Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Activity verbs

Activity verbs Examples 吃 chī eat 你想吃什么 ? nĭ xiăng chī shénme? What would you like to eat? 给 gěi give 给我一点儿钱 ! gěi wŏ yìdiăn'r qián! Give me some money! 喝 hē drink 你想去哪儿喝 ? nĭ xiăng qù nǎ'r hē? Where would you like to go to drink? 进 jìn enter, advance 请进! qĭng jìn ! Please, come in! 买 măi buy 她不想买东西 ◦ tā bù xiăng măi dōngxi. She wouldn't like to buy anything. 去 qù go 你要去哪儿 ? nĭ yào qù nǎr? Where will you go? 说 shuō speak 怎么说 ? zěnme shuō? How do you say? 问 wèn ask 请问 ! qĭng wèn! Please, let me ask! (lit.: please ask) 要 yào want, order 我想要一点儿茶 ◦ wŏ xiăng yào yìdiăn'r chá. I would like to order some tea. 走 zŏu walk, go 一直往前走 ! yī zhí wăng qián zŏu! Go straight ahead! 做 zuò do 你要做什么 ? nĭ yào zuò shénme? What are you going to do? Combination of activity verbs Activity verbs can be combined: 你想去哪儿吃一点东西 ? nĭ xiăng qù nǎr chī yìdiăn'r dōngxi? Where would you like to go to eat something?