Lesson 03: Choices & possibility

Read the characters, say the pinyin aloud, then cover the English line and try to recall the meaning. The example shows one beginner use of each term; meanings vary with context.

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也

yě

also; too

我也喜欢中文。

wǒ yě xǐ huan zhōng wén.

I also like Chinese.

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都

dōu

all; both

我们都在这里。

wǒ men dōu zài zhè lǐ.

We are all here.

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个

gè

general-purpose classifier

桌上有三个苹果。

zhuō shàng yǒu sān ge píng guǒ.

There are three apples on the table.

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想

xiǎng

to want to; to think; to miss

我想回家。

wǒ xiǎng huí jiā.

I want to go home.

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要

yào

to want; to need; going to

我要一杯水。

wǒ yào yì bēi shuǐ.

I want a glass of water.

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会

huì

can; know how to; will probably

她会开车。

tā huì kāi chē.

She knows how to drive.

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能

néng

to be able to; can

你明天能来吗？

nǐ míng tiān néng lái ma?

Can you come tomorrow?

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可以

kě yǐ

may; can; allowed to

这里可以坐吗？

zhè lǐ kě yǐ zuò ma?

May I sit here?

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去

qù

to go

我们去学校吧。

wǒ men qù xué xiào ba.

Let's go to school.

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来

lái

to come

请来我家吃饭。

qǐng lái wǒ jiā chī fàn.

Please come to my home for a meal.

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