1
Q
My two favorite songs
A
Wo3 zui4 ai4 de liang3 shou3 ge1
2
Q
Is your new semester about to start?
A
Ni3 de xin1 xue2 qi1 kuai4 yao4 kai1 shi3 le ma?
3
Q
It’s available in many stores
A
Hen3 duo1 dian4 dou1 you3
4
Q
I just finished my nap
A
Wo3 gang1 jie2 shu4 wu3 shui4
5
Q
We sometimes also mispronounce it
A
Wo3 men you3 shi2 hou4 ye3 hui4 nian4 cuo4
6
Q
Can’t differentiate between “in” and “ing”
A
Bu4 neng2 qu1 fen1 “in” he2 “ing”
7
Q
He even wants to open a café of his own
A
Ta1 shen4 zhi4 xiang3 zi4 ji3 kai1 yi4 ge ka1 fei1 ting1
8
Q
I want to ask you to help me a bit (first pronoun implied)
A
Xiang3 qing3 ni3 bang1 zhu4 wo3 yi1 xia4 (xia4)
9
Q
I’m really looking forward to this trip
A
Wo3 zhen1 de hen3 qi2 dai4 zhe4 ci4 de lü3 xing2
10
Q
Do you have any recommendations for eating?
A
Chi1 de ni3 you3 shen2 me tui1 jian4 de ma?
11
Q
Only five months old
A
Cai2 wu3 ge yue4 da4
12
Q
We mainly want to play in Beijing
A
Wo3 men zhu3 yao4 xiang3 zai4 Bei3 jing1 wan2
13
Q
Tianjin people like to use “ma” instead of “shen2 me / sha2”
A
Tian1 jin1 ren2 xi3 huan1 yong4 “ma” dai4 ti4 “shen2 me / sha2”
14
Q
Then I also took a lot of pictures
A
Ran2 hou4 wo3 ye3 pai1 le hao3 duo1 zhao4 pian4
15
Q
I’ll share it with you later
A
Wo3 wan3 dian3 gei3 ni3 fen1 xiang3
16
Q
You guessed it (you guessed correctly)
A
Ni3 cai1 dui4 le
17
Q
Which means “not happy”
A
Jiu4 shi4 bu4 kai1 xin1 de yi4 si
18
Q
This is a good idea
A
Zhe4 shi4 ge hao3 zhu3 yi4
19
Q
But “mei2” might be more colloquial
A
Dan4 shi4 “mei2” ke3 neng2 geng4 kou3 yu3 hua4
20
Q
Indeed, although it’s cloudy today, it’s neither cold nor hot
A
Que4 shi2, jin1 tian1 sui1 ran2 shi4 yin1 tian1, dan4 shi4 tian1 qi4 bu4 leng3 bu2 re4
21
Q
About 6 kilometers
A
Cha4 bu4 duo1 6 km
22
Q
I mean that…
A
Wo3 de yi4 si shi4…
23
Q
I’m speechless
A
Wo3 wu2 yu3 le
24
Q
Because of the tariff issue, has the price of your things increased?
A
Yin1 wei4 guan1 shui4 wen4 ti2, ni3 men na4 bian1 de dong1 xi you3 zhang3 jia4 ma?
25
I’m home (after being away)
Wo3 dao4 jia1 le
26
Finish soon!
Kuai4 mang2 wan2
27
A little bit higher than our temperature
Bi3 wo3 men zhe4 wen1 du4 gao1 yi4 dian3 dian3
28
These paintings look so realistic
Zhe4 xie1 hua4 kan4 shang4 qu4 hen3 bi1 zhen1
29
And it’s getting cooler (one way)
Hai2 jiang4 wen1 le
30
Changsha is more than 1,000 km away
Zhang3 sha1 li2 zhe4 bian1 you3 1,000 duo1 gong1 li3
31
I don’t like my job, but I need to make money
Wo3 bu4 xi3 huan1 wo3 de gong1 zuo4, dan4 shi4 wo3 xu1 yao4 zhuan4 qian2
32
In order to support the family
Wei4 le yang3 jia1 hu2 kou3
33
I won twenty two yuan
Wo3 ying2 le er4 shi2 er4 kuai4 qian2
34
I went swimming in the sea yesterday and saw a lot of fish
Wo3 zuo2 tian1 qu4 hai3 li3 you2 yong3, kan4 dao4 le hen3 duo1 yu2
35
Can you understand the speed I’m speaking Chinese?
Wo3 shuo1 Zhong1 wen2 de yu3 su4 ni3 neng2 li3 jie3 ma?
36
I only know Chinese, and a little English
Wo3 zhi3 hui4 Zhong1 wen2, he2 yi4 dian3 dian3 Ying1 yu3
37
For me…
Dui4 wo3 lai2 shuo1…
38
I just finished the interview
Wo3 gang1 mian4 shi4 wan2
39
I haven’t been on this platform in a while (pronoun implied)
You3 yi2 zhen4 zi mei2 you3 shang4 zhe4 ge ping2 tai2
40
But I still remember you
Dan4 wo3 hai2 ji4 de ni3
41
You are polite
Ni3 you3 li3 mao4
42
I prefer lattes
Wo3 bi3 jiao4 xi3 huan1 na2 tie3
43
I’ve also never heard of this city before
Wo3 yi3 qian2 ye3 mei2 ting1 shuo1 guo zhe4 ge cheng2 shi4
44
What’s the secret? (Lit: what secret?)
Shen2 me mi4 mi4?
45
I haven’t finished reading this book yet
Wo3 hai2 mei2 you3 kan4 wan2 zhe4 ben3 shu1
46
So I chose mild spicy
Suo3 yi3 wo3 xuan3 de wei1 la4 (“xuan3 le” also works)
47
My living environment is also not conducive to learning English
Wo3 de sheng1 huo2 huan2 jing4 ye3 bu2 li4 yu2 xue2 Ying1 wen2
48
I thought you had many years of driving experience
Wo3 yi3 wei2 ni3 you3 hao3 duo1 nian2 de jia4 ling2 le
49
So I retook it (pictures) (pronoun implied)
Suo3 yi3 chong2 pai1 le
50
How are you doing recently? (One way)
Ni3 zui4 jin4 ru2 he2?
51
The worst thing was that a car caught fire
Zui4 yan2 zhong4 de shi4 you3 liang4 che1 zhao2 huo3 le
52
Besides this / apart from this
Chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4
53
Who would’ve thought … ?
Shei2 neng2 xiang3 dao4 … ?
54
In recent years, I suddenly fell in love with … (pronoun implied)
Zui4 jin4 ji3 nian2 tu1 ran2 ai4 shang4 le …
55
I’m proud of you (first pronoun implied)
Wei4 ni3 jiao1 ao4
56
I made my choice yesterday!
Wo3 zuo2 tian1 xuan3 hao3 le!
57
Although I can’t see the bow
Sui1 ran2 wo3 kan4 bu2 dao4 hu2 die2 jie2
58
This is the meal we had yesterday (pronoun implied)
Zhe4 shi4 zuo2 tian1 chi1 de fan4
59
Went out around 4 PM
Xia4 wu3 si4 dian3 zuo3 you4 chu1 men2 de
60
Went to a friend’s house for dinner (a dinner gathering) yesterday
Zuo2 tian1 qu4 peng2 you jia1 ju4 can1 le
61
Then I doubted myself
Ran2 hou4 wo3 ji2 du4 huai2 yi2 zi4 ji3
62
I accompanied her
Wo3 pei2 ta1 le
63
I was cooking congee, and then I just now was studying your dim sum without looking at the pot
Wo3 zai4 zhu3 zhou1, ran2 hou4 wo3 gang1 gang1 zai4 yan2 jiu1 ni3 de dian3 xin1 mei2 you3 kan4 zhe guo1
64
I like to cook the specialty congee from my hometown
Wo3 xi3 huan1 zhu3 wo3 lao3 jia1 de te4 se4 zhou1
65
Your pizza looks super good
Ni3 de pi1 sa4 kan4 shang4 qu4 chao1 hao4 chi1
66
I gave him a bracelet
Wo3 gei3 ta1 song4 le yi4 tiao2 shou3 lian4
67
I don’t even have time to go to the gym
Wo3 shen4 zhi4 mei2 you3 shi2 jian1 qu4 jian4 shen1 fang2
68
Did you grow up in China?
Ni3 shi4 bu2 shi4 zai4 Zhong1 guo2 zhang3 da4 de?
69
Not only do you speak very well, your voice is also very nice
Ni3 bu4 jin3 shuo1 de te4 bie2 hao3, ni3 de sheng1 yin1 hai2 te4 bie2 hao3 ting1
70
Taiyuan is Shanxi’s provincial capital
Tai4 yuan2 shi4 Shan1 xi1 de sheng3 hui4
71
My (implied) colleagues all like (it) very much much. Maybe I can look for pictures
Tong2 shi4 men dou1 hen3 xi3 huan1. Huo4 xu3 wo3 ke3 yi3 zhao3 zhao3 tu2 pian4
72
Which flavor is your favorite?
Ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 na3 zhong3 kou3 wei4 ya?
73
The temperature dropped sharply in Suzhou
Su1 zhou1 da4 jiang4 wen1
74
Too far away from me
Li2 wo3 tai4 yuan3 le
75
I should’ve gone when I was studying in France
Wo3 zai4 fa3 guo2 du2 shu1 de shi2 hou ying1 gai1 qu4 de
76
What are your plans for the weekend?
Ni3 zhou1 mo4 you3 shen2 me an1 pai2?
77
I just arrived at the office
Wo3 gang1 dao4 ban4 gong1 shi4
78
And also many other cities
Yi3 ji2 qi2 ta1 hen3 duo1 cheng2 shi4
79
(It) shouldn’t disappoint you
Ying1 gai1 bu2 hui4 rang4 ni3 shi1 wang4 de
80
I definitely want to try it next time I see it
Wo3 xia4 ci4 kan4 dao4 ta1 yi2 ding4 yao4 shi4 shi4
81
What topics do you hope to discuss together?
Ni3 xi1 wang4 wo3 men yi4 qi3 tao3 lun4 shen2 me hua4 ti2?
82
I went to pet the reindeer
Wo3 qu4 mo1 le xun4 lu4
83
Thank you for your concern
Xie4 xie guan1 xin1
84
It wasn’t as spicy as I imagined
Mei2 you3 wo3 xiang3 xiang4 zhong1 de la4
85
I wonder if the way you play the game is the same as ours (pronoun implied)
Bu4 zhi1 dao4 ni3 men na4 bian1 de wan2 fa he2 wo3 men shi4 fou3 yi2 yang4
86
My mahjong skills have gotten better recently
Wo3 zui4 jin4 ma2 jiang4 de ji4 shu4 bian4 hao3 le
87
But it seems that mahjong (rules) will vary slightly in different places
Bu2 guo4 hao3 xiang4 bu4 tong2 di4 fang1 de ma2 jiang4 hui4 you3 diar3 qu1 bie2
88
My glasses broke
Wo3 de yan3 jing4 duan4 le
89
I sometimes will also wear contact lenses, but more often I will wear this kind
Wo3 you3 shi2 hou ye3 hui4 dai4 yin3 xing2 yan3 jing4, dan4 shi4 wo3 geng4 duo1 de shi2 hou hui4 dai4 zhe4 zhong3
90
But (I) was full of hope for the future
Dan4 dui4 wei4 lai2 chong1 man3 xi1 wang4
91
Before starting my PhD, I didn’t want to get married (pronoun implied)
Du2 bo2 zhi1 qian2, bu4 xiang3 jie2 hun1
92
When I think in Chinese …
Dang1 wo3 yong4 Zhong1 wen2 xiang3 de shi2 hou (the “dang1” is optional)
93
I’m the opposite of you
Wo3 gen1 ni3 shi4 fan3 de
94
I always put too much water
Wo3 zong3 shi4 fang4 duo1 shui3
95
I’m the opposite of you, I always put too much water
Wo3 gen1 ni3 shi4 fan3 de, wo3 zong3 shi4 fang4 duo1 shui3
96
My favorite dish in this picture is also the stir-fried squid!
Zhe4 zhang1 tu2 pian4 li3 wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 de ye3 shi4 bao4 chao3 you2 yu2!
97
By the way (another way)
Shun4 bian4 shuo1 yi2 xia4
98
Happened to (in a good way) / luckily
Zheng4 hao3
99
I just (went and) looked it up
Wo3 gang1 gang1 qu4 sou1 le yi2 xia4
100
I think it might be the Gregorian calendar
Wo3 xiang3 ye3 xu3 shi4 yang2 li4
101
I think the meaning is pretty much the same
Wo3 jue2 de yi4 si cha4 bu4 duo1
102
Mushrooms are a major specialty of Yunnan, there are many varieties
Mo2 gu shi4 yun2 nan2 de yi4 da4 te4 se4, you3 hen3 duo1 zhong3 lei4
103
Speaking of this …
Shuo1 dao4 zhe4 ge …
104
But the company might not want me
Dan4 shi4 gong1 si1 ke3 neng2 bu2 yao4 wo3
105
He was actually already nearing retirement
Ta1 qi2 shi2 yi3 jing1 kuai4 tui4 tui4 xiu1 le
106
I’m out of ideas (indicating helplessness)
Mei2 zhao1 le
107
What’s your occupation in the US?
Ni3 zai4 mei3 guo2 cong2 shi4 shen2 me zhi2 ye4
