Chinese Verbs for Everyday Use

By Yilian Feng

Makes Learning Chinese Verbs FUN and EASY!
1.Easy to Learn
Explains how verbs can be used in different tenses and sentences in a clear
and effective way.
2. It’s Practical
Teaches verbs for everyday use: food and drink, clothing, housing,
transportation, education and entertainment.
3.Easy to Follow
Includes typical conversations with popular local businesses and services
in Taiwan, so that you can use the sentences in real situations.
4. Real Scenario Based Text:
Learn how to communicate in a real scenario.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yilian Feng
• Release date: Apr 3, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310330285

Yilian Feng

Yilian Feng is a certified public school teacher in Taiwan with has a master’s degree on English teaching and a certificate on teaching Chinese to foreigners. She has the passion to use English to connect people from different cultures. Born and raised in Taiwan, in 2012, she wrote “Chinese for Everyday Scenarios,” to introduce Taiwan Mandarin to the greater English-speaking community. This is her first Chinese language book.

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Foreword

Verbs play a very important role in the Chinese language. However, they do not change their forms like in English. In this sense, Chinese verbs are much easier to learn. Before you start to read this book, here are the following things you should know

1.English translations:

For each phrase or sentence, there are two translations. The first is an explanation to help you understand how a phrase or sentence is structured in Chinese. The second expresses how an English-speaker would say the phrase or sentence.

2.[ ] and { } ,fw ,Q, A as well as D

[ ]is like a tag that keeps a word or phrase together in many sentences and in some more complex sentence structures{ } goes outside of [ ] to specify the whole chunk to be a phrase. Function word is abbreviated as fw.

Q is a question, A is an answer, and D refers to a declarative sentence without a question before it.

3.This book is structured according to different functions of life food and drink, clothing, housing, transportation, education and entertainment. You can start from any chapter.

4.There is a CD in the physical book version that comprises of all the audio tracks that you can listen to over and over again to help the content stick in your brain.

5.Finally, learning a new language is like forming a new habit. Try looking at it from this new perspective. Dedicate time each day for study and practice speaking whenever you have the chance. You may be surprised at how quickly you can master this new language. I hope you enjoy learning Chinese verbs!"

Table of Contents

Prelude

I Foreword

II Table of Contents

III Index

IV Pronunciation Guide

V Verb Tenses

Chapter One Food & Drink

Lesson 1 Eat

吃chī eat, 吃飯chī fàn eat , 吃東西chī dōng xi eat something , 吃早餐chī zǎo cān have breakfast, 吃午餐chī wǔ cān have lunch, 吃晚餐chī wǎn cān have dinner, 吃素chī sù be a vegetarian, 吃葷 chī hūn be not a vegetarian

Lesson 2 Drink

喝hē drink, 喝一杯hē yì bēi go out for a drink,喝茶hē chá drink tea, 喝水hē shuǐ drink water, 喝咖啡hē ka fēi drink coffee, 喝果汁hē guǒ zhī drink juice, 喝檸檬汁hē níng méng zhī drink lemonade,喝西瓜汁hē xī guā zhī drink watermelon juice, 喝一杯咖啡hē yì bēi kā fēi drink a cup of coffee, 喝兩杯珍珠奶茶hē liǎng bēi zhēn zhū nǎi chá drink two cups of bubble tea, 喝拿鐵hē ná tiě drink a latte, 喝酒hē jiǔ drink alcohol, 喝啤酒hē pí jiǔ drink a beer,喝雞尾酒hē jī wěi jiǔ drink a cocktail,喝湯hē tāng eat soup

Lesson 3 Order

點餐diǎn cān order, 訂位dìng wèi make a reservation, 帶位dàiwèi usher,買單mǎidān pay the bill, 訂餐dìng cān order the meal , 叫外送jiào wài song order takeout,訂便當dìng biàn dāng order bento boxes, 看菜單kàn cài dān look at the menu, 內用nèi yòng order food or a drink and have it at the restaurant, 外帶wài dài order food or a drink and take it away, 刷卡shuā kǎ pay by credit card, 付現fù xiàn pay cash, 預訂yù dìng order, 取貨qǔ huò pick up your order, 辦聚餐bàn jù cān host a luncheon or dinner party

Chapter Two Clothing

Lesson 1 Wear

穿chuān wear, 脫tuō take off, 試穿shì chuān try on, 買 mǎi buy, 賣mài sell , 打折dǎ zhé discount, 買衣服buy clothes mǎi yī fú, 換衣服huàn yī fú get changed

Lesson 2 Get Glasses

戴dài put on;wear, 試戴shì dài try on,驗光yàn guāng perform the optometry test ,配眼鏡pèi yǎn jìng get prescription eyeglasses, 需要xū yào need, 花huā spend ,帶dài bring, 訂製dìng zhì customize, 選購xuǎn gòu buy

Lesson 3 Go Window Shopping

逛街guàng jiē go window shopping, 換錢huàn qián exchange money;exchange currency, 血拚xiě pīn go shopping, 荷包大失血hé bāo dà shī xiě spend lots of money, 準備zhǔn bèi get ready, 開始kāi shǐ begin,花huā cost; spend

Chapter Three Housing

Lesson 1 Live or Stay

住zhù live or stay, 訂房dìng fáng book a room, 訂住宿dìng zhù sù book an accommodation, 入住rù zhù check in, 退房tuì fáng check out, 用餐yòng cān eat, 自備zì bèi prepare it yourself

Lesson 2 Rent

租zū rent, 找房子zhǎo fáng zi look for an apartment or a house, 搬家bān jiā move, 搬離bān lí move away from, 搬到bān dào move to, 看房子kàn fáng zi look at a house, 看租屋廣告kàn zū wū guǎng gào check out the For Rent ads, 養狗yǎng gǒu have a dog, 養貓yǎng māo have a cat

Chapter Four Transportation

Lesson 1 Take a City Bus

搭公車dā gōng chē take a city bus, 搭捷運dā jié yùn take the MRT, 搭火車dā huǒ chē take a train, 搭高鐵dā gāo tiě take the High Speed Rail, 搭輕軌dā qīng guǐ take the light rail, 搭接駁車dā jiē bó chē take a shuttle bus, 搭客運dā kè yùn take a bus, 搭車take public transportation ( bus or train), 叫計程車jiào jì chéng chē call a taxi搭計程車dā jì chéng chē take a taxi, 搭飛機dā fēi jī take a plane,搭國際線飛機dā guó jì xiàn fēi jī take an international flight, 轉搭zhuǎn dā transfer to (for transport), 改搭gǎi dā take a different kind of transportation, 走路zǒu lù walk, 跑步pǎo bù run

Lesson 2 Ride a Scooter

騎摩托車qí mó tuō chē ride a scooter, 騎腳踏車qí jiǎo tà chē ride a bike, 騎馬qí mǎ ride a horse, 開車kāi chē drive, 考駕照kǎo jià zhào take the driver’s license test, 做駕照體檢zuò jià zhào tǐ jiǎn get a physical for a driver’s license, 照大頭照zhào dà tóu zhào have an ID photo taken, 洗照片xǐ zhào piàn get the film developed, 抽號碼牌chōu hào mǎ pái take a number, 考英文考題kǎo yīng wén kǎo tí take the English driving test, 拿ná get

Chapter Five Education

Lesson 1 Teach

教書jiāo shū teach, 學xué learn; study, 高就gāo jiù work, 服務fú wù serve, 當dāng serve as, 就讀jiù dú study, 上學shàng xué go to school, 放學fàng xué finish school, 轉學zhuǎn xué transfer to another school, 選修xuǎn xiū take .. as an optional course, 上班shàng bān go to work, 下班xià bān finish work, 加班jiā bān work late, 練習liàn xí practice, 說shuō speak, 寫xiě write, 打報告dǎ bào gào type a report, 趕報告gǎn bào gào rush to finish a report, 聽得懂tīng de dǒng understand spoken language, 對話duì huà have a conversation; converse, 讀書dú shū study, 畫圖huà tú draw, 打成績dǎ chéng jī grade papers, 改考卷gǎi kǎo juàn grade tests

Lesson 2 Pay the Tuition Fee

繳學費jiǎo xué fèi pay the tuition fee, 網購wǎng gòu do online shopping , 提供tí gōng provide,存款cún kuǎn save money ,提款tí kuǎn withdraw money,繳稅jiǎo shuì pay the taxes ,寄包裹jì bāo guǒ mail a package,領貨lǐng huò pick up a package,買車票mǎi chē piào buy bus or train tickets, 影印yǐng yìn make a copy, 傳真chuán zhēn fax,選擇xuǎn zé choose

Chapter Six Entertainment

Lesson 1 Play an Instrument

玩樂器wán yuè qì play an instrument, 彈奏樂器tán zòu yuè qì play an instrument

, 彈吉他tán jí tā play the guitar, 彈鋼琴tán gāng qín play the piano, 彈鍵盤tán jiàn pán play the keyboard, 打鼓dǎ gǔ play the drums, 組樂團 zǔ yuè tuán be in a band; play in a band, 看樂團表演kàn yuè tuán biǎo yǎn see a band; watch a band, 聽現場演唱tīng xiàn chǎng yǎn chàng listen to live-music, 租借zū jiè =借jiè rent, 錄lù≒錄音lù yīn record a soundtrack or an album

Lesson 2 Watch the Weather Forecast

看天氣預報kàn tiān qì yù bào watch the weather forecast, 攜帶xī dài=帶dài bring ,撐傘chēng sǎn open an umbrella, 轉換zhuǎn huàn convert, 等於děng yú equal to,颳guā blow, 放颱風假fàng tái fēng jià have a typhoon day, 從事cóng shì do; participate in, 踏青tà qīng take a walk in the suburbs, 看不到kàn bú dào cannot see,露營lù yíng camp, 游泳yóu yǒng swim, 爬山pá shān hike a mountain, 登頂dēng dǐng climb to the top of the mountain, 健行jiàn xíng hike, 浮潛fú qián snorkel, 知道zhī dào know, 達到dá dào reach a certain point, 記得([要]) jì de([yào ]) remember to, (打)開冷氣(dǎ ) kāi lěng qì turn on the AC, 開電扇kāi diàn shàn turn on the fan, 養yǎng have (a pet), 遛狗liù gǒu walk a dog, 散步sàn bù walk around (a place); go for a stroll, 取消qǔ xiāo cancel, 下雨 xià yǔ rain, 擦cā apply, 噴pēn spray, 戴dài wear, 停班(課) tíng bān (kè) cancel work (school), 驟降zhòu jiàng drop drastically, 度過; 渡過dù guò spend (time), 度假;渡假dù jià take a vacation,做日光浴zuò rì guāng yù sunbathe, 賞雪shǎng xuě see snow, 堆雪人duī xuě rén make a snowman, 滑雪huá xuě ski, 看到kàn dào see, 看過kàn guò have ever seen,看來kàn lái looks like, 看書kàn shū read a book, 幫忙bāng máng help, 發布fā bù issue (an advisory), 覺得jué de feel

Index

apply suntan lotion 擦防曬油 cā fáng shài yóu Ch 6 L2

be a vegetarian 吃素 chī sù Ch 1 L1

be not a vegetarian 吃葷chī hūn Ch 1 L1

begin 開始 kāi shǐ Ch 2 L3

be in a band 組樂團 zǔ yuè tuán Ch 6 L1

be responsible for 負責 fù zé Ch6 L2

book an accommodation 訂住宿 dìng zhù sù Ch 3 L1

book a room 訂房 dìng fáng Ch3 L1

bring帶 dài Ch2 L2

buy 買mǎi ; 選購 xuǎn gòu Ch2 L2

buy clothes 買衣服 mǎi yī fú Ch 2 L1

buy bus or train tickets 買車票 mǎi chē piào Ch 5 L2

call a taxi 叫計程車 jiào jì chéng chē Ch 4 L1

camp 露營 lù yíng Ch 6 L2

cancel 取消 qǔ xiāo Ch 6 L2

cancel school 停課 tíng kè Ch 6 L2

cancel work 停班 tíng bān Ch 6 L2

cannot see 看不到 kàn bú dào Ch 6 L2

change to take a different kind of transportation 改搭 gǎi dā Ch4 L1

check in 入住 rù zhù Ch 3 L1

check out 退房tuì fáng Ch 3 L1

check out the For Rent ads 看租屋廣告 kàn zū wū guǎng gào Ch3 L2

hike a mountain 爬山 pá shān Ch 6 L2

climb to the top of the mountain 登頂 dēng dǐng Ch 6 L2

converse 對話 duì huà Ch 5 L1

convert 轉換 zhuǎn huàn Ch 6 L2

cost (money) 花huā Ch2 L2

curl up in the quilt 躲在被窩裡duǒ zài bèi wō lǐ Ch6 L2

customize 訂製 dìng zhì Ch 2 L2

discount 打折dǎ zhé Ch2 L1

do 做 zuò Ch 6 L1

do something for one’s team負責 fù zé Ch6 L2

drink喝 hē Ch1 L2

drink alcohol 喝酒hē jiǔ Ch1 L2

drink a cup of coffee 喝一杯咖啡hē yì bēi kafēi Ch1 L2

drink beer ; drink a beer喝啤酒hē pí jiǔ Ch1 L2

drink a cocktail 喝雞尾酒hē jī wěi jiǔ Ch1 L2

drink coffee 喝咖啡hē kā fēi Ch1 L2

drink juice 喝果汁hē guǒ zhī Ch1 L2

drink lemonade 喝檸檬汁hē níng méng zhī Ch1 L2

drink tea 喝茶hē