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Lesson:51  你 在 干 什么 呢?

What are you doing?

大卫: 喂,你好!
Hello, How do you do !
玛丽: 喂,大卫,是 我,玛丽。
Hello, David, it's me, Marie.
大卫: 啊,玛丽,你好!
Ah, Marie, how do you do !
玛丽: 大卫,你 在 干 什么 呢?
What are you doing, David?
大卫: 做 作业 呢。
Doing my homework.
玛丽: 是 吗?你 每天 都 有 很 多 作业 吗?
Is it ? Do you have a lot of homework every day ?
大卫: 不是,今天 是 星期三,从 早上 八点 到 中午 十二点,我 有 四 节 课,明天 还 有 听写,所以 作业 很 多。你 呢?在 干 什么 呢?
No, Today is wednesday, from eight a.m. to twelve noon, I have four classes, and I have dictation tomorrow, so I have a lot of homework. What about you? What are you doing?
玛丽: 我 在 酒吧 喝 咖啡 呢。
I am having coffee at the bar.
大卫: 哪个 酒吧?
Which bar?
玛丽: 学校 书店 对面 的 那个。
The one on the opposite side of the school bookstore.
大卫: 你 自己 吗?
Yourself ?
玛丽: 不,还有 我 的 同屋 和 她 的 朋友,他们 正在 唱歌 呢。
No, With my roommate and her friends. They are singing now.
大卫: 明天 你们 没有 课 吗?
Do you have no class tomorrow?
玛丽: 有,我们 十点 就 回 宿舍。
We have, we'll go back to the dorm at ten.

Chinese Character and Word.

在 /zài/     说 /shuō/     做 /zuò/     天 /tiān/     多 /duō/     喝 /hē/     每 /měi/     节 /jié/     回 /huí/     啊 /à/     唱 /chàng/     歌 /gē/     会 /huì/     干 /gàn/     喂 /wèi/     妈妈 /mā ma/     对面 /duì miàn/     星期三 /xīng qī sān/     中午 /zhōng wǔ/     咖啡 /kā fēi/     听写 /tīng xiě/     书店 /shū diàn/     所以 /suǒ yǐ/     酒吧 /jiǔ bā/     自己 /zì jǐ/     正在 /zhèng zài/     

Chinese Grammars.

1: sentence pattern:“( 正在 / 在 ).....呢 ”
正在 ..... ”,“ ..... 呢 ”,“ ..... 呢 ” are used to indicate an action which is presently in progress or a condition already in existence.
For example:
正在 电影
I'm watching a movie.
大卫 正在 啤酒
David is drinking beer.
张红 唱歌
Zhang Hong is singing.
外面 下雨
It's raining outside.
现在 什么
What are you doing now?
上课
Having class.

2: “了” Indicating a Change.
” is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change or the occurrence of a new situation.
For example:
老师 今年 50
Mr. Li is fifty years old this year.
朋友 女儿 今年
My friend's daughter is four years old this year.
女儿
How old is your daughter?

3: The Modal Verb “会”
The modal verb “” is used before a verb, indicating acquiring an ability through learning. It's negative form is “不会”.
For example:
汉字
I can write Chinese characters.
中国
I can't cook Chinese food.
不会 法语
I can't speak French.
妈妈 汉语
Can your mother speak Chinese?

4: Extended reading:我会说汉语。
Article audio:
A: 汉语
B: 汉语
A: 妈妈 汉语
B:


----- translate -----
A: Can you speak Chinese?
B: Yes, I can.
A: Can your mother speak Chinese?
B: No, She can't.


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