CLO_185: Fun With Grammar

Vocabulary: Numbers
Wen2fa3
Ming2ci2
Dong4ci2
Xing2rong2ci2
Liang4ci2

Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Wénfǎ
Míngcí
Dòngcí
Xíngróngcí
Liàngcí

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8 Responses to “CLO_185: Fun With Grammar”

  1. Anthony Blum Says:

    There’s something wrong with the first sentence builder. I can’t get it right, but can get it to say everything is right but one word, which doesn’t make sense.

    I was thinking it should maybe be: Jùzi tōngcháng huì yǒu yīge míngcí gēn yīge dòngcí.

    This however doesn’t come up correct, though I can’t seem to get any combination to work.

    Thanks.

  2. Adam Says:

    Hi Anthony - you’re right - I’ve fixed it, so it should be working now. You may also notice a new exercise - Fill in the Blanks - featured every few lessons to help in your learning. Keep the comments coming!

  3. Daniel Tynan Says:

    An unrelated grammar question.. . When asking questions in Chinese we end the first question with 吗 and can end all the following questions with 呢 as long as they are pertaining to the same subject??

    And so if I decide to change subjects and ask about something else I should revert back to 吗? If this is right. . does it apply to both written and spoken Chinese?

  4. Adam Says:

    Hi Daniel,

    In general yes. So a sample conversation might look like this:

    A: 你最近好吗?
    B: 很好,谢谢。
    A: 那你的太太呢?
    B: 她也很好。
    A: 你知道明天的天气怎么样吗?
    B: 应该会下雨吧。
    A: 那星期五呢?
    B: 星期五我不知道。

  5. Daniel Tynan Says:

    OK thanks for clearing that up Adam.

  6. Matthew McAuley Says:

    I have a small grammar question about 量詞。 Can the measure word be more than one character? For instance, when I go to the coffee shop and order should I say “我要一大杯咖啡” or “我要一杯咖啡,大杯的”?

  7. Adam Says:

    Hi Matthew,

    These are the two sentences that could be said:

    1. 我要一杯大杯的咖啡
    2. 我要一杯咖啡,大杯的 (same as yours)

    Additionally, the second measure word could also be omitted to give:
    我要一杯大(杯)的咖啡

  8. Matthew McAuley Says:

    Okay, thanks Adam! That makes sense to me.

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