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Vocabulary : Have you been to China? Countries and Nationalities.
Vocabulary : Have you been to China? Countries and Nationalities.
Lesson 05
· Conversation 1 : Which country are you going to?
· Conversation 2 : Which country are you from?
· Conversation 3 : Have you been to China?
· Grammar
· Exercises : Substitution Drill
· Exercises : Calligraphy
Conversation 1 : Which country are you going to? (您去哪个国家)
Translation
- Mister, which country are you going to?
- I go to China.
- Are you Chinese?
- Yes, I'm Chinese.
- I go to China.
- Are you Chinese?
- Yes, I'm Chinese.
Conversation 2 : Which country are you from? (你是哪国人)
Translation
- Miss, which country are you from?
- I'm American.
- Are they American too?
- No, they are not american, they are all English.
- I'm American.
- Are they American too?
- No, they are not american, they are all English.
Conversation 3 : Have you been to China? (你去过中国吗?)
Translation
- Have you been to China?
- I haven't been to China.
- Do you want to go to China?
- I really want to go to China.
- I haven't been to China.
- Do you want to go to China?
- I really want to go to China.
Grammar
The verbal particles 过 and 没
The verbal particle 过 which occurs immediately after a verb denotes that some actions took place in the past. It is often used to emphasize an experience. The negative form of "verb + 过" is "没 + verb + 过".
Example:
- 我 去 过 美国。 - I have been to the USA.
- 我 没 去 过 美国。 - I have'nt been to the USA.
Phrase structure
The adverbs are placed before the verb.
Example:
- 我 也 是 中国人。 - I am Chinese too.
- 我们 都 是 中国人。 - We are all Chinese.
- 我 不 是 中国人。 - I am not Chinese.
The verb 想
想 is an optative verb. The optative verb is placed before the verb.
Example:
- 你 想 去 中国 吗? - Do you want to go to China?
- 我 很 想 去 中国。 - I really want to go to China.
Calligraphy exercises
20 new characters.
先 去 哪 个 国 家 中 人 小 姐 美 们 也 不 都 英 过 没 想 很
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