out; to go out (for fun)
wǒ yào hé péng-yǒu chū-qù wán'r
I'm going to hang out with friends
yì-qǐ
together
nǐ yào yì-qǐ ma?
do you want to join?
yǒu-shì‘r
have got plans
yǒu-kòng
free; available
nǐ míng-tiān yǒu-kòng ma?
are you free tomorrow?
wó yǒu-shì‘r
I've got plans
xià-cì ba!
next time!
nǐ-men yào qù nǎ'r?
where are you guys going?
chàng-gē
to sing
wǒ-men yào qù chàng-K
we are going for karaoke
wǒ ké-yǐ yì-qǐ ma?
can I join you?
bì-xū de!
of course!
yào-mìng
extremely; terrible
yáo-míng
Yao Ming (Chinese basketball player)
tài yào-mìng le
it's too much; it's too extreme
wǒ chàng-gē yào-mìng
I'm a terrible singer
wǒ bù hǎo yì-si
I'm a bit shy
ai ya, méi shì'r
It's fine!
chàng zhe wán‘r
just sing for fun
听
to listen; to hear
hǎo-tīng
beautiful (song)
háo hǎo-tīng!
it sounds so nice!
懂
to understand; to know
wǒ méi tīng-dǒng
I don't understand
tā chàng-gē hén hǎo-tīng
he/she sings very well
zhōu-mò
weekend
dǎ-suàn
to plan; the plan
nǐ zhōu-mò dǎ-suàn gàn-má?
have you got plans for the weekend?
zài jiā
at home
huí jiā
to go home
zhái
to stay indoors
wó dǎ-suàn zhái zài jiā
I'm planning to stay at home
吃
to eat
喝
drink
睡
to sleep
chī le shuì, shuì le chī
eat, sleep, repeat
guài-bu-dé
no wonder
guài-bu-dé nǐ dān-shēn
no wonder you're single
nà zěn-me le?
so what?
ní yě shì ā
so are you
tài shāng-rén le
that's so hurtful
tài sǔn le
that's so mean
hǎo bā
fair enough
bù gēn nǐ zhēng
I'm not gonna argue with you
nǐ xiān de
you started it
wú-liáo
boring; bored
hǎo wú-liáo ā
I'm so bored
想
to think; to want; would like to
ní xiǎng bù xiǎng chū-qù wán'r?
do you want to go out?
hǎo-wán‘r ma?
is it fun?
chāo hǎo-wán'r
it's super fun
hái-xíng ba
it's alright
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