Learning Chinese HSK 1 Lession 10: Ask Can I Do Something in Chinese there be in Chinese to be at in Chinese

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 "to be at" in Chinese with 在

"There be" in Chinese with 有

1. Conversation
A:桌子上有什么?

[zhuō zi shang yǒu shén me ?] What are there on the desk?

B:桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。

[zhuō zi shang yǒu yī gè diàn nǎo hé yī běn shū 。] There is a computer and a book.

A:杯子在哪儿?

[bēi zi zài nǎr ?] Where is the cup?

B: 杯子在桌子里。

[bēi zi zài zhuō zi lǐ 。] It’s in the desk.

2. New Words
1. 桌子 zhuōzi n. desk, table

2.上 shang n. up, above

3. 电脑 diànnǎo n. computer

4.和 hé conj. and

5. 本 běn m. a measure word for books

6.里 lǐ n. inner, inside, interior

A:前面那个人叫什么名字?

[qián miàn nà gè rén jiào shén me míng zi ?] Who is the person in the front?

B:她叫王方,在医院工作。

[tā jiào wáng fāng , zài yī yuàn gōng zuò 。] She is Wang Fang. She works in a hospital.

A:后面那个人呢?他叫什么名字?

[hòu miàn nà gè rén ne ? tā jiào shén me míng zi ?] What about the person at the back? What’s his name?

B:他叫谢朋,在商店工作。

[tā jiào xiè péng , zài shāng diàn gōng zuò 。] He is Xie Peng. He works in a store.

2. New Words
7. 前面 qiánmiàn n. front

8.后面 hòumiàn n. back

Proper Nouns

1. 王方 Wáng Fāng Wang Fang, name of a person

2. 谢朋 Xiè Péng Xie Peng, name of a person

 Ask Can I Do Something in Chinese with Modal Verb 能

1. Conversation
A:这儿有人吗?

[zhèr yǒu rén ma ?] Is this seat taken?

B:没有。

[méi yǒu 。] No, it isn’t.

A:我能坐这儿吗?

[wǒ néng zuò zhèr ma ?] Can I sit here?

B:请坐。

[qǐng zuò 。] Yes, please.

2. New Words
9.这儿 zhèr pron. here

10.没有(没) méiyǒu (méi) adv. there is not

11.能 néng mod. can, may

12.坐 zuò v. to sit, to be seated