Lessons 1-10

Lesson 25 你教英文吗? Do you teach English?

教 jiāo Teach / 高中 gāozhōng High school / 科学 kēxué Science /
小学 xiǎojie Elementary school /
她 教 中文。 She teaches the Chinese language.
Tā jiāo Zhōngwén.
She teaches Chinese.

王 小姐 在 大学 教 中文。 Ms. Wang teaches Chinese at a university.
Wáng xiǎojiě zài dàxué jiāo Zhōngwén.
Wang little-big-sister at big-study teach Chinese.

你 教 英文 吗? Do you teach English?
Nǐ jiāo Yīngwén ma?
You teach English-language question?

我 在 高中 教 英文。I teach English at a high school.
Wǒ zài gāozhōng jiāo Yīngwén.
I at high-middle teach English.

周 小姐 不 教 生物。Ms. Zhou doesn't teach biology.
Zhōu xiǎojiě bù jiāo shēngwù.
Zhou little-big-sister not teach life-thing.

周 小姐 在 小学 教 英文。Ms. Zhou teaches English at a primary school.
Zhōu xiǎojiě zài xiǎoxué jiāo Yīngwén.
Zhou little-big-sister teach English.

我 不 教 生物。I don't teach biology.
Wǒ bù jiāo shēngwù.
I not teach life-thing.

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DIALOGUE

A 你教什么学科?
   Nǐ jiāo shénme xuékē?
   What subject do you teach?

B 我教化学。你教英文吗?
   Wŏ jiāo huàxué. Nǐ jiāo yīngwén ma?
   I teach Chemistry. Do you teach English?

A 不教。我是营业顾问。
   I don't teach. I'm a business consultant.
   Bù jiāo. Wŏ shì yíngyègùwèn.

B 是吗？
   Shì ma?
   Is that so?

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