thydzik’s technology blog

my wife is very well
wǒ de tàitai hěn hǎo
what about you?
nǐ nà
why?
wèi shénme?
because, I would like to buy something
yīn wèi, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi
but I can’t buy anything because the stores are closed
kěshì wǒ bù kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi yīn wèi shāngdiàn guān mén le
it’s too late
tài wǎn le
is the store open?
shāngdiàn kāi mén le ma
shāngdiàn yǒu méiyǒu kāi mén
the stores are closed
shāngdiàn guān mén le
now, it’s too late
xiàn zài tài wǎn le
it’s not very late
bùshì hěn wǎn
the store is open
shāngdiàn kāi mén le
tomorrow, the stores are open
míng tiān, shāngdiàn kāi mén
now the stores are closed
xiàn zài shāngdiàn guān mén le
tomorrow, I can’t buy anything
míng tiān, wǒ bù kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi
why? because I am going to go to Beijing
wèi shénme? yīn wèi wǒ yào qù Běijīng
I am going to take a plane to go
wǒ yào zuò fēijī qù
tomorrow, I am going to take a plane to Beijing
míng tiān, wǒ yào zuò fēijī qù Běijīng
I would like to go to the airport
wǒ xiǎng qù fēijī chǎng
you have many Hong Kong dollars
nǐ yǒu hěn duō gǎng bì
I have enough
wǒ gòu le
where is the airport?
fēijī chǎng zài nǎr
take King’s Road
zǒu Yīngwáng Dào
I should take which road?
wǒ yīnggāi zǒu nǎ tiáo lù
take the road to the right, then go straight ahead
zǒu yòu biān nà tiáo lù, ránhòu yī zhí wăng qián zǒu
please say again
qǐng zài shuō yī cì
take the road to the left
zǒu zuǒ biān nà tiáo lù
thank you. don’t mention it
xièxiè nǐ. bú kè qì
are you going to go to Beijing?
nǐ yào qù Běijīng ma
nǐ yào bùyào qù Běijīng ma
really?
zhēn dē
what are you going to do there?
nǐ yào zài nàr zuò shénme
some children
jĭ gè xiǎo háir
some friends
jĭ gè péngyou
I am going to see some friends
wǒ yào kàn jĭ gè péngyou
are they in Hong Kong?
tā men zài Xiāng Gǎng  ma
tā men shì bùshì zài Xiāng Gǎng
No, they are not in Hong Kong, they live in Beijing
bùshì, tā men bùshì zài Xiāng Gǎng, tā men zhù zài Běijīng
I have some friends in Beijing
wǒ yǒu jĭ gè péngyou zài Běijīng
I am going to go there for work
wǒ yào qù nàr gōngzuò
not very much
bùshì hěn duō
I am going to see some friends, then I’m going to work
wǒ yào kàn jĭ gè péngyou, ránhòu wǒ yào gōngzuò
today, tomorrow
jīn tiān, míng tiān
two days, three days
liǎng tiān, sān tiān
I am going to stay there three days
wǒ yào zài nàr dāi sān tiān
I am going to go there to work
wǒ yào qù nàr gōngzuò
I am going to stay there two days
wǒ yào zài nàr dāi liǎng tiān
I am going to see some friends
wǒ yào kàn jĭ gè péngyou
you are going to stay how many days?
nǐ yào dāi jĭ tiān
a few days
jĭ tiān
I am going to stay a few days maybe three days
wǒ yào dāi jĭ tiān kĕnéng sān tiān
maybe I’m going to see some friends
(I maybe am going to see some friends)
wǒ kĕnéng yào kàn jĭ gè péngyou
are you going to go there to work?
nǐ yào qù nàr gōngzuò ma. maybe yes
nǐ yào bùyào qù nàr gōngzuò. kĕnéng yào
I think i’m going to go to work
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào qù gōngzuò
are you going to see Peter?
nǐ yào kàn Peter ma
nǐ yào bùyào kàn Peter
maybe I am going to see him
wǒ kĕnéng yào kàn tā
are you going to see him?
nǐ yào kàn tā ma
nǐ yào bùyào kàn tā
maybe I am going to
wǒ kĕnéng yào
I think I am going to see him
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào kàn tā
I would like to see him
wǒ xiǎng kàn tā
I’m going to work
wǒ yào gōngzuò
I am going to go to Beijing to stay two days, maybe three days
wǒ yào qù Běijīng dāi liǎng tiān, kĕnéng sān tiān
I think I am going to stay a few days
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào dāi jĭ tiān
how many Hong Kong dollars do you have?
nǐ yǒu duō shǎo gǎng bì
please give me a few Renminbi
máfan nǐ gěi wǒ jĭ kuài rénmínbì
would you like to buy something?
nǐ xiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi ma
nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi
I’m going to go to Beijing
wǒ yào qù Běijīng
I’m going to stay in Beijing for a few days
wǒ yào qù Běijīng dāi jĭ tiān
what are you going to do there?
nǐ yào qù nàr zuò shénme
I think i’m going to work there
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào qù nàr gōngzuò