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要走了,你有什么感觉? Yào zǒule, nǐ yǒu shé me gǎnjué? How do you feel about leaving?

这次你会在冲绳呆三个月,对吗? Zhè cì nǐ huì zài chōngshéng dāi sān gè yuè, duì ma? You will stay in Okinawa for three months this time, right?

逆天你会面试? Nì tiān nǐ huì miànshì? Are you going to interview?

要走了 -> Yào zǒule -> Something is going to happen

Subj + Yào + Verb + Optional Object + le = Subj + is going to do + Verb

le becuase the situation is going to change, you are going to do something

Examples

我要吃饭了 Wǒ yào chīfànle I'm going to eat

我要睡觉了 Wǒ yào shuìjiàole I'm going to go to bed

聚会要开始了,稍后联系你 Jùhuì yào kāishǐle, shāo hòu liánxì nǐ Meeting is about to start, I'll talk to you later

这个制度要结束了 Zhège zhìdù yào jiéshùle This system is coming to an end.

Going to happen soon

Subj + Kuài Yào + Verb + Optional Object + le = Subj + is going to soon do + Verb

Examples

我快要死了 Wǒ kuàiyào sǐle I'm dying soon

新世界快要来了 Xīn shìjiè kuàiyào láile New World is coming soon

Previous Conversation Continued

A: 你最近咋样啊? A: Nǐ zuìjìn zǎ yàng a? A: How are you doing lately?

  • 咋样 -> zǎ yàng -> How are you doing? | Very colloquial way/ contraction of saying "Zěnme"

  • 你咋啦?-> Nǐ zǎ la? -> Whats the matter?

B: 还行,就是每天看新闻到处都有战争,心里很沉重 B: Hái xíng, jiùshì měitiān kàn xīnwén dàochù dōu yǒu zhànzhēng, xīnlǐ hěn chénzhòng B: Its ok, just every day I see on the news everywhere has war, makes my heart heavy

A: 我也一样,有时候我就在想,世界和平到底能不能实现. 你觉得呢? A: Wǒ yě yīyàng, yǒu shíhòu wǒ jiù zài xiǎng, "shìjiè hépíng dàodǐ néng bùnéng shíxiàn?"。 Nǐ juédé ne? A: I the same, sometimes I think, "word peace after all, can or can not be achieved?" What do you think?

B: 我不知道 B: Wǒ bù zhīdào B: I dont know

A: 我相信是可能的,但肯定不简单,和平不会突然来领,这需要我们每个人的努力 A: Wǒ xiāngxìn shì kěnéng de, dàn kěndìng bù jiǎndān, hépíng bù huì túrán lái lǐng, zhè xūyào wǒmen měi gèrén de nǔlì

A: I believe it is possible, but it is definitely not easy. Peace will not come suddenly. It requires the efforts of each of us.

  • xiāngxìn -> believe

  • kěnéng -> Possible

  • kěndìng -> Definitely

  • jiǎndān -> easy

  • hépíng -> Peace

  • túrán -> Suddenly

  • měi gèrén -> every person/ each of us

  • nǔlì -> Effort

Homework

  • Recite Conversation

  • 3 Sentences using Yào + Verb + le

    • ni de du2shen1 yào jiéshùle

    • xia ke le, wo yao chifanle

    • mingtian, wo yao chuandaole

  • 3 Sentences using Kuài Yào + Verb + le

    • Wo kuaiyao qu mai dongxi le

    • wo kuaiyao li2kai1 zhe ge fangzi le

    • wo kauiyao he shuile