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LEVEL 1 LESSON 21

什么 (shénme) = what
什么人？ (shénme rén) = what people, who

什么人去看电影？ (shénme rén qù kàn diànyǐng) = Who's going to watch movie?

什么地方？ (shénme dìfāng) = what place, where

在什么地方见面？(zài shénme dìfāng jiànmiàn) = at what place to meet?

什么时候？ (shénme shíhou) = what time, when

什么时候可以上网？ (shénme shíhou kěyǐ shàngwǎng) = When is the internet available?

什么颜色？ (shénme yánsè) = What color?

什么咖啡？ (shénme kāfēi) = What (kind of) coffee?

Dialogue 1 : A: 我丢了包，请问这里有没有？

(wǒ diūle bāo, qǐngwèn zhèlǐ yǒu méiyǒu) =

I lost a bag, excuse me (is it) here or not?

B：什么颜色？

(shénme yánsè?) =

What color?

A：紫色。(zǐsè) = purple

B：大包还是小包？

(dàbāo háishì xiǎobāo)

Big bag or small bag?

A：不大也不小。(búdà yě bù xiǎo) =

not big and not small.

 B: 我看看。 什么时候丢的？

(wǒ kànkàn. shénme shíhou diūde) =

I'll take a look. When (was it) lost?

A: 星期四晚上。(xīngqī sì wǎnshàng) =

Thursday night.

B：在什么地方丢的？(zaì shénme dìfāng diūde)

At what location (was it) lost

A: 停车场。(tíngchēchǎng) = parking lot

B: 有！你叫 Ashley? (yǒu! nǐjiào Ashley) =

(We) have it! You are Ashley?

A: 是。太谢谢你了！

(shì. tài xièxiè nǐ le) = Yes. Thank you a lot!

丢 (diū) = to lose

看看 (kànkan) = to take a look

Dialogue 2: A: Jason 的生日快到了

(de shēngrì kauìdàole) =

Jason's birthday is almost here.

B: 什么时候？

(shénme shíhou) =

When?

A: 什么？你忘了！是十月三十号

(shénme? nǐ wàng le！shì shíyuè sānshí hào) =

What? You forgot! It's October 30th

B: 我们去买礼物吧，什么礼物好呢？

(wǒmen qù mǎi lǐwù ba, shénme lǐwù hǎo ne?)

 Let's go buy a present, what present is good (for him)?

A: 手表吧，jason 喜欢什么颜色？

(shǒubiǎo ba, xǐhuan shénme yánsè) =

A watch, Jason likes what color?

B: 黑色。在什么地方买？

(hēisè. zài shénme dìfāng mǎi?)

Black. At what place (to) buy?

A: 在 Amazon 买吧。

(zài Amazon mǎi bā) =

Buy at Amazon.

B: 什么牌子好？

(shénme páizi hǎo) =

What brand's good?

A: 他喜欢卡西欧。

(tā xǐhuan kǎxīōu) =

He likes Casio

B: Jason 的生日 party 什么人来？

(Jason de shēngrì party shénme rénlái?)

Who's coming to Jason's birthday party

A: Rose，Steven，Ken，Amelia，还有 Birdie。

(Rose，Steven，Ken，Amelia, háiyǒu Birdie) =

Rose，Steven，Ken，Amelia also Birdie

B: Jason 朋友真多。

(Jason péngyou zhēn duō) =

Jason's friends are really a lot.

生日 (shēngrì) = birthday

快到了 (kuài dàole) = almost arrived

忘了 (wàngle) = forgot

礼物 (lǐwù) = present, gift

黑色 (hēisè) = black

牌子 (páizi) = brand

卡西欧 (kǎxīōu) = Casio

来 (lái) = come to...

来我家 (láiwǒjiā) = come to my house

来美国 (láiměiguó) = come to USA

Dialogue 3: A: 你在看什么？

(nǐ zài kàn shénme)

What you looking at?

B: 看新西兰天气。

(kàn xīnxilán tiānqì)

Looking at New Zealand's weather.

A: 去新西兰做什么？工作？

(qù xīnxīlán zuò shénme? Gōngzuò?)

Go to New Zealand do what? Work?

B: 不是，去看朋友，旅游。

(búshì, qù kàn péngyou, lǚyóu)

No, go see friend, travel.

A: 你朋友在新西兰什么地方？

(nǐ péngyou zài xīnxīlán shénme dìfāng)

Your friend at New Zealand (living at) what place

 B: 在奥克兰。

(zài àokèlán)

At Auckland.

A:什么时候去？

(shénme shíhou qù?)

When (will you) go?

B: 夏天吧，天气不太热，我也有时间。

(xìatiānba, tiānqì bútài rè, wǒ yě yǒu shíjiān)

Summer, weather's not too hot, I also have time.

A: 奥克兰什么有名？

(àokèlán shénme yǒumíng?)

Auckland what (is) famous?

B: 美女多，天气好，房子贵。

(měinǚ duō, tiānqì hǎo, fángzi guì)

Lots of pretty girls, good weather, expensive housing.

美女 (měinǚ) = Pretty girls

奥克兰 (àokèlán) = Auckland

新西兰 (xīnxīlán) = New Zealand

房子 (fángzi) = home, house

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