CLO_075: Either is fine
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 hao3, wo3 hen3 jiu3 mei2you3 kan4dao4 ni3 le.
B: Zhen1 bao4qian4. Wo3 zui4jin4 bi3jiao4 mang2.
A: Na4me ni3 shen2me shi2hou4 hui4 you3 kong4? Wo3men chu1 lai2 liao2 yi1 liao2 ba.
B: Xia4ge xing1qi1yi1 dao4 xing1qi1san1, wo3 dou1 ke3yi3.
Dialogue: Tones
A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ hěn jiǔ méiyǒu kàndào nǐ le.
B: Zhēn bàoqiàn. Wǒ zuìjìn bǐjiào máng.
A: Nàme nǐ shénme shíhòu huì yǒu kòng? Wǒmen chū lái liáo yī liáo ba.
B: Xiàge xīngqīyī dào xīngqīsān, wǒ dōu kěyǐ.
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October 19th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I have a quick question on this lesson. Wo dou keyi - in the context of this conversation, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday could work, correct? Monday until Wednesday. Since you translate it as “either is fine,” I am a little confused. This to me implies that there are only two options, so I want to make sure that Tuesday is indeed an option. Thanks.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Hi Anthony,
This is an important point, so I’m glad you asked! Dōu can represent “either”, “both” or “all” depending on context. So in this case, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are all fine.
October 21st, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Thanks for answering so quickly. It turned out to be evident from the next lesson. I’m really enjoying ChineseLearnOnline, especially its progressive nature.
October 21st, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I’m glad to hear that you are making progress. If you want a taste of where this course is going, listen to one of the latest lessons, which are mostly conducted in Chinese. The idea is to get you to the level where you understand every word in every lesson, so if you can follow the mostly Chinese lessons you must be doing pretty well!