Newbie - Mr. Li is busy at the office today (A0014)
李先生不是美国人。
Lǐ xiānsheng bù shì měiguórén 。
Mr Li is not American.
他是英国人。
tā shì yīngguórén 。
He is English.
他不会说普通话。
tā bùhuì shuō pǔtōnghuà 。
He can’t speak Mandarin.
但是他懂。
dànshì tā dǒng 。
But he understands it.
他今天在办公室。
tā jīntiān zài bàngōngshì 。
He is in the office today.
他很忙。
tā hěn máng 。
He is very busy.
他昨天在家。
tā zuótiān zài jiā 。
He was at home yesterday.
他昨天不忙。
tā zuótiān bùmáng 。
He wasn’t busy yesterday.
Vocabulary
不 | bù | not |
是 | shì | to be |
美国人 | měiguórén | American person |
英国人 | yīngguórén | British person |
不会 | bùhuì | cannot |
说 | shuō | to say |
普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | mandarin |
但是 | dànshì | but |
懂 | dǒng | to understand |
办公室 | bàngōngshì | office |
很 | hěn | very |
忙 | máng | busy |
听得懂 | tīngdedǒng | listen to and understand |
听不懂 | tīngbudǒng | not to understand |
中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese |
汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese language |
同事 | tóngshì | colleague |
公司 | gōngsī | company |
上班 | shàngbān | to go to work |
休息 | xiūxi | rest |