Abstract : So maybe if you knew these words you could create more complicated sentences and sound like a real pro in Mandarin! Connecting words are always important in any sentence structure building. This one's a very important Experience! Listen closely!
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Hi, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Benny, jīntiān nǐmen hǎo ma? (How are you guys today? I am Benny) huānyíng lái Bennysland (Welcome to Bennysland). Today’s experience is about learning the function words. This is a very important experience which you can learn about opposites in Mandarin. Are you ready? Let's move forward!
The most basic vocabularies:
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dà |
大 |
big |
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xiǎo |
小 |
small |
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Wǒ xǐhuān dàde bàngōngshì,dànshì wǒde bàngōngshì hěn xiǎo. I like big office but my office is small. |
我喜欢大的办公室，但是我的办公室很小。 |
Now we learn some commonly used physical descriptions:
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pàng |
胖 |
fat |
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shòu |
瘦 |
thin |
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Jiāfēimāo hěn pàng,ōudí hěn shòu. Garfield is fat, Odie is thin. |
加菲猫很胖，欧迪很瘦。 |
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hòu |
厚 |
thick |
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báo |
薄 |
thin |
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Zhè běn zìdiǎn hěn hòu, bù báo. The dictionary is thick, not thin. |
这本字典很厚，不薄。 |
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gāo |
高 |
tall |
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cháng |
长 |
long |
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ǎi / duǎn |
矮/短 |
short |
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Benny hěn gāo, bù ǎi. Benny is tall, not short. |
Benny很高，不矮。 |
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Tāde tóufa cháng háishì duǎn? Is his hair long or short? |
他的头发长还是短？ |
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zhòng |
重 |
heavy |
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qīng |
轻 |
light |
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Zhège tài zhòng le,nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma? This is too heavy, can you help me? |
这个太重了，你能帮我吗？ |
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Zhè tái diànnǎo hěn qīng. This computer is light. |
这台电脑很轻。 |
Suǒyǐ (so), this is today’s experience. Go outside and try it out now! Don;t be shy! Thank you for your time, xièxie, zàijiàn.
It's easy as ABC!
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