Common Chinese Sentence Patterns

Unit 6

Learning Objectives

Sp + Vp ( Vaux-Adv-Vaux+ V ) + Op
Vp ( Vaux-Adv-Vaux+V )
1

N yo b yo ch wncn? Would you like to have dinner (with me)?

N yo b yo ch w de snmngzh? Would you like to have my sandwich?

Sp

Sp + Vp ( Vaux-Adv-Vaux+ V ) + Op
1

N xing b xing q Tibi? Do you want to go to Taipei?

N xing b xing h Bx de kfi? Do you want to have some Brazilian coffee?

Sp + Vp ( Vaux-Adv-Vaux+ V ) + Op
1

N x(hun) b xhun ch Tiwn xioch? Do you like Taiwanese street food?

N x(hun) b xhun h Tiwn de pji? Do you like Taiwanese beer?

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Basic Word Order

SP Vaux Adv

VP Vaux V

OP

yo to want

N you

b not

yo to want

ch to eat

wncn? dinner

Would you like to have dinner (with me)?

yo to want

N you

b not

yo to want

ch to eat

w de snmngzh? my sandwich

Would you like to have my sandwich?

SP Vaux Adv

VP Vaux V

OP

xing to think

N you

b not

xing to think

q to go

Tibi? Taipei

Do you want to go to Taipei?

xing to think

N you

b not

xing to think

h to drink

Bx de kfi? Brazilian coffee

Do you want to have some Brazilian coffee?

()

SP Vaux

VP Adv
b not

OP Vaux
xhun

N you

x(hun) to like to like

ch to eat

Tiwn xioch? Taiwanese street food

Do you like Taiwanese street food?

N you

x(hun) b not xhun to like to like

h to drink

Tiwn de pji? Taiwanese beer

Do you like Taiwanese beer?

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Common Chinese Sentence Patterns

Dialogue

N yo b yo ch wncn? Would you like to have dinner (with me)?

N xing b xing ch Tiwn de xioch? Do you want to have (some) Taiwanese street food?

Ho a, q nl ch wncn? Yes. Where should we go for dinner?

Xing, w xing ch Tiwn Yes, I do. xioch.

N x(hun) b xhun h Tiwn Do you like Taiwanese beer? de pji?

Xhun, w fichng xhun h Tiwnpji. Yes, I like Taiwan Beer very much.

Ho, zu ba! wmen q ysh Ok! Lets go to night market for dinner. ch wncn.

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Vocabulary

wncn

dinner (N)

fichng

very (Adv)

W yo ch wncn. I want to have dinner.

Zh zhng kfi fichng ho h. This kind of coffee tastes great.

to go (V)

zu

to go (Vi)

N yo q Tibi ma? Do you want to go to Taipei?

Wmen Lets go! zu ba!

W xing ch Tiwn de xioch. I want to have (some) Taiwanese street food.

xing

to want (Vaux)

ba

final particle (Ptc)

Ho ba, wmen q ch xcn. Alright, lets go to have (some) Western food.

xioch

street food (N)

ysh

night market (N)

Tiwn de xioch hn ho ch. Taiwanese street food is very delicious.

Tiwn yu hn du ysh. There are many night markets in Taiwan.

pji

beer (N)

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ho Wmen

Ok (Vs)

Dgu de pji hn ho h. German beer tastes good.

A :
yq q ch fn, ho b ho?

B :

Ho. A:Would you like to go to dinner with me? B:Ok.

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Common Chinese Sentence Patterns

Word Bank

cngyubng green onion pancake

shobng sesame seed cake

fntun rice and vegetable roll

yutio fried breadstick

zocn breakfast

mntou steamed buns

dnbng egg pancake

jicih chives box

lubogo turnip cake

rugng pork thick soup

bobng shaved ice

sshntng four-herbal soup

/
zhnzhnich bubble milk tea dinxn tng dessert / soup

gngwntng meatball soup

hngdubng red bean cake (round cake with red bean paste filling)

jdngo chicken egg cake

iybng vegetarian gelatin ice

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chomfn fried rice noodles

xiolngbo small steamed dumplings

lrufn braised pork rice

ruzng rice dumpling

/
wcn wncn lunch / dinner

zminxin vermicelli in starched soup with oyster

ruyun Taiwanese meatball

chudufu stinky tofu nirumin beef noodles

zjin oyster omelet

Exercise

EX
1 2 3

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Intonation Practice

Speaking Drill

xing q Tibi

xhun ch xioch

b xing q Tibi

b xhun ch xioch

xing b xing q Tibi

( )
x(hun) b xhun ch xioch

N xing b xing q Tibi?

( )
N x(hun) b xhun ch xioch?

1 3

Role Play

(a) (b)

(c)

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2 3

(a)

(b) (c)

(a) (b) (c)

4 3

(a)

(b) (c)

Unscramble & Write

Would you like to have bubble milk tea?

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Does she want to go to night market?

Does Xiaoyin Mao like Taiwanese street food?

()

Please choose an appropriate answer for each question.

1.( 2.( 3.( 4.( 5.(

) a . b . ) a . b . ) a . b . ) a . b . ) a . b .

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