1. What are there on the desk?
"to be at" in Chinese with 在
"There be" in Chinese with 有
1. Conversation
A:桌子上有什么?
B:桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。
[zhuō zi shang yǒu yī gè diàn nǎo hé yī běn shū 。] There is a computer and a book.A:杯子在哪儿?
[bēi zi zài nǎr ?] Where is the cup?B: 杯子在桌子里。
[bēi zi zài zhuō zi lǐ 。] It’s in the desk.2. New Words
1. 桌子 zhuōzi n. desk, table
2.上 shang n. up, above
3. 电脑 diànnǎo n. computer
4.和 hé conj. and
5. 本 běn m. a measure word for books
6.里 lǐ n. inner, inside, interior
2. Who is the person in the front?
A:前面那个人叫什么名字?
[qián miàn nà gè rén jiào shén me míng zi ?] Who is the person in the front?B:她叫王方,在医院工作。
[tā jiào wáng fāng , zài yī yuàn gōng zuò 。] She is Wang Fang. She works in a hospital.A:后面那个人呢?他叫什么名字?
[hòu miàn nà gè rén ne ? tā jiào shén me míng zi ?] What about the person at the back? What’s his name?B:他叫谢朋,在商店工作。
[tā jiào xiè péng , zài shāng diàn gōng zuò 。] He is Xie Peng. He works in a store.2. New Words
7. 前面 qiánmiàn n. front
8.后面 hòumiàn n. back
Proper Nouns
1. 王方 Wáng Fāng Wang Fang, name of a person
2. 谢朋 Xiè Péng Xie Peng, name of a person
3. Can I sit here?
Ask Can I Do Something in Chinese with Modal Verb 能
1. Conversation
A:这儿有人吗?
B:没有。
[méi yǒu 。] No, it isn’t.A:我能坐这儿吗?
[wǒ néng zuò zhèr ma ?] Can I sit here?B:请坐。
[qǐng zuò 。] Yes, please.2. New Words
9.这儿 zhèr pron. here
10.没有(没) méiyǒu (méi) adv. there is not
11.能 néng mod. can, may
12.坐 zuò v. to sit, to be seated
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