Chinese for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 4
I am doing it right now
Chinese present continuous 正在 — 狒狒正在爬树 (Baboons are climbing a tree) — for actions in progress.
Conversation
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Meera
哇！这里有很多猴子。
wā! zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō hóu zi.
Wow! There are a lot of monkeys here.
Tip: 猴子<hóuzi> = monkey
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Shelladonna
狒狒正在爬树。
fèi fèi zhēng zài pá shù.
The baboons are climbing a tree.
Tip: 狒狒<fèifèi> = baboon 爬树<páshù> = tree climbing, to climb on a tree
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Meera
黑猩猩正在睡觉。
hēi xīng xīng zhèng zài shuì jiào.
The chimpanzees are sleeping.
Tip: 黑猩猩 <hēixīngxīng> = chimpanzee 睡觉 <shuìjiào> = to sleep
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Shelladonna
那些正在玩耍。
nà xiē zhèng zài wán shuǎ.
And those are playing.
Tip: 些<xiē> = counter for plural things (one of the devices Chinese language uses to make objects plural) 玩耍<wánshuǎ> = to play, to amuse oneself