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Li3 You3, ni3 zhou1mo4 xi3huan zuo4 shen2me?
Li You, what do you like to do on the weekends?
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| 我喜欢唱歌，跳舞，还喜欢听音乐。你也喜欢看书，对不对？ |
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wo3 xi3huan chang4 ge1, tiao4 wu3, hai2 xi3huan ting1 yin1yue3. ni3 ye3 xi3huan kan4 shu1, dui4 bu dui4?
I like to sing songs, dance, and listen to music. You like to read, right?
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ni3 xi3huan bu xi3huan kan4 dian4ying3?
Do you like to watch movies?
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ni3 chang2chang2 kan4 dian4ying3 ma?
Do you often go to the movies?
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wang2 peng2 zhou1mou4 chang2chang2 ting1 yin1yue4.
wang peng often listens to music on the weekends.
Note: Word order in Chinese is basically:
Subject
adverbial (time, place, manner, etc)
verb
object (reciever of the action)
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wang2 yis1heng1 hen3 mang2 ma?
wang2 yi1sheng1 hen3 mang2 bu mang2?
Is doctor Wang very busy?
Note: two ways of saying it, same meaning.
Is doctor Wang very busy?
Is doctor Wang very busy or not?
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A: 今天晚上没事。
B：那么我们去看电影,怎么样？
A：好，我请客。
B：是吗？太好了！ |
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A: jin1tian1 wan3sheng mei2 shi4.
B: na4me wo3men qu4 kan4 dian4ying3, zen3meyang4?
A: hao3, wo3 qing3 ke4.
B: shi4 ma? tai4 hao3 le!
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A: We have nothing to do tonight.
B: In that case, let's go see a movie. How's that？
A： Okay, my treat.
B: Really? Great!
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A: Wo3 jin1tian1 hen3 mang2, bu4 xiang3 qu4 chi1 wan3fan4.
B: Na4 ming2tian1 ne?
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A: I'm very busy today. I don't want to go to dinner.
B: Then how about tomorrow?
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Zhou1mo4 wo3 qu4 tiao4 wu3, ni3 qu4 bu qu4?
I'll go dancing this weekend. Are you going?
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wo3men qu4 kan4 dian4ying3, hao3 ma?
We'll go see a movie, all right?
hao ma is asking for an opinion.
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A：你为什么不去看电影？
B：因为我很忙，所以我不去看电影。 |
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A: Ni3 wei4shen3me bu2 qu4 kan4 dian4ying3?
B: Yin1wei4 wo3 hen3 mang2, suo3yi3 wo3 bu2 qu4 kan4 dian4ying3.
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A: Why aren't you going to see a movie?
B: Because I'm busy, so I can't see a movie.
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A: Ni3 zhou1mo4 xi3huan zuo4 shen2me?
B: Wo3 zhou1mo4 xi3huan....
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A: What do you like to do on the weekend?
B: On the weekend I like to...
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ni3 xiang3 ting1 yin1yue4 ma?
Would you like to listen to some music?
Xiang can be translated to "would like to" "to have a desire to." "Xihuan" is "to like" meaning "to be fond of." Xihuan and Xiang are different and are not interchangeable.
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xiao3 Gao1 jue2de da3 qiu2 hen3 you4 yi4si.
Little Gao thinks that playing ball is interesting.
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Use the combination of "you yisi" to say something is interesting. Use "mei you" to say it isn't interesting.
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Li3 You3 jue2de tiao4 wu3 meiyou3 yi4si.
Li you thinks dancing isn't interesting.
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