Chinese for English speakers House · Lesson 11

Such a ...

Chinese 这么 — 这么大的房子, 你一个人住吗? (In such a big house, do you live alone?).

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    这么大的房子，

    zhè me dà de fáng zi,

    In such a big house,

  2. Meera Meera

    你一个人住吗？

    nǐ yí gè rén zhù ma?

    do you live alone?

    Tip: 住<zhù> = to live in a place

  3. Rocky Rocky

    我和两个室友住，

    wǒ hé liǎng gè shì yǒu zhù,

    I live with two housemates,

    Tip: 室友<shìyǒu> = room mate, house mate

  4. Rocky Rocky

    但是现在他们不在。

    dàn shì xiàn zài tā men bù zài.

    but they are not here now.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 这么 mean?

'So / such (a)'. 这么大 = 'so big'. 这么 + adjective + 的 + noun = 'such a ... thing'.

What is 一个人?

'Alone / by oneself'. 一个人住 = 'live alone'. 一个人去 = 'go alone'.

Common Chinese household vocabulary?

房子 (house), 公寓 (apartment), 卧室 (bedroom), 客厅 (living room), 厨房 (kitchen), 浴室 (bathroom).

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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