Going to Airport

• 打电话 dǎ diànhuà- call someone on phone

• 给 gěi- to give

• 能  néng- can, may, be able to

• 送 sòng- to deliver, to escort

• 可以 kě yǐ- can, may, be able to

• 机场 jī chǎng- airport

• 打工 dǎ gōng- work for a part-time job

• 上班 shàng bān- go to work

• 有空 yǒu kòng- to have free time

• 事 shì- thing, matter

• 飞机 fēi jī- airplane

• 坐飞机 zùo fēi jī- ride airplane

• 开 kāi- drive

• 开车 kāi chē- drive car

• 以后 yǐ hoù- after, later

• 才 cái- not until

• 真 zhēn- really

• 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si- to feel embarrassed

Grammar

• AM or PM in Chinese

  • Morning

    • 早上 zǎo shàng- (around 6 -9 A.M.)

      • 早上七点 zaǒ shàng qī diǎn

    • 上午 shàng wǔ- (roughly after 9:00 A.M.)

      • 上午十点 shàng wǔ shí diǎn

  • Noon

    • 中午 zhōng wǔ- (around 12: 00 P.M.)

      • 中午十二点半 zhōng wǔ shí er̀diǎn bàn

  • Afternoon

    • 下午 xìa wǔ- (around 1 – 6:30 P.M.)

      • 下午三点 xìa wǔ sān diǎn

  • Evening, Night

    • 晚上 wǎn shàng- (after dark)

      • 晚上七点半 wǎn shàng qī diǎn bàn

  • Midnight

    • 半夜 bàn yè- (around 12-4 A.M.)

      • 半夜十二点 bàn yè shí er̀diǎn

  • Early morning

    • 凌晨 líng chén- (around 4-6 A.M.)

      • 凌晨五点 líng chén wǔ diǎn

• Call someone on a phone

  • To express A person calls B person. Chinese uses A 打电话给 B or A 给 B 打电话.

  • A person calls B person

Example:

• 小美打电话给林君。

• Xiǎo měi dǎ diàn huà gěi lín jūn.

• 小美给林君 打电话。

• Xiǎo měi gěi lín jūn dǎ diàn huà.

To add a time phrase to the sentence.

• 小美早上打电话给林君。

• Xiǎo měi zǎo shàng dǎ diàn huà gěi lín jūn.

• 早上小美给林君打电话。

• Zǎo shàng xiǎo měi gěi lín jūn dǎ diàn huà.

你有空吗?Have free time and 你有事吗? have things to do

• Asking if someone is available.

  • 你有空吗? Nǐ yǒu kòng ma?- Do you have free time?

  • 我有空。 Wǒ yǒu kòng- I have free time.

  • 我没有空。 Wǒ méiyǒu kòng- I don’t have free time.

• Asking if someone is busy or occupied.

• 你有事吗? Nǐ yǒu shì ma?- Are you busy?

• 我有事。Wǒ yǒu shì- I am occupied. I have things to do.

• 我没有事。Wǒ méiyǒu shì- I am not occupied. I am not busy.

以后(yǐhòu ) After, then

• The adverb 以后 yǐhòu is placed after a time phrase or an event.

• 下课以后,我要去打工。

• Xiàkè yǐ hòu, wǒ yào qù dǎgōng. After class, I am going to work.

• 九点以后,我不在家。

• Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu, wǒ bú zài jiā. After nine, I won’t be home.

• 回家以后,我想看电视。

• Huíjiā yǐhòu, wǒ xiǎng kàn diànshì. After going home, I want to watch TV

Optative Verbs: 要,能, 可以

• Optative verbs are verbs that express wishes or hope, 要,能,可以 are commonly used optative verbs.

• 要(yào)- want, will, going to

  • 我要回中国 Wǒ yào huí zhōngguó.

  • 我要去打工 Wǒ yào qù dǎgōng.

• 能 (néng)- be able to, can, be available

  • 你能送我去机场吗? Nǐ néng sòng wǒ qù jīchǎng ma?

  • 我(不)能来上课。Wǒ (bù)néng lái shàngkè.

• 可以(kěyǐ)- can, allow, may, permission

  • 我可以看电视吗? Wǒ kěyǐ kàn diànshì ma?

  • 你(不)可以看电视。Nǐ (bù) kěyǐ kàn diànshì

• 会 (hùi)- can, have the ability to, will

• 我会说中文。Wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén.

• 他下个月会去中国。Tā xià ge yuè huì qù zhōngguó.