Jǐ diǎn le? (What time is it now?)
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| bàn | half | bāng | help | |
| chà | lacking; short of | Chūnjié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) | |
| dào | arrive at; to | dì | prefix of ordinal numbers, functioning like the suffix "-th" as in "sixth" | |
| dōu | all; both | guān (mén) | close (door) | |
| hái | still; an adverb to emphasize unexpectedness | hái yǒu | still have; there is/are still | |
| huì | meeting | huǒchē | train | |
| jǐ | how many? (less than ten. Compare with "duoshao?) | jiù shì | is / are exactly | |
| kāi huì | have a meeting | kāi (mén) | open (door) | |
| kāishǐ | begin; start | kàn(yi)kàn | take a look | |
| kěxī | It's shame/pity. | míngnián | next year | |
| qù | go; leave for... | shàng | up; on; climb; ascend | |
| yǐjīng | already | yǐwéi | thought; presume | |
| zhàntái | platform (of a train station) | zhīdào | know; be aware of | |
| zhù (nǐ) | wish (you) | Zhù nǐ yílù shùnfēng! | Have a safe journey! | |
| ne | a grammatical word to indicate a fact with a little emphasis, used with "hái" |
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| diǎn | o'clock | fēn(zhōng) | minute | |
| Jǐ diǎn? | What time...? | (Xiànzài) jǐ diǎn le? | What time is it now? | |
| Jǐ yuè jǐ hào? | What's the date? | shàngwǔ | morning | |
| shíjiān | time | wǎnshàng | evening | |
| xiànzài | now | xiàwǔ | afternoon | |
| xīngqī | week | Xīngqī jǐ? | What day is it? | |
| yí kè | a quarter (time) | yuè | month | |
| zǎoshàng | morning | zhōngwǔ | noon | |
| zhōumò | weekend | miǎo | second |
| Pinyin
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| yīyuè | 一月 | January | èryuè | 二月 | February | |
| sānyuè | 三月 | March | sìyuè | 四月 | April | |
| wǔyuè | 五月 | May | liùyuè | 六月 | June | |
| qīyuè | 七月 | July | bāyuè | 八月 | August | |
| jiǔyuè | 九月 | September | shíyuè | 十月 | October | |
| shíyīyuè | 十一月 | November | shíèryuè | 十二月 | December | |
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| xīngqītiān | Sunday | xīngqīyī | Monday | |
| xīngqīrì | ||||
| xīngqīèr | Tuesday | xīngqīsān | Wednesday | |
| xīngqīsì | Thursday | xīngqīwǔ | Friday | |
| xīngqīliù | Saturday |
1.
A customer is calling a store to find out the opening hours.
| Customer | Qǐng wèn, nǐmen jǐ diǎn kāi mén? | Complete dialogue | |
| Assistant | Shàngwǔ bā diǎn dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn. | ||
| Customer | Zhōngwǔ guān mén ma? | ||
| Assistant | Bù guān. | ||
| Customer | Zhōumò kāi bù kāi? | ||
| Assistant | Xīngqīliù kāi, xīngqītiān bù kāi. |
2.
Two colleagues, Xiǎo Xú and Lǎo Wàn, are in the office when Xiǎo Xú suddenly remembers something.
| Xiǎo Xú | Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? | Complete dialogue | |
| Lǎo Wàn | Liǎng diǎn yí kè le. | ||
| Xiǎo Xú | O, huì yǐjīng kāishǐ le. | ||
| Lǎo Wàn | Shénme huì? Nǐ bú shì míngtiān kāi huì ma? | ||
| Xiǎo Xú | Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? | ||
| Lǎo Wàn | Xīngqīsān. | ||
| Xiǎo Xú | O, wǒ hái yǐwéi shì xīngqīsì ne. |
At a train station, Jane sees a Chinese man looking at the departure and arrivals display, obviously very perplexed. She decides to help him if she can.
| Jane | Nǐ qù nǎr? | Complete dialogue | |
| Chinese | Wǒ qù Niǔyuē. | ||
| Jane | Jǐ diǎn de huǒchē? | ||
| Chinese | Wǒ bù zhīdào. Piào shang méi yǒu shíjiān. | ||
| Jane | Wǒ bāng nǐ
kànkan. (looks at the notice board) A, sān diǎn yī kè, zài dì-yī zhàntái. |
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| Chinese | Xiànzài sān diǎn chà wǔ fēn, hái yǒu èrshí fēnzhōng. | ||
| Jane | Zhù nǐ lílù shùnfēng. | ||
| Chinese | Xièxie nǐ. Zàijiàn. |
Ann wants to find out whether her birthday happens to fall on Chinese New Year. Read the dialogue and see if you can find the answer.