New Mandarin Chinese Lesson: Newbie #13: Coming & Going

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Coming & Going
Newbie 13: Coming & Going

A:

Come
Lái
来

B:

Suggestion particle
Ba
吧

A:

Suggest come - i.e. an invitation to come
Lái ba
来吧

B:

Suggest you come.
Nǐ lái ba.
你来吧。

A:

Go
Qù
去

B:

Past tense particle
Le
了

A:

Will or Know how to
Huì
会

B:

Early
Zǎo
早

A:

Late
Wǎn
晚

B:

Restaurant
Fànguǎnr
饭馆儿

A:

Are you coming?
Nǐ lái ma?
你来吗？

B:

Have you come?
Nǐ lái le ma?
你来了吗？

A:

I've come!
Wǒ lái le!
我来了！

B:

You have come late.
Nǐ lái wǎn le.
你来晚了。

A:

I came early.
Wǒ lái zǎo le.
我来早了。

B:

Will you come?
Nǐ huì lái ma?
你会来吗？

A:

I will come.
Wǒ huì lái.
我会来。

B:

Will you go?
Nǐ huì qù ma?
你会去吗？

A:

I won't go.
Wǒ bú huì qù.
我不会去。

B:

Did you go?
Nǐ qù le ma?
你去了吗？

A:

I went.
Wǒ qù le.
我去了。

B:

Where did you go?
Nǐ qù le nǎr?
你去了哪儿？

A:

I went to restaurant.
Wǒ qù le fànguǎnr.
我去了饭馆儿。

B:

You - why - went to restaurant?
Nǐ wèishénme qù le fànguǎnr?
你为什么去了饭馆儿？

A:

I'm hungry!
Wǒ è le!
我饿了！

B:

Do you like - go - restaurant?
Nǐ xǐhuān qù fànguǎnr ma?
你喜欢去饭馆儿吗？

A:

I - very - like - go to restaurant.
Wǒ hěn xǐhuān qù fànguǎnr.

我很喜欢去饭馆儿。 

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