New Mandarin Chinese Lesson: Newbie #15: Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, Know

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Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, Know
Newbie 15: Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, Know

Vocabulary
Cíhuì
词汇

A:

Wait
Děng
等

B:

Arrive
Dào
到

A:

To look
Kàn
看

B:

To see
Kàndào
看到

A:

To feel or think
Juéde
觉得

B:

To know
Zhīdào
知道

A:

A long time
Hěnjiǔ
很久

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Dialogue
Duìhuà
对话

A:

You arrived?
Nǐ dào le ma?
你到了吗？

B:

I haven't arrived.
Wǒ méiyǒu dào.
我没有到。

A:

I need to wait how long?
Wǒ xūyào děng duōjiǔ?
我需要等多久？

I need to wait a long time?
Wǒ xūyào děng hěnjiǔ ma?
我需要等很久吗？

B:

I feel you don't need to wait a long time.
Wǒ juéde nǐ bù xǔyǎo děng hěnjiǔ.
我觉得你不需要等很久。

A:

You arrived where?
Nǐ dào nǎr le?
你到哪儿了？

B:

I don't know - I arrived where.
Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ dào nǎr le.
我不知道我到哪儿了。

A:

I not - like to - wait for you.
Wǒ bù xiǎng děng nǐ.
我不想等你。

B:

Why don't you - like to - wait for me?
Nǐ wèishénme bù xiǎng děng wǒ?
你为什么不想等我？

A:

I've waited for you a long time.
Wǒ děng nǐ děng le hěnjiǔ le.
我等你等了很久了。

I feel you won't arrive.
Wǒ juéde nǐ bú huì dào.
我觉得你不会到。

B:

Oh, wait, I've arrived!
O, děngděng, wǒ dào le!
哦，等等，我到了！

You look, I've arrived.
Nǐ kàn, wǒ dào le.
你看，我到了。

I see you.
Wǒ kàndào nǐ le.
我看到你了。

A:

I also see you.
Wǒ yě kàndào nǐ le.
我也看到你了。

Let's go.
Wǒměn zǒu ba.
我们走吧。

B:

Go where?
Qù nǎr?
去哪儿？

A:

Go to restaurant, how do you feel?
Qù fànguǎnr, nǐ juéde ne?
去饭馆儿，你觉得呢？

B:

Can - how go?
Kěyǐ, zěnme qù?
可以，怎么去？

A:

Go by taxi?
Dǎchē qù ma?
打车去吗？

B:

Okay. Let's go. I'm very hungry.
Hǎode. Zǒu ba. Wǒ hěn è.
好的。走吧。我很饿。

A:

I'm also hungry. Let's go.
Wǒ yě è le. Zǒu ba.
我也饿了。走吧。

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