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| Hi, guys! Welcome to this lesson! Today we’re going to learn 10 Questions You Should Know. Ok, let’s get started! |
| 1. 你住在哪？ (Nǐ zhù zài nǎ?) "Where do you live?" |
| “Which street?” 住哪条街？ (Zhù nǎ tiáo jiē?) |
| “Which building?” 住哪个房子？ (Zhù nǎge fángzi?) |
| And also you can just say that “I live with my parents.” |
| 我住父母家。 (Wǒ zhù fùmǔ jiā) |
| Or “I live in a hotel.” |
| 我住宾馆。(Wǒ zhù bīnguǎn.) |
| 2. 你叫什么名字？ (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?) "What’s your name?" |
| It’s a really common and basic question, but (let’s see) a more advanced (version) |
| 您贵姓？(Nín guìxìng?) ”What’s your name?” is very respectful to the person. It’s “What’s your family name?” And also in China 您贵姓？(Nín guìxìng?) is more common than ”What’s your name?”, maybe. |
| 你好，你叫什么名字？ (Nǐ hǎo, nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?) |
| 我叫包雨婷。(Wǒ jiào Bāo Yǔtíng.) |
| As a more advanced conversation |
| 您好，请问您贵姓？(Nín hǎo, qǐngwèn nín guìxìng?) |
| 免贵，姓包。 (Miǎn guì, xìng bāo.) |
| 3. 你在哪工作？ (Nǐ zài nǎ gōngzuò?) "Where do you work?" |
| Maybe you can answer, like, the city. |
| For example 我在北京工作。(Wǒ zài běijīng gōngzuò.) “I work in Beijing.” |
| And also you can answer the company name, you can also say, like, 我在某某公司工作 (Wǒ zài mǒu mǒu gōngsī gōngzuò.) |
| 4. 你多大了？ (Nǐn duōdàle?) "How old are you?" |
| It’s a secret! But for this sentence, 你多大了？ (Nǐn duōdàle?), it’s like you’re asking small children, age from 3 years old to 12 years old, maybe. |
| It’s like, 小朋友，你多大了？ (Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐn duōdàle?) |
| And for teenager, especially for girls, you can ask, like, 您芳龄几何？ (Nín fānglíng jǐhé?) |
| 请问您芳龄？ (Qǐngwèn nín fānglíng?) it also means “please tell me your age.” |
| And for senior person, you can never never use these sentences like 你多大了？ (Nǐn duōdàle?) 你几岁了？ (Nǐn jǐ suìle?), no! |
| If you must ask, use 请问您高寿？(Qǐngwèn nín gāoshòu?) |
| 5. 你来自哪？ (Nǐ láizì nǎ?) "Where are you from?" |
| If you really want to know the hometown, you must ask |
| 您老家是哪里？ (Nín lǎojiā shì nǎlǐ?) |
| That means “Where is your hometown?” “Where did you come from?” |
| And if you just say 你来自哪？(Nǐ láizì nǎ?) |
| Maybe I can answer, like, “I came from Beijing University.” |
| 6. 你说什么？ (Nǐ shuō shénme?) "What did you say?" |
| If you can’t hear clearly about the question or the word from other people, you can ask |
| 不好意思，您说什么？(Bùhǎoyìsi, nín shuō shénme?) |
| If you feel very shocked about the words, you can say |
| 嗯，你说什么？！(Ń, nǐ shuō shénme?!) |
| It’s 什么？！(shénme?!) |
| 7. 洗手间在哪？ (Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎ?) "Where is the bathroom?" |
| It’s a survival Chinese phrase, you must know that. And also I recommend you to speak more polite, like |
| 不好意思，请问一下洗手间在哪？(Bùhǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn yīxià xǐshǒujiān zài nǎ?) |
| The person may answer you. |
| 你看，就在那边。 (Nǐ kàn, jiù zài nà biān.)“Just over there!" |
| 8. 你在哪里学的中文？ (Nǐ zài nǎlǐ xué de zhōngwén?) "Where did you learn Chinese?" |
| “I learned from a YouTube channel.” 我从YouTube视频上学的。(Wǒ cóng YouTube shìpín shàng xué de.) |
| “I learnt by myself.” 我自学的。(Wǒ zìxué de.) |
| “My major is Chinese. 我的专业是中文。(Wǒ de zhuānyè shì zhōngwén.) |
| “I learnt from school." 我从学校里学的。(Wǒ cóng xuéxiào lǐ xué de.) |
| 9. 你学中文多久了？ (Nǐ xué zhōngwén duōjiǔle?) "How long have you been studying Chinese?" |
| 一个月，两个月 (Yī gè yuè, liǎng gè yuè), pay attention on 个 (gè), “one month, two months”. |
| And also you can speak for “one year, two years”, there is no 个 (gè). |
| If you don’t want to tell the person how long, or the exact time, you can say |
| 没有多长时间。(Méiyǒu duō cháng shíjiān.) ”Not so much time.” |
| Or “It's been a long time." 学了很久了。(Xuéle hěnjiǔle.) |
| 10. 你的生日是什么时候？ (Nǐ de shēngrì shì shénme shíhòu?) "When is your birthday?" |
| For a Chinese person, like my family, is a traditional family, so we use the lunar calendar, 阴历 (yīn lì). |
| And I will say 我的阴历生日是几月几号。(Wǒ de yīnlì shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào.) |
| And for you, absolutely, you use the western calendar, if you want to tell the native speaker, you can answer, like 我的阳历生日是几月几号。(Wǒ de yánglì shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào.) |
| That means “My western calendar birthday is on (x month x date).” |
| Ok! That’s all for today. Today we learned 10 Questions You Must Know in Chinese. And guys, if you have any questions that you want to know, and about a question that you don’t know how to answer in Chinese, you can comment below, let me know, I can answer that. |
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