Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 5
Dates and Time
| Conversation I | ||||
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| Mandarin | English | |||
| 丽萍： | xiànzài 现在 jǐ几 diǎn点？ |
Liping: | What time is it? | |
| 大卫： | xiànzài 现在 qī七 diǎn点。 |
David: | It is 7 o'clock. | |
| 丽萍： | nǐ 你 jǐ几 diǎn点 qù去 xuéxiào学校？ |
Liping: | What time do you go to school? | |
| 大卫： | wǒ 我 bā八 diǎn点 qù去 xuéxiào学校。 |
David: | I go to school at 8 o'clock. | |
| Vocabulary | ||||
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现在 xiànzài n now 几 jǐ pron how many, several 点 diǎn measure word hour |
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| Conversation II | ||||
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| Mandarin | English | |||
| 大卫： | jīntiān 今天 jǐ几 yuè月 jǐ几 hào号？ |
David: | What is the date today? | |
| 丽萍： | jīntiān 今天 èr二 yuè月 yī一 hào号。 |
Liping: | It is February 1st. | |
| 大卫： | xiànzài 现在 jǐ几 diǎn点？ |
David: | What time is it? | |
| 丽萍： | xiànzài 现在 wǔ五 diǎn点 shí十 fēn分。 |
Liping: | It is 10 past 5. | |
| Vocabulary | ||||
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今天 jīntiān n today 月 yuè n month 号 hào n day of a month 分 fēn measure word minute |
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| Conversation III | ||||
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| Mandarin | English | |||
| 大卫： | míngtiān 明天 jǐ几 yuè月 jǐ几 hào号？ |
David: | What is the date tomorrow? | |
| 丽萍： | míngtiān 明天 sì四 yuè月 sān三 hào号。 |
Liping: | It is April 3rd. | |
| 大卫： | míngtiān 明天 nǐ你 gōngzuò工作 ma吗？ |
David: | Do you work tomorrow? | |
| 丽萍： | wǒ 我 gōngzuò工作。 |
Liping: | Yes, I do. | |
| 大卫： | nǐ 你 jǐ几 diǎn点 shàngbān上班？ |
David: | What time do you go to work? | |
| 丽萍： | wǒ 我 jiǔ九 diǎn点 shàngbān上班。 |
Liping: | I go to work at 9 o'clock. | |
| 大卫： | nǐ 你 jǐ几 diǎn点 xiàbān下班？ |
David: | What time do you get off work? | |
| 丽萍： | wǒ 我 liù六 diǎn点 xiàbān下班。 |
Liping: | I get off work at 6 o'clock. | |
| Vocabulary | ||||
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明天 míngtiān n tomorrow 上班 shàngbān to go to work 下班 xiàbān to get off work |
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