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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Asking for Directions【7】

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B:嗯(èn)... 我(wǒ)认(rèn)为(wéi)你(nǐ)不(bú)会(huì)....我(wǒ)在(zài)这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)没(méi)有(yǒu)看(kàn)到(dào)任(rèn)何(hé)车(chē)辆(liàng)。你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(li)?
B: Well,...I don't think you will....I don't see any car around here. Where is your car?

Explaination:
  • 嗯(èn) = well...
  • 我(wǒ) = I; 认(rèn)为(wéi) = think; 你(nǐ) = you; 不(bú)会(huì) = will not; pay attention to this sentence because it is different in chinese in the postion we put the Negative word “不(bù)”. In the structure of the sentence "I do not think + Subject + verb", we always put the negative word “不(bù)” in front of the verb, not "think".
  • 在(zài)这(zhè) =  here;
  • 附(fù)近(jìn) = near by, in the neighborhood,
  • 没(méi)有(yǒu) = do not;
  • 看(kàn)到(dào) = see;
  • 任(rèn)何(hé) = any, for example, 任(rèn)何(hé)人(rén)(anyone);
  • 车(chē)辆(liàng) = car, 车(chē) is the short form for it;
  • 你(nǐ)的(de) = your; personal pronoun + 的(de) = possessive pronouns, e.g. 我(wǒ)的(de)(my)
  • 在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(li) = where;
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