Chinese for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 1
Adjectives
Chinese adjectives — 现在太冷 (It is too cold now) — don't put 是 before adjectives! Pure adjective sentences in Chinese omit the verb 'to be'.
Conversation
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Kyle
现在太冷。
xiàn zài tài lěng.
It is too cold now.
Tip: 太 <tài> = too much
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Kyle
我们不能打网球。
wǒ men bù néng dǎ wǎng qíu.
We can't play tennis.
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Meera
好的，
hǎo de,
Fine,
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Meera
那回家吧！
nà huí jiā ba!
let's go back home.
Tip: 回 <huí> = go back, return 家 <jiā> = house, home