Lesson 16

Video and text
Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises

Question: Tell your friend that the bookshop she wants to go to is still closed.

Hint 1   Use 着
Hint 2   Use 呢
Answer  你 想 去 的 那 家 书 店 现 在 还 关 着 呢 。 Listen
Comments  Alternatively: 那 家 你 想 去 的 书 店 现 在 还 关 着 呢 nà jiā nǐ xiǎng qù de shū diàn xiànzài hái guān zhe ne. The sentence pattern 还V着呢 háiVzhe ne indicates that the object mentioned is still in the same state. For instance, 六 点 多 了, 可 是 邮 局 的 门 还 开 着 呢 liù diǎn duō le, kěshì yóujú de mén hai kāizhe ne it's already past 6, but the post office is still open.
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