Chinese (Mandarin)/Traditional/Lesson 2

=Lesson 2: 今天你忙不忙？=

Lesson 2 contains a dialogue of two students discussing their classes for the day.

Dialogues 1 & 2: Characters
Dialogue 1

Dialogue 2

Dialogues 1 & 2: Pīnyīn/English
Dialogue 1

Dialogue 2

Vocabulary
Note!: Visit this lesson's Stroke Order subpage to see images and animations detailing how to write the following characters. Audio files of the words are linked from the pīnyīn when available. Problems listening? See media help.

Affirmative-negative questions
Example: Q: 他是不是東尼?
 * Tā shì bu shì Dōngní?
 * Is he Tony?

A: 是. or 不是.
 * Shì. or Bú shì.
 * Yes (he is). or No (he isn't).

Example: Q:今天艾美忙不忙?
 * Jīntiān Àiměi máng bù máng?
 * Is Amy busy today?

A: 她很忙. or 她不忙.
 * Tā hěn máng. or Tā bù máng.
 * Yes, she's busy. or No, she's not busy.

Sentences using yǒu [有]
Example: 我有三節課.
 * Wǒ yǒu sān jié kè.
 * I have three classes.

Example: 今天她們没有一節課.
 * Jīntiān tāmen méi yǒu yì jié kè.
 * They don't have any class today.

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