Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Chinese Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Chinese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'I don't have a pen.' in Chinese. |
| Cho: [Normal] 我没有笔。(Wǒ méiyǒu bǐ .) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我 (wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'don't have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 没有 [Slow] 没有(méiyǒu) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'pen' |
| Cho: [Normal] 笔 [Slow] 笔(bǐ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我没有笔。 [Normal] 我没有笔。 |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'I don't have time.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我没有时间。(Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān .) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我 (wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'don't have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 没有 [Slow] 没有(méiyǒu) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'time' |
| Cho: [Normal] 时间 [Slow] 时间(shíjiān) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我没有时间。 [Normal] 我没有时间。 |
| Eric: Next, we’ll learn how to say 'I don't know.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我不知道。(Wǒ bù zhīdào .) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'do not' |
| Cho: [Normal] 不 [Slow] 不(bù) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'know' |
| Cho: [Normal] 知道 [Slow] 知道(zhīdào ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我不知道。 [Normal] 我不知道。 |
| Eric: Finally, we have a formal way to say 'I don't understand.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我不明白。(Wǒ bù míngbai.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'do not' |
| Cho: [Normal] 不 [Slow] 不(bù) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'understand' |
| Cho: [Normal] 明白 [Slow] 明白(míngbái) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I don't understand.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我不明白。 [Normal] 我不明白。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Cho: Do you know how to say “Are you a student?” in Chinese? There are two ways. One is Nǐ shì xuésheng ma? and the other is Nǐ shì bù shì xuésheng? And the rule is the same. Nǐ shì xuésheng ma? is a little formal, so use this one when you are in a formal situation. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Cho: 再见 |
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