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Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Prepositions
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Prepositions
General
跟 gēn with
我想跟你一起吃晚饭 ◦ wŏ xiăng gēn nĭ yìqĭ chī wǎnfàn. I would like to have dinner with you. 儿子跟我们在这儿 ◦ érzĭ gēn wŏmen zài zhè'er. The son is here with us.
Location
在 zài (located) at, in
在饭店 zài fàn diàn at the restaurant 我的朋友在我那儿 ◦ wŏ de péngyou zài wŏ nà'r. My friend is at my place. 我的太太在香港 ◦ wŏ de tài tài zài Xiānggǎng. My wife is in Hong Kong. 我们住在美国 ◦ wŏmen zhù zài měiguó. We live in America. 学院路在哪儿 ? Xuéyuàn lù zài nă'r? Where is College Road located? 是不是在这儿 ? shì bù shì zài zhè'r? Is it located here? 我不想在那儿吃 ◦ wŏ bù xiăng zài nà'r chī. I would not like to eat over there. 在那儿不太贵 ◦ zài nà'r bù tài guì. Over there it's not too expensive. 她跟你的先生在一起 ◦ tā gēn nĭ de xiānshēng zài yìqĭ. She is with your husband (literally: She with your husband are located together).