Lessons 1-10

Lesson 24 我昨天吃中餐了。I ate Chinese food yesterday.

沈阳 shěnyáng Shenyang / 昨天 zuótiān Yesterday / 伤心 shāngxīn Sad /
妹妹 mèimèi Little sister /
王 小姐 昨天 去 沈阳 了。 Ms. Wang went to Shenyang yesterday.
Wáng xiǎojiě zuótiān qù Shěnyáng le.
Wang little-big-sister yesterday-sky go Shen-sun in the past.

他们 昨天 看 电影了。They saw a movie yesterday.
Tāmen zuótiān kàn diànyǐng le.
He-plural yesterday-sky see electric-picture in the past.

我 昨天 去 看 长城 了 。I went to see the Great Wall yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān qù kàn Chángchéng le.
I yesterday-sky saw long-wall in the past.

我 昨天 吃 中餐 了。I ate Chinese food yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān chī zhōngcān le.
I yesterday-sky eat middle-meal in the past.

周 小姐 昨天 很 伤心 。Ms. Zhou was very sad yesterday.
Zhōu xiǎojiě zuótiān hěn shāngxīn.
Zhou little-big-sister yesterday-sky very injured-heart in the past.

她 昨天 学习 汉语 了。She studied Mandarin yesterday.
Tā zuótiān xuéxí Hànyǔ le.
She yesterday-sky study Han-language in the past.

我 妹妹 昨天 看 电视 了。My little sister watched TV yesterday.
Wǒ mèimèi zuótiān kàn diànshì le.
I-of little sister yesterday-sky see electric-look.

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DIALOGUE

A 你昨天做了什么?
   Nĭ zuótiān zuò  le. shénme?
   What did you do yesterday?

B 我备课了。你呢?
   Wŏ bèikè le. Nĭ ne?
   I prepared lessons. And you?

A 我喝醉了。
   Wŏ hē zuì le.
   I got drunk

B 哎哟! 你是个酒鬼。
   āiyō! Nĭ shìgè jiŭguĭ.
   My goodness! You are an alcoholic.

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