Basic Verbs: Perception | Chineseffect

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TO LOOK

TO WATCH

看
kàn

TO ASK

问
wèn

TO MAKE

A PHONECALL

打电话
dǎdiànhuà

SEND

EMAIL

发电邮
fādiànyóu

SPEAK, SAY

(+ object)

说
shuō

HEAR

LISTEN

听
tīng

TO WRITE

写
xiě

Can you speak Chinese?

你会说中文吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

WORDS 会 LANGUAGES

I’m calling them but they don’t pick it up.

我给他们打电话，可是没有人接。

Wǒ gěi tāmen dǎ diànhuà, kěshì méiyǒu rén jiē.

What are you saying?

你说什么？

<Nǐ shuō shénme?>

什么 / WHAT?

I told him but he wouldn't listen.

我给他说了，可是他不听。

<Wǒ gěi tā shuō le, kěshì tā bù tīng.>

He is speaking now.

他现在说话。

<Tā xiànzài shuōhuà.>

TO DRINK

(+object)

喝
hē

TO BREATHE

呼吸
hūxī

TO EAT

吃饭
chīfàn

TO SLEEP

睡觉
shuìjiào

to REST

休息
xiūxi

I need to go to sleep.

我必须去睡觉。

Wǒ bìxū qù shuìjiào.

I will (I want to) drink tea.

我要喝茶。

Wǒ yào hē chá.

ORDERING

Let's go outside to breathe some fresh air.

出去呼吸新鲜空气吧！

Chūqù hūxī xīnxiān kōngqì ba!

TO GO OUT WORDS 气 FRESH - BAD

I'm going to a restaurant to eat.

我去饭店吃饭。

Wǒ qù fàndiàn chīfàn.

TO DO

做
zuò

TO COOK

做饭
zuòfàn

MAKE LOVE

做爱
zuòài

TO BUY

买
mǎi

TO LOOK

FOR

找
zhǎo

TO STUDY

学习
xuéxí

TO HELP

帮助
bāngzhù

TO BE ON

A LESSON

上课
shàngkè

TO BE ON

A SHIFT

上班
shàngbān

to GET READY

准备
zhǔnbèi

I'm going to the school to have a class.

我去学校上课。

<Wǒ qù xuéxiào shàngkè.>

UP AND DOWN

I like to make love on the table.

我喜欢在桌子上做爱。

Wǒ xǐhuan zài zhuōzi shang zuò'ài.

Who are you looking for?

你找谁？

<Nǐ zhǎo shéi?>

谁 / WHO?

What is he doing at home?

他在家做什么？

<Tā zài jiā zuò shénme?>

家 FAMILY

I usually start working at half past eight.

我一般八点半上班。

Wǒ yībān bā diǎn bàn shàngbān.

UP AND DOWN

Can his girlfriend cook?

你的女朋友会做饭吗？

Nǐ de nǚpéngyǒu huì zuò fàn ma?

WORDS 会

TO READ

a BOOK

看书
kànshū

TO WATCH

A MOVIE

看电影
kàndiànyǐng

HAVE FUN

PLAY

玩
wán

PLAY

CHESS

下棋
xiàqí

to SING

(A SONG)

唱歌
chànggē

to DANCE

跳舞
tiàowǔ

to LISTEN

TO MUSIC

听音乐
tīngyīnyuè

to DRINK

ALCOHOL

喝酒
hējiǔ

to SPORT

做运动
zuòyùndòng

to MEDITATE

打坐
dǎzuò

What (kind of) films do you like to watch?

你喜欢看什么电影？

<Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme diànyǐng?>

什么 / WHAT?

In the evening we are going to dance.

我们晚上要去跳舞。

Wǒmen wǎnshàng yào qù tiàowǔ.

Where are you going to have fun?

你们去哪里玩？

Nǐmen qù nǎli wán?

TO GO

What music do you like the most (to listen to)?

你最喜欢听什么音乐？

<Nǐ zuì xǐhuan tīng shénme yīnyuè?>

COMPARING COMMUNICATION

What songs do you like to sing?

你喜欢唱什么歌？

Nǐ xǐhuan chàng shénme gē?

We play the chess downstairs in the afternoon.

我们下午在下面下棋。

Wǒmen xiàwǔ zài xiàmiàn xià qí.

UP AND DOWN

VERBS OF MOTION

FOOD AND DRINKS