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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

谈论(tánlùn) 时间(shíjiān)(1)

Talking about the time (part 1)

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  • Numerals

    1 2 3 4 5 6
    一(yí) 二(èr) 三(sān) 四(sì) 五(wǔ) 六(liù)
    7 8 9 10 11 12
    七(qī) 八(bā) 九(jiǔ) 十(shí) 十(shí)一(yí) 十(shí)二(èr)

  • Talking about the time

    一(yí) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) one o'clock
    两(liǎng) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) two o'clock
    三(sān) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) three o'clock
    四(sì) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) four o'clock
    五(wǔ) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) five o'clock
    六(liù) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) six o'clock
    七(qī) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) seven o'clock
    八(bā) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) eight o'clock
    九(jiǔ) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) nine o'clock
    十(shí) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) ten o'clock
    十(shí) 一(yí) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) eleven o'clock
    十(shí) 二(èr) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) twelve o’clock
  • 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 几(jǐ) 点(diǎn) 了？(le) What’s the time?
    现(xiàn) 在(zài) 三(sān) 点。(diǎn) It’s three o’clock.
  • 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 几(jǐ) 点(diǎn) 了？(le) What time is it?
    四(sì) 点(diǎn) 过(guò) 十(shí) 分。(fēn) It’s ten past four.
  • 对(duì) 不(bu) 起，(qǐ) 请(qǐng) 问(wèn) 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 几(jǐ) 点(diǎn) 了？(le)
    Excuse me, what’s the time, please?
    两(liǎng) 点(diǎn) 差(chà) 十(shí) 分。(fēn)
    Ten to two.
    谢(xiè) 谢。(xiè)
    Thank you.
    没(méi) 关(guān) 系。(xi)
    You’re welcome.
  • 对(duì) 不(bu) 起，(qǐ) 请(qǐng) 问(wèn) 现在(xiànzài) 几(jǐ) 点(diǎn) 了？(le)
    Excuse me, what’s the time, please?
    对(duì) 不(bu) 起，(qǐ) 我(wǒ) 也(yě) 不(bù) 知道。(zhīdào)
    Sorry, I don’t know either.
    没(méi) 关(guān) 系。(xi)
    No problem.

  • Talking about the time

    五(wǔ) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) five o'clock,
    八(bā) 点钟(diǎnzhōng) eight o'clock,
    七(qī) 点(diǎn) 五(wǔ) 分(fēn) five past seven,
    九(jiǔ) 点(diǎn) 十(shí) 分(fēn) ten past nine,
    六(liù) 点(diǎn) 差(chà) 十(shí) 分(fēn) ten to six,
    一(yí) 点(diǎn) 差(chà) 五(wǔ) 分(fēn) five to one.

  • The four tones

    屋(wū) room,   无(wú) having nothing,   五(wǔ) five,   物(wù) stuff

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