Lesson 11 Workbook 211- 半 (halG) (Use and Structure note 11.12)
Translate the following phrases into Mandarin.
Example: 5.5 miles → 五 lH 半a. half a cup of coffee →
b. half a bottle of water →
c. three and a half months →d. two and a half weeks →
e. five and a half years →f. one and a half days →
g. twelve and a half miles →h. half a mile →5. Scrambled sentences
Rewrite these phrases as sentences, putting the words in the correct order to match the
English translations.
a. 在 / 學 xiào shEdiàn / 請 wèn / 哪兒
Excuse me, where is the school bookstore?
b. bGibiAn / 都 / huIchB / BGi Hú / 在 / hé / zhàn
Both the train station and North Lake are in the north.
c. piányi / liànxí bGn / 都 / qiAnbH / hé / 很 / dìtú
Pencils, notebooks, and maps are all very cheap.
d. 我 / 晚飯 / 家 / 星期六 / huí / 這個 / 我 / 吃 / dGi / 說 / mAma
My mother says I have to go home for dinner this Saturday.
e. lái / 幾個 / 了 / 星期天 / 請 / 我 / péngyou / 吃 / 這個/ 我家 / 飯
I invited a few friends to come to my home for dinner this Sunday.
f. 半 / 這兒 / fBicháng / lù / 只 / 他家 / jìn / 有 / lí / lH
His home is very close to here. (It’s) only half a mile.
g. lí / 你 / 對不對 / túshEguFn / jìn / 家 / 很
Your home is close to the library, right?
h. 甚麼 / 你 / 謝 / 去 / 看 / shíhou / xiFng / 老師
When do you want to go see Professor Xie?