Chinese for English speakers Farm · Lesson 3

You didn't... did you?

Chinese 是不是 for confirmation — 你脸色不太好啊! 是不是病了? (You don't look good! Are you sick?).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    沐礼，你脸色不太好呀！

    Mùlǐ, nǐ lián sè bú tài hǎo ya!

    Muri, you don't look good at all!

    Tip: 脸色<liánsè> = face colour, complexion

  2. Yaya Yaya

    是不是病了？

    shì bú shì bìng le?

    Are you sick?

    Tip: 病 <bìng> = to be ill, sick

  3. Muri Muri

    我不知道。

    wǒ bù zhī daò.

    I don't know.

    Tip: 知道 <zhīdào> = to know, to understand

  4. Muri Muri

    身体不舒服。

    shēn tǐ bù shū fu.

    I don't feel well.

    Tip: 身体 <shēntǐ> = body 舒服 <shūfu> = comfortable, at ease

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 是不是 mean?

'Is it (that) ...?' / 'Isn't it ...?'. Used to confirm a suspicion. 是不是病了? = 'are you sick (I suspect)?'.

What is 脸色?

'Complexion / look on face'. 脸色不好 = 'don't look well'. Indicator of health/mood.

What does 病了 mean?

'Sick / fell ill'. 了 indicates a change of state. 我病了 = 'I'm sick (now / I got sick)'.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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