Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Adverbs

Adverbs Inclusion and Continuity 也 yě also 我也想喝一点儿葡萄酒 ◦ wŏ yě xiăng hē yìdiăn'r pútaojiŭ. I too would like to drink some wine. Intensifiers 很 hěn very 很好 hěn hăo very good 她有很多钱 ◦ tā yŏu hěn duō qián She has a lot of money. 他们说得很快 ◦ tāmen shuō de hěn kuài. They speak very quickly. 我的女儿很大了 ◦ wŏ de nǚér hěn dà le. My daughter is very grown-up. 太 tài too 太多了 tài duō le too much 太多啤酒了 tài duō píjĭu le too much beer 你说得太快了 ◦ nĭ shuō de tài kuài le. You speak too quickly. 一点儿 yìdiăn'r a little 他有一点儿钱 ◦ tā yŏu yìdiăn'r qián. He has a little money. 他们会说一点儿国语 ◦ tāmen huì shuō yìdiăn'r guó yŭ. They can speak a little Mandarin. 他想买一点儿东西 ◦ tā xiăng măi yìdiăn'r dōngxi. He would like to buy (a little) something. Location 这儿 zhè'er here 学院路不是在这儿 ◦ Xuéyuàn lù bù shì zài zhè'er. College Road isn't located here. 那儿 nà'r over there 长安街在那儿 ◦ Cháng Ān jiē zài nà'r. Long Peace Street is located over there. 我那儿 wŏ nà'r my place 去我那儿吃 ◦ qù wŏ nà'r chī. Let's go to my place to eat. 一直往前 yī zhí wăng qián straight ahead 一直往前走 ◦ yī zhí wăng qián zŏu. Go straight ahead. 右边 yòubiān right 右边那条路 yòubiān nà tiáo lù the road to the right 左边 zuŏbiān left 你应该走左边那条路 ◦ nĭ yīnggāi zŏu zuŏbiān nà tiáo lù. You should take the road to the left. Time 点钟 … diăn zhōng at … o'clock 我想一点钟吃午饭 ◦ wŏ xiăng yī diăn zhōng chī wŭfàn. I would like to have lunch at 1 o'clock. 过一会儿 guò yì huĭ'er later 她想过一会儿喝茶 ◦ tā xiăng guò yì huĭ'er hē chá. She would like to have tea later. 今天 jīntiān today 今天我不想吃东西 ◦ jīntiān wŏ bù xiăng chī dōngxi. Today, I would not like to eat anything. 今天晚上我要吃晚饭 ◦ jīntiān wănshàng wŏ yào chī wănfàn. Tonight (today in the evening), I am going to have dinner. 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 明天晚上八点钟 ◦ míngtiān wănshàng bā diăn zhōng. Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. 晚上 wănshàng in the evening 今天晚上我要吃晚饭 ◦ jīntiān wănshàng wŏ yào chī wănfàn. This evening, I am going to have dinner. 现在 xiàn zài now 现在几点钟 ? xiàn zài jí diăn zhōng? What time is it (now)? 现在一点钟 ◦ xiàn zài yī diăn zhōng. (Now,) it is 1 o'clock. 现在我钱够了 ◦ xiàn zài wŏ qián gòu le. Now, I have enough money. 我想现在吃午饭 ◦ wŏ xiăng xiàn zài chī wŭfàn. I would like to eat lunch now.