Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 10 Workbook 173

Example:

You will hear: 他們都是學生嗎？

You will say: 有的是學生，有的不是學生。

You will hear the correct response: 有的是學生，有的不是學生。

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11. It’s almost time (Use and Structure note 10.10)

You will hear a time followed by an action. Say that it is almost that time, and suggest to
your friend that you two do the action.

Example:

You will hear: 六 diFn，吃晚飯

You will say: Kuài 六 diFn 了，我們吃晚飯 ba！

You will hear the correct response: Kuài 六 diFn 了，我們吃晚飯 ba！

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12. Describing nouns with adKectival verbs (Use and Structure notes 10.17, 10.18)

You will hear a noun phrase consisting of a noun and a description, followed by another
noun or another description. Use the new word to replace a word in the original noun
phrase to form a new noun phrase, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: 很 nán 的 kFoshì（róngyì）

You will say: 很 róngyì 的 kFoshì

You will hear the correct response: 很 róngyì 的 kFoshì

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13. Doing an action with someone (Use and Structure note 10.19)

You will hear two statements indicating that two people do the same action. Restate the
information in a single sentence using gBn NP 一起 to indicate that they do the action
together, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: 小張學中文，小謝也學中文。

You will say: 小張 gBn 小謝一起學中文。

You will hear the correct response: 小張 gBn 小謝一起學中文。

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