Lessons 1-10

Lesson 21 你想跟我一起吃晚饭吗? Would you like to have dinner with me?

晚饭 wǎnfàn Dinner / 午饭 wǔfàn Lunch / 跟 gēn With / 一 起 yī qǐ Together /
你 想 跟 我 一 起 吃 饭 吗? Would you like to eat with me?
Nǐ xiǎng gēn Wǒ yī qǐ chī fàn ma?
You like-want with I one together eat rice question?

你 想 跟 我 一 起 吃 晚饭 吗? Would you like to have dinner with me?
Nǐ xiǎng gēn Wǒ yī qǐ chī wǎnfàn ma?
You like-want with I one together eat evening-rice question?

他 要 跟 女朋友 一 起 吃 午饭。 He will eat lunch with his girlfriend.
Tā yào gēn nǚpéngyou yī qǐ chī wǔfàn.
He want with female-friend one together eat after-rice.

他 要 跟 女朋友 一 起 去 公园。 He is going to go the park with his girlfriend.
Tā yào gēn nǚpéngyou yī qǐ qù gōngyuán.
He want with female-friend one together go public-garden.

我 喜欢 跟 朋友 一 起 喝 啤酒。 I like to drink beer with my friends.
Wǒ xǐhuan gēn péngyou yī qǐ hē píjiǔ.
I like with friend one together drink beer-alcohol.

我 跟 王 小姐 一 起 工作。 I work with Ms. Wang.
Wǒ gēn Wáng xiǎojiě yī qǐ gōngzuò.
I with Wang little-sister one together work.

我 哥哥 要 跟 我 一 起 去 苏州。 I am going with my older brother to Suzhou.
Wǒ gēge yào gēn Wǒ yī qǐ chī Sūzhōu.
I-of older brother with I one together go Suzhou.

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CONVERSATION

A 你想不想跟我一起去博物馆?
   Nĭ xiăng bù xiăng gēn wŏ yī qĭ qù bówùguăn?
   Do you want to go to the museum with me?

B 不行。我很忙。
   Bù xíng. Wŏ hĕn máng.
   It’s not possible. I am very busy.

A 你哥哥想去吗?
   Nĭ gēgē xiăng qù ma?
   Would your older brother want to go?

B 很难说。
   Hĕn nán shuō.
   It’s difficult to say.

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