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    Jiǎ and Yǐ are classmates at school, chatting over breakfast before going to class.

    Jiǎ Èi, nǐ hǎo, jīntiān zěnmeyàng? Hi, how are you? How’s it going today?
    Yǐ Hái hǎo, hái hǎo. Fine, fine.
    Jiǎ Nǐ jīntiān máng bu máng? You busy today?
    Yǐ Hěn máng! I am!
    Jiǎ Wèishénme? How come?
    Yǐ Yīnwèi yǒu kǎoshì. Because I have a test.
    Jiǎ Yǒu shénme kǎoshì? What test?
    Yǐ Zhōngwén kǎoshì. A Chinese [language] test.
    Jiǎ Nà míngtiān ne? Well how about tomorrow?
    Yǐ Míngtiān méiyou. Míngtiān hái hǎo. None tomorrow, tomorrow’s fine.
    Jiǎ Yǒu gōngkè ma? Do [you] have any homework?
    Yǐ Yǒu, dāngrán yǒu. Sure, of course [we] do.
    Jiǎ Zhōngwén, gōngkè duō bu duō? Is there a lot of homework in Chinese?
    Yǐ Hěn duō, kěshi hěn yǒuyìsi! There’s a lot, but it’s interesting!
    Jiǎ Hěn nán ba! It must be difficult!
    Yǐ Bú tài nán, hái hǎo. It’s not so bad, it’s fine.
    Jiǎ Nǐ hái yǒu shénme biéde kè? What other classes do you have? (you still have what other classes)
    Yǐ Jīntiān, hái yǒu wùlǐ, shùxué, míngtiān yǒu lìshǐ. I still have physics and maths today, tomorrow I have history.
    Jiǎ Zhōngwén měitiān dōu yǒu ma? Do you have Chinese everyday? (Chinese daily all have Q)
    Yǐ Xīngqiyī dào sì dōu yǒu, xīngqiwǔ méiyǒu. Everyday [from] Monday to Thursday, not on Friday. (Monday to Thurs all have, Friday not-have)
    Jiǎ Zhèi ge xuéqī yígòng shàng sì mén kè ma? You’re taking 4 courses altogether this semester? (‘this M term altogether take…’)
    Yǐ Yígòng shàng wǔ mén, hái yǒu tǐyù. Kěshì tǐyù méi shénme gōngkè. Five altogether; there’s PE as well. But PE doesn’t have any homework.
    Jiǎ Wǔ mén kè, yídìng hěn lèi! Five courses, [you] must be tired!
    Yǐ Hái kěyǐ. [I] manage.

     

    Variations:

    Instead of: Nǐ jīntiān máng bu máng?

    Jīntiān nǐ jǐn<zhāng> bù jǐnzhāng? Are you nervous today?
    Jīntiān nǐ lèi bu lèi? Are you tired today?
    Jīntiān hǎo ma? Are things okay today?
    Nǐ shū<fu> bù shūfu? Are you comfortable?

    Instead of: Yǒu kǎoshì.

    Yǒu gōngkè. There’s/[we] have homework.
    Yǒu zuòyè. There’s/[we] have an assignment.
    Yǒu bàogào. There’s/[we] have a report.
    Yǒu shíyàn. There’s/[we] have a lab.

    Exercise 10.

    Here are some sentences written by students learning Chinese; identify the likely mistakes and explain (if you can); then correct them.

    1. *Wǒmen hái méi chī le.

    2. *Méiyou kǎoshì míngtiān.

    3. *Zhōu, nǐ è bu è?

    4. *Míngtiān yǒu shénme kǎoshì? / Míngtiān méiyou.

    5. *Chī fàn le ma? / Hái méi ne? / Wǒ yě. (‘Me neither!’)

    6. *Tā hěn hǎochī.

    7. *Míngtiān shémme kǎoshì nǐ yǒu?

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