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zhè shì...
...
This is...
This is my book.
This is my friend.
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zhèxiē shì...
...
These are...
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wǒ xiǎng + verb...
...
I want to (do something)…
wǒ xiǎng shuìjiào.
I want to sleep.
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wǒ xiǎngyào + noun / verb...
...
I want (something)… / I want to (do something)…
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wǒ yào + noun / verb...
...
I want (something)… / I want to (do something)…
wǒ yào cízhí!
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wǒ xūyào...
...
I need...
wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngzhù.
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wǒ bìxū...
...
I must...
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wǒ děi...
...
I need to... / I have to...
I have to go.
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wǒ juéde...
...
I feel... / I think...
(expressing feelings or opinions that you are not entirely sure about)
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wǒ rènwéi...
...
I believe... / I think...
(expressing opinions which you have analyzed)
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wǒ gèrén...
...
I personally...
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wǒ xiāngxìn...
...
I believe that...
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wǒ yǐwéi...
...
I thought that...
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wǒ zài + verb...
...
I am (doing something)...
wǒ zài xǐzǎo.
I am taking a shower.
wǒ zài chīfàn.
I am eating (a meal).
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wǒ zhèngzài...
...
I am currently (doing something)...
(right in the middle of doing something)
wǒ zhèngzài xiūxi.
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wǒ xiànzài zài + (a place word)
...
I am now at (somewhere)…
I am now at home.
I am now at school.
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nǐ yīnggāi...
...
You should...
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wǒ huì...
...
a) I can... (a skill)
I will come.
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wǒ xīwàng...
...
I hope...
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wǒ cāi...
...
I guess...
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wǒ hěn qīdài...
...
I am looking forward to...
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wǒ tīngshuō...
...
I heard that...
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nǐ tīngshuō guò... ma?
...
Have you heard... ?
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wǒ kěyǐ...
...
I can... (to have the capability)
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wǒ kěyǐ... ma?
...
Can I... ? (asking for permission)
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nǐ jièyì... ma?
...
Do you mind...?
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wǒ hěn hàoqí...
...
I am very curious...
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wǒ jìde...
...
I remember...
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nǐ hái jìde... ma?
...
Do you still remember...?
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wǒ qù guò... / wǒ méi qù guò...
... / ...
I have been to... / I have not been to...
wǒ qù guò měiguó.
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nǐ qù guò... ma?
...
Have you been to... ?
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nǐ (men) yǒu... ma?
( ) ... ?
Do you have...?
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wǒ yǒu...
...
I have...
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wǒ yǒu yī gè dìdi.
I have a bicycle.
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wǒ fāxiàn...
...
I noticed... / I found...
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wǒ jīngcháng...
...
I often...
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wǒ tōngcháng / yībān...
/ ...
I usually...
I usually get up at 7.
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wǒ dǎsuàn...
...
I plan to... / I intend to...
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wǒ gānggāng...
...
I just (did something)...
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wǒ xǐhuan...
...
I like...
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wǒ yǐjīng...
...
I already...
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wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan...
...
I prefer...
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wǒ zuì xǐhuan...
...
I like... the most.
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wǒ dānxīn...
...
I worry...
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wǒ dānxīn nǐ de jiànkāng.
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nǐ zuìhǎo...
...
You better...
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wǒ zhīdào...
...
I know (that)...
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nǐ zhīdào... ma?
...
Do you know...?
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nǐ zhīdào ma?...
...
Hey! You know... / Guess what...
(when you want to tell your friend something)
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nǐ rènshi... ma?
...
Do you know... ? / Do you recognize...?
nǐ rènshi tā ma?
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wǒ bù rènshi...
...
I don't recognize... / I don't know...
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nǐ wèishénme... ?
...?
Why (do / did / are...) you...?
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wǒ xiǎng zhīdào...
...
I want to know...
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wǒ bù xíguàn...
...
I am not used to...
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wǒ juédìng...
...
I decided...
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wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià...
...
I'd like to ask...
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wǒ jiànyì...
...
I suggest...
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wǒ zuìjìn zài...
...
Recently, I have been (doing something)...
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wǒ zài kǎolǜ...
...
I am thinking about... / I am considering...
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wǒ zài xiǎng...
...
I am thinking...
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wǒ yǐjīng hěn jiǔ méiyǒu...
...
I have not (done something) for a long time.
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rúguǒ nǐ bù jièyì dehuà, ...
...
If you don't mind, ...
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rúguǒ kěyǐ dehuà, ...
...
If it's okay, ...
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If it's okay, I'd like to give you the homework next week.
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nándào nǐ bù juéde... ma?
... ?
Don't you think that...?
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nǐ yīdìng... ba?
...
You must be... ?
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shúi (shéi) huì... ?
...?
Who can... ?
?
Who can sing this song?
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wǒ shòubùliǎo...
...
I can't stand...
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wǒ shòubùliǎo tā de píqi.
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nǐ néng gàosu wǒ... ma?
...
Can you tell me...?
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bùyào...
...
Don't...
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nǐ zěnme zhīdào... ?
... ?
How did you know... ?
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kànlai...
...
It seems that...
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duìle, ...
...
By the way, ...
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wǒ měitiān doū huì...
...
Everyday I (will)...
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zhè ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐ le...
...
This reminded me of...
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wǒ hòuhuǐ...
...
I regret that...
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wǒ pà...
...
I am afraid... / I fear...
wǒ pà gǒu.
I am afraid of dogs.
wǒ pà wǒ huì chídào.
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máfan...
...
Please... / May I trouble you... ?
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Please be quiet!
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wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo...
...
I haven't yet decided... / I haven't made up my mind...
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qíshí...
...
Actually... / In fact...
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nǐ shì shuō... ?
... ?
Are you saying... ?
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nǐ shuō... ?
... ?
Tell me, ... ? / (what) do you think... ? (your opinion)
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suǒyǐ nǐ de yìsi shì... ?
... ?
So, you're saying... ? / So, your meaning is... ?
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hěn míngxiǎn, ...
...
Obviously, ...
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gāng kāishǐ...
...
At first... / At the beginning...
gāng kāishǐ wǒ shì xiāngxìn tā de, dànshì hòulái fāxiàn wǒ cuò le.
gāng kāishǐ wǒ yǐwéi hěn róngyì, dànshì hòulái fāxiàn hěn nán.
At the beginning I thought it was easy, but later on I found out that it was very
hard.
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wǒmen... + (verb) ba!
...
Let's (do something)!
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Let's go!
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rúguǒ...
...
If...
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yàobù... ba?
... ?
How about... ?
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zuìjìn...
...
Recently...
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qiánjǐtiān...
...
A few days ago, ...
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cóng xiànzài qǐ, ...
...
From now on,...
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zài wǒ kàn lái, ...
...
In my opinion, ...
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wǒ zuò guò...
...
I worked as... (to describe what type of jobs you did before)
I worked as a teacher.
I worked as a salesperson.
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nǐ zěnme zhème... !
...
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lǎoshíshuō, ...
...
Frankly, ... / Honestly speaking, ...
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yībānláishuō, ...
...
Generally speaking, ...
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jù wǒ suǒzhī, ...
...
As far as I know, ...
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qǐngwèn... ?
...
Please, may I ask ...?
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?
May I ask, where is the toilet?
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wǒ céngjīng...
...
I once...
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wǒ tūrán yìshi dào...
...
Suddenly, I realized that...
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wànyī...
...
What if...
What if he forgets?
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wǒ àishàng le...
...
I fell in love with... / I developed a liking for...
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wǒ àishàng le tā.
wǒ àishàng le zhōngwén.
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tā shì yī gè... de rén.
...
a) He is a ... person. (talking about personality)
He is an impatient person.
He is an optimistic person.
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