酷兔英语

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SECTION: CAN (to be able)
English:Can
Pinyin:k臎-y菒
English:Is it okay?
Pinyin:k臎-y菒 ma
Literally:can?
English:I can go
Pinyin:w菕 k臎-y菒 q霉
Literally:(same)
English:Can you go?
Pinyin:n菒 k臎-y菒 q霉 ma
Literally:you can go +?
English:Can you come?
Pinyin:n菒 k臎-y菒 l谩i ma
Literally:you can come +?
English:May I sit down?
Pinyin:w菕 k臎-y菒 zu貌 ma
Literally:I can sit +?
English:I cannot eat this
Pinyin:w菕 b霉 k臎-y菒 ch墨 zh猫-ge
Literally:I not can eat this
There is more than one way of sayingcan in Mandarin. In general you'll find kuh-ee to involvepermission issues. The following verb, nung, implies ability because of skills/knowledge. However, this is a very loose rule and these two verbs are often used interchangeably.
English:Can (alternate)
Pinyin:n茅ng
English:Can you speak English?
Pinyin:n菒 n茅ng shu艒 y墨ng-w茅n ma
Literally:you able to speak English?
English:I cannot come
Pinyin:w菕 b霉 n茅ng l谩i
Literally:I not able come
SECTION: WHEN
English:What
Pinyin:sh茅n-me
English:When
Pinyin:sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u
Literally:what times
English:When are we going?
Pinyin:w菕-men sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u q霉
Literally:we when go?
English:When are you going?
Pinyin:n菒 sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u q霉
Literally:you when go?
English:When is he coming?
Pinyin:t膩 sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u l谩i
Literally:he when come?
English:When can you come?
Pinyin:n菒 sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u k臎-y菒 l谩i
Literally:you when can come?
English:When are we eating?
Pinyin:w菕-men sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u ch墨
Literally:we when eat?
English:When do you want to eat?
Pinyin:n菒 xi菐ng sh茅n-me sh铆-h貌u ch墨
Literally:you would like when to eat?



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