Inanis_Vault/10-Input/Classes/Chinese Class Language Phrases and Homework.md

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Classes	03/27/2025 - Chinese Class	2025-03-27

Homework

• 3 sentences using "before doing something big, First think about what the cost is, including time, energy, and money you need to spend. "

  • Zaì nǐ Juédìng bān dào qítā guójiā zhīqián, xiān xiǎng xiǎng nǐ xūyào wèi cǐ fùchū shénme, bāokuò tóurù duōshǎo shíjiān, jīnglǐ hé cáiwù

  • Zaì nǐ juédìng jiéhūn zhīqián, xiān xiǎng xiǎng nǐ xūyào wèi cǐ fùchū shénme, bāokuò tóurù duōshǎo shíjiān, jīnglǐ hé cáiwù

  • Zaì nǐ juédìng xúnzhǎo xīn gōngzuò zhīqián, xiān xiǎng xiǎng nǐ xūyào wèi cǐ fùchū shénme, bāokuò tóurù duōshǎo shíjiān, jīnglǐ hé cáiwù

• Recite the two "conversations" about your wife & mom

Random Sentences used during a language class

1. 你能再说一遍

   • Nǐ néng zàishuō yībiàn ma？

     • Could you repeat that？

2. 你能慢一点儿吗

   • Nǐ néng mànyīdiǎn'er ma?

     • Can you slow down a bit?

       • This is the polite way. In spoken Chinese, they skip the formalities, and just say "mànyīdiǎn'er“ 2x -> Slow down, Slow Down

3. 慢一点儿

   • mànyīdiǎn'er 2x

     • Slow down, Slow Down

4. 我没听清

   • Wǒ méi tīng qīng

     • I didn't hear it clearly

       • "qīng|清" means "clearly" when used as a Verb Compliment

5. 我没听懂

   • Wǒ méi tīng dǒng

     • I heard it, but didn't understand

       • "dǒng|懂" means "understood" when used as a Verb Compliment

6. 你能换一种说法嘛？

   • Nǐ néng huàn yī zhǒng shuōfǎ ma?

     • Can you put it another way? | LIT: You can change a kind of speech?

       • yī zhǒng shuōfǎ -> A Kind of Statement

7. 我还是不懂，这个词用英语什么说呢？

   • Wǒ háishì bù dǒng, zhège cí yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō ne?

     • I still don't understand, how do you say this word in English?

8. 同意します

   • Dōi shimasu

     • I agree

Homework

Practice the words