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LESSON FOUR ___________________ 7. néng – can, to be able to
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to express capability
e.g. Lili néng yòng Hàn Yŭ jiăng gù shì. ___________________
Lily can use Mandarin tell a story.
I. MODAL VERB
___________________ to express objectives permission
e.g. míngtiān nĭ néng laí ma?
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1. shì – to be (am, is, are)
e.g. tā shì yī ge yī shēng. ___________________ II.
Can you come tomorrow?

VERBS IN EVERY DAY USE

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She is a doctor.
wŏ bú shì tāde lăo shī.
I am not his teacher.
___________________ dă beat chī eat ___________________
xĭ wash hē drink

2. zài – to be (am, is, are)

___________________ tán
kàn
play
read
xĭe
cuī
write
blow
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shūa lā
to be situated; at
occurs before a verb. ___________________ sing
brush
huán return
pull
chàng ___________________
e.g. zài xué xiaò at school
zài yín háng at the bank
wŏ zài kàn shū I am reading a
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zuò
kaī
run
sit
open
tī
zhàn
guān
kick
stand
close
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book.
___________________ laí
shū
come
comb
qù
tuī
go
push
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3. yoŭ – to have, there is (are) tiào jump xīu xí rest
e.g. tā méi yoŭ mèi mèi.
She doesn’t have a sister.
___________________ shuì sleep wăn play ___________________
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yào – will, would táng guŏ candy
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to express the wish of a person yī fú clothes
e.g. wŏ yào măi jiàn máoyī.
shuĭ water
I want to buy a sweater.

to express practical necessity

___________________ yīn yuè
shēng yīn
music
sound
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e.g. yào hùan chē ma?
Need to change the ride? ___________________ shū
bào zhĭ
book
newspaper
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5. huì – can, will, to know how to
to show that one master a skill through
learning
___________________ diàn shì
diàn yĭng
television
movie
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e.g. tā huì shūo Hàn yŭ.
He can speak Mandarin. ___________________ dōng xī
mén
thing
door
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to express possibility
e.g. xiàn zaì shí diăn le, tā bú huì laí. ___________________ chuāng
wŭ
window
dance
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It’s ten o’clock now, he will not come.

6. kĕyí – can, may, willdo, good enough

___________________ gē
gù shì
song
story ___________________
to express objectives or rational permission zì word
e.g. wŏmen kĕyí zoŭ le ma?
Can we go?
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wŏmen kĕyí zaì zhè’r wăn’r ma?
Can we play here?
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e.g. chī táng guŏ
eat candy ___________________
kàn diàn shì
watch television ___________________
kāi mén
open the door
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