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pretzellogic
 October 25, 2010, 02:21 AM posted in General Discussion

Hi Grace,

This week i'm working with "bǎ" and with zhe.  I think you'll see what I mean when you see the sentences.

He took my book back.  Tā bǎ wǒ de shū ná huí qù le.

She borrowed my car.  Tā jiē le wǒ de chē.

I can bring the broken fuse with me.  Wǒ kéyǐ bǎ huì bǎoxiǎnsī dài guò wǒ lái.

I do not have a lighter to give you.  Wǒ méiyǒu bǎ dàhuōjī gěi nǐ.

Our property management took the flashlights out of the kitchen.  Wǒmen de wùyè bǎ shǒudiàntóng ná qìlái chūfàng.

Hannah broke all the pens befor Maiya used them. Maiya yòng yìqián, Hannahh shénme bǐ dōu duàn.

I do not want to light the candle.  Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ làzhǔ kāishí.

I would not like to fix your flashlight for you.  Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ shǒudiàntóng xiū gěi nǐ.

The fuses are (still) broken. Bǎoxiǎnsī duànzhe.

The property management company cannot write your name on the  form for you.  Wùyè gōngsī bù néng bǎ míngzi xié zài shēnqíngbào shàng gěi nǐ. 

I forgot to buy candles for her birthday cake. Wǒ wàng le bǎ shēngrì dàngāo gěi làzhǔ mǎi.

 He is (still) sitting in economy class. Tā zuòzhe zài jīngjìcāng lǐ.

Wǒmen de gōngsī bǎ shǒujī gěi wǒmen de yuángōng mǎi. (Our company does not buy cell phones for our employees. )

Wǒ de shǒurù tài shǎo le (My salary is too low.)

You can't imagine how easy it is to bake a cake. (Nǐ bù néng xiǎngxiàng bǎ dàngāo zénme róngyì zuò.

 Jinnián gōngsī yào bǎ shí ge yuángōng jiēgù le. This year our company will lay off employees.

Let me know of any corrections.  Thanks!

Fred

 

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grace_counselor
 October 25, 2010, 11:45 AM

Hi Fred,

I've made some corrections:

 

I can bring the broken fuse with me. —— Wǒ kéyǐ bǎ huài bǎoxiǎnsī dài guò wǒ lái.

I do not have a lighter to give you.——Wǒ méiyǒu dǎhuǒjī gěi ni.     Wǒ méiyǒu bǎ dàhuǒjī gěi nǐ.——I haven't given a lighter to you.

Our property management took the flashlights out of the kitchen.——  Wǒmen de wùyè bǎ shǒudiàntǒng cóng chúfáng ná chūlái le.

Hannah broke all the pens befor Maiya used them. ——Hannahh bǎ Maiya yǐqián yòngguòde suǒyǒude bǐ dōu nòng duàn le.

I do not want to light the candle. —— Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ làzhú diǎnzháo./Wǒ bùxiǎng diǎn làzhú.

I would not like to fix your flashlight for you.  Wǒ bù xiǎng  gěi nǐ xiū shǒudiàntǒng.

The fuses are (still) broken.—— Bǎoxiǎnsī （hái）shì duànde.

The property management company cannot write your name on the  form for you. —— Wùyè gōngsī bù néng gěi nǐ bǎ míngzi xiě zài shēnqǐngbǎo shàng . 

I forgot to buy candles for her birthday cake. ——Wǒ wàng le gěi (tāde) shēngrì dàngāo mǎi làzhú .

 He is (still) sitting in economy class.—— Tā （hái）  zài jīngjìcāng lǐ zuòzhe.

Wǒmen de gōngsī bǎ shǒujī gěi wǒmen de yuángōng mǎi. (Our company does not buy cell phones for our employees. )——Wǒmen de gōngsi bù gěi yuángōng mǎi shǒujī.

Wǒ de shōurù tài shǎo le (My salary is too low.)

You can't imagine how easy it is to bake a cake. (Nǐ bù néng xiǎngxiàng  dàngāo duōme róngyì zuò.

 Jinnián gōngsī yào bǎ shí ge yuángōng jiěgù le. This year our company will lay off ten employees.

 

Hope that helps!

Grace