Tag: basic
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Traditional Chinese Version:
When you want to buy book in the book shop, you can use the following words:
你好 Hello
想 want
買 Buy
書 Book
多少 how much / how many
元 dollars
錢 money
例子example:
Q:你好，我想買這本書，請問多少錢？
Q:Hello, I want to buy this book, how much is it?
A:三十元
A:Thirty dollars.
Note:
In the example, 本 is the quantifier of the book. 1本書,2本書,3本書...
請問 means "may I ask". It can be cancel in the sentence. But it is more polite if you use 請問 to ask question.
Simplified Chinese Version:
When you want to buy book in the book shop, you can use the following words:
你好 Hello
想 want
买 Buy
书 Book
多少 how much / how many
元 dollars
钱 money
例子example:
Q:你好，我想买这本书，请问多少钱？
Q:Hello, I want to buy this book, how much is it?
A:三十元
A:Thirty dollars.
Note:
In the example, 本 is the quantifier of the book. 1本书,2本书,3本书...
请问 means "may I ask". It can be cancel in the sentence. But it is more polite if you use 请问 to ask question.
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I come from China Hong Kong. My mother language is not Chinese, it's Cantonese. But in wiriting, they are same.
Anyway, I am not good English. If you find any mistake in the text, please tell me. I want to improve my English and improve your Chinese! =]
Traditional Chinese Version:
When you are in China, somebody is asking you a question, how to answer him/her?
Use the following vocabularies:
我 I
抱歉 sorry
中國人 Chinese
英國人 English
法國人 French
美國人 American
例子example1:
Q:你好，請問XXXXXXXX?
Q:Hello, may I ask you XXXXXXXX?
A:抱歉，我不是中國人。我是英國人。
A:I am sorry, I am not Chinese. I am English.
例子example2:
Q:你好，請問XXXXXXXX?
Q:Hello, may I ask you XXXXXXXX?
A:對不起，我不是中國人。我是法國人。
A:I am sorry, I am not Chinese. I am French.
Note:
抱歉 and 對不起 have the same meaning. It's means "sorry". It is a common word in Chinese.
Chinese, in English, it can means people from China and a kind of language. But in Chinese, there are two different words. "中國人" means people from China. "中文"or"普通話"or"國語" are means the language.
Simplified Chinese Version:
When you are in China, somebody is asking you a question, how to answer him/her?
Use the following vocabularies:
我 I
抱歉 sorry
中国人 Chinese
英国人 English
法国人 French
美国人 American
例子example1:
Q:你好，请问XXXXXXXX?
Q:Hello, may I ask you XXXXXXXX?
A:抱歉，我不是中国人。我是英国人。
A:I am sorry, I am not Chinese. I am English.
例子example2:
Q:你好，请问XXXXXXXX?
Q:Hello, may I ask you XXXXXXXX?
A:对不起，我不是中国人。我是法国人。
A:I am sorry, I am not Chinese. I am French.
Note:
抱歉 and 对不起 have the same meaning. It's means "sorry". It is a common word in Chinese.
Chinese, in English, it can means people from China and a kind of language. But in Chinese, there are two different words. "中国人" means people from China. "中文"or"普通话"or"国语" are means the language.