Lesson Eight Comparisons

Zhōngguó fàn   gēn  Fǎguó fàn     yíyàng hǎochī Play Media

Chinese    meal with French meal same  delicious

Chinese meals and French meals are equally delicious.

Zhōngguó fàn   gēn Fǎguó  fàn   bù yíyàng hǎochī Play Media

Chinese   meal with French meal not same delicious

Chinese meals and French meals are not the same delicious.

Zhōngguó fàn   méiyǒu Fǎguó fàn    hǎochī Play Media

Chinese    meal not      French meal delicious.

Chinese meals are not as delicious as French meals.

Zhōngguó fàn   bǐ            Fǎguó  fàn   hǎochī Play Media

Chinese    meal compare French meal delicious.

Chinese meals are more delicious than French meals.

Shèngdàn jié       gēn  Zhōngguó xīnnián      yíyàng. Play Media

Xmas       festival with Chinese   New Year the same

Xmas is same as Chinese New Year.

 

Yīnggāi shuì  bā    ge xiǎoshí Play Media

Should sleep eight ge hours.

One should sleep for eight hours.

Shuì   liù ge xiǎoshí bú gòu. Play Media

Sleep six ge hours  not enough.

Sleeping for six hours is not enough.

Měitiān    gōngzuò jǐ              ge xiǎoshí? Play Media

Everyday work     how many ge hours

How many hours a day do (you) work?

Jīntiān xuéxí  le   jǐ               ge xiǎoshí? Play Media

Today study LE how many ge hours

How many hours did you study today?

Shèngdàn jié yǐqián  gōngzuò dào mǎ yì tian? Play Media

Xmas festival before work    until which day?

Which day do you stop working before Xmas?