Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

172 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

Example:

You will hear: mFi 一 píng shuH

You will say: 我 mFi 了一 píng shuH。

You will hear the correct response: 我 mFi 了一 píng shuH。

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g)

7. Asking whether actions have happened (Use and Structure note 10.11)

You will hear a 嗎 question asking if you have done some action. Restate the question as a
verb-not-verb question, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: 你吃 wJ 飯了嗎？

You will say: 你吃 wJ 飯了沒有？

You will hear the correct response: 你吃 wJ 飯了沒有？

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g)

8. I didn’t do it (Use and Structure note 10.14)

You will hear a verb phrase that refers to an action. Say that you did not do the action
yesterday, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: 吃飯

You will say: 我 zuótiAn 沒吃飯。

You will hear the correct response: 我 zuótiAn 沒吃飯。

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h) (i) (j)

9. Not yet (Use and Structure note 10.14)

Xiao Zhang will ask if you have done a number of actions today. Say that you have not done
the actions yet, as in the example. Be sure to include the verb and object in your reply.

Example:

You will hear: 你 yHjing 吃 wJ 飯了嗎？

You will say: 我 hái 沒吃 wJ 飯呢。

You will hear the correct response: 我 hái 沒吃 wJ 飯呢。

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h)

10. Some do, some don’t (Use and Structure note 10.9)

You will hear a question about the activities or preferences of a group of people. Reply that
it is true for some people and not true for others, as in the example.