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In this dialog two friends are discussing their plans to see a movie
| Name | Pinyin | Chinese | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Nǐ míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng ma? | 你明天去看电影吗？ | Are you going to watch a movie tomorrow? |
| B | Qù, nǐ ne? | 去，你呢？ | Yes, and you? |
| A | Wó yě qù. Nǐ zěnme qù ne? | 我也去。你怎么去呢？ | Yes, me too. How will you get there? |
| B | Wó dǎsuàn zǒulù qù, ní xiǎng yìqǐ qù ma? | 我打算走路去，你想一起去吗？ | I plan to walk. Lets walk together. |
| A | Diànyǐngyuàn tài yuǎn le。 Wǒmen qí zìxíngchē qù ba. | 电影院太远了，我们骑自行车去吧。 | The movie theater is too far. Lets ride bikes. |
| B | Xíng. Mǎkè ne? | 行。马克呢？ | Okay. What about Mark? |
| A | Mǎkè yào kāi chē qù. Tā zài nàlǐ gēn wǒmen jiànmiàn. | 马克要开车去。他在那里跟我们见面。 | Mark plans to drive. He will meet us there. |
| B | Hǎo, míngtiān jiàn. | 好，明天见。 | Okay, see you tomorrow. |
| A | Bú jiàn bú sàn. | 不见不散。 | Be sure to wait for me. (Idiom) |
Vocabulary
| Pinyin | Chinese | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| diànyǐng | 电影 | movie | noun |
| dǎsuàn | 打算 | to plan | verb |
| zǒulù | 走路 | to walk | verb |
| yuàn | 院 | public place | suffix, example yìyuàn (医院) means hospital |
| yuǎn | 远 | far | adjective。 |
| qí | 骑 | ride | verb, like ride a horse or ride a bike |
| zìxíngchē | 自行车 | bike | noun, Note: zì is “yourself” and xíng is “move” so zìxíng means personally powered |
| xíng | 行 | okay | adjective |
| kāi | 开 | drive | verb |
| chē | 车 | car | noun |
| jiànmiàn | 见面 | to meet | verb |
| bú jiàn bú sàn | 不见不散 | idiom/expression “Wait for me there” |
Grammar Patterns
Going to do something
In order to express going to do something you can use the pattern [time] [directional verb] [activity].
| Time | Directional | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Wǎnshang | qù | kàn diànyìng |
| míngtiān | lái | chī jiǎozi |
| zuótiān | qù | zhǎo péngyou |
How to get there
In order to ask how someone traveled from one place to another use “Nǐ zěnme qù ne?”
The answer will be be a method of travel, here are some examples …
| Pinyin | Chinese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Zǒulù | 走路 | Walk |
| Qí mǎ | 骑马 | Ride a horse |
| Qí zìxíngchē | 骑自行车 | Ride a bicycle |
| Kāichē | 开车 | Drive a car |
| Zuò chē | 坐车 | Ride in a car |
| Zuò huǒchē | 坐火车 | Ride in a train |
| Zuò fēijī | 坐飞机 | Ride in a bus |
