HSK 1

Lesson 12
 ~~
Adverb
Another use of
Making longer sentences
 How is/was [~~]?

N de hny znme yng?
How is your Chinese?
 How is/was [~~]?

N mm shnt znme yng?
How is your moms body?
 TRANSLATE:

Hows the weather today?

How is your brother?
 Intensification

Ti rle
Often used with , but not in
negatives
 Intensification

Tinq ti lngle

W shnt b ti ho
Use to express:
Very pretty!
Very interesting!
Not very cute.
 To indicate possibility
 To indicate possibility

Bba b din qin hu ji ma?
Will father come home before 8?
 To indicate possibility

Bba b din qin hu hu ji ma?
Will father come home before 8?
 To indicate possibility

Bba b din qin hu hu ji ma?
Can father come home before 8?
 To indicate possibility

Mngtin t li ma?
Will she come tomorrow?
 To indicate possibility

Mngtin t hu li ma?
Will she come tomorrow?
 To indicate possibility

Mngtin t hu li ma?
Can she come tomorrow?
 TRANSLATE:

Can you give me a cup of water?

Can you go tomorrow?
 Add more content to your subject!

W b ti ho
Im not well.
 Add more content to your subject!

W shnt b ti ho
Im not well.
 Add more content to your subject!

W shnt b ti ho
My body is not well.
 Add more content to your subject!

tinq hn ho
The weather is very nice.
 Add more content to your subject!

Mngtin tinq hn ho
The weather is very nice.
 Add more content to your subject!

Mngtin tinq hn ho
Tomorrows weather is very nice.
 Translate:
My mothers cat is very
cute.
Tomorrows weather
will not be too cold.
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Lesson 13

Phone numbers

~~
 Used in phone calls
 Used in phone calls

Wi, L losh ziji ma?
 Used in phone calls

Wi, L losh ziji ma?
Hello, is teacher Li at home?
 Read digit by digit
1 = yo

0908 819 8093

Lngjilngb byoji blngjisn
 Say out loud:
08 910 2103
0918 746 5910
0927 112 2910
 Suggestion (when used with imperative)
 Suggestion (when used with imperative)

Zh'er mi rn, qng zu ba.
 Suggestion (when used with imperative)

Jntin wmen zi chfn ba.
 Translate:
Would you want to go
to Manila tomorrow?
Eat this!
 Expresses ongoing action

W xux
I study.
 Expresses ongoing action

W zi xux ne
I am studying.
 Expresses ongoing action
N zu shnme?

What did you do?
What are you doing?
No definite tense
 Expresses ongoing action
N zi zu shnme ne?

What are you doing?
 Negative:
Remove
Optional
Wmen mi zi kn dinsh

 Negative:
Remove
Optional
Wmen mi kn dinsh

 Translate

I am on my way to the school.

She is cooking breakfast.
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Lesson 14




 Indicates that the action is completed.

W q shngdinle.
I had gone to the store.
 Indicates that the action is completed.

N mi shnmele?
What did you buy?
 Can also be used between [V] and [O].

[S] + [V] + + (Modifier) + [O]

T mi le yg pnggu.
 Can also be used between [V] and [O].

[S] + [V] + + (Modifier) + [O]

N knjinle j g rn?
 Negation: + [V] + (O)
Omit

T mi q shngdin.
W mi mi.
 Translate:
Did you come to my
house yesterday?
I studied last night at
my friends house.
 Indicates a period after a specific time

40
W din hu 40 fnzhng hu xngqsn hu
After 5 o clock After 40 minutes After Wednesday
 Indicates a period after a specific time

Q:
N j din q gngzu?
A:
B din hu
 Translate

I go to school after 7 o clock.

She watches T.V. after 9PM.
 Sets mood depending on context

A, xi xule
(Surprise) Ah, its snowing
 Sets mood depending on context

A, zhn pioliang.
(Praise) Ah, its very pretty
 Sets mood depending on context

Xi zh sh shnme a?
(Doubtful) What IS this??
 Translate:
Ah, I forgot to eat
breakfast! (Shookt)
Did you go to school
yesterday? (Annoyed)
 Means both or all
[S] + + [Pred]

Wmen du sh zhnggu rn.
We are all Chinese.
 Translate
Me and my classmates all like
reading books.
All my friends go to school
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Lesson 15
 ~~
Expressing dates
 Emphasis on time, place, or manner

W sh zutin li de.
I arrived yesterday.
 Emphasis on time, place, or manner

W bsh zutin li de.
I did not arrive yesterday.

[] is turned into a NOUN PHRASE
through attachment of [], hence the
usage of [] which can only be used
with NPs.
 Emphasis on time, place, or manner
Zh sh zi bijng mi de

This was in Beijing bought.
= This was bought in Beijing.
Use ~~
I bought this in
Manila.
Baguio was very
cold last week.
 Linguistic hierarchy:
Big -> Small
e.g. address, dates
 Format:
Year, Month, Date, Day of Week
nin yu ho/r xngqli

2017 5 20/
Read year digit by digit!
 Translate
October 16, 2010
March 17, 1972
December 25, 2018