HSK 1 Conversational Chinese 第二课 她几岁了Lesson 2 How old is she? Text 3

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Wáng lǎoshī jīnnián sānshí suì. 

王    老师  今年    三十  岁。

Teacher Wang is thirty years old this year.Tā nǚ'ér jīnnián sān suì, míngzi jiào Xiǎopíngguǒ, hěn piàoliang. 

她 女儿 今年   三 岁，名字  叫  小苹果， 很  漂亮。

Her daughter is three years old this year, her name is Xiao Pingguo, she is very pretty.

Lǎoshī jiā de xiǎo gǒu míngzi jiào Diǎndian,xiànzài yí suì líng yí gè yuè.

老师   家 的 小  狗   名字 叫  点点，    现在  一 岁  零 一 个 月。

Their dog is called Diandian, it’s one year and one month old now.

语法点 Language Points

1. 名词谓语句：是名词性成分做谓语的句子，主要用来说明年龄、时间等。例如：

Noun-predicate sentences: sentences in which the predicate is formed by a noun or a noun construction. They’re mainly used to express age, time etc. For example:

我今年三十岁。（表示年龄）

I am 30 years old this year. (expresses age)

今天星期一。（表示时间）

It is Monday today. (expresses time)

这本书二十块钱。

This book is 20 dollars.

他英国人，我墨西哥人。

He is British, I am Mexican.

 

2. 语气助词“了”：用在句子末尾，表示变化或新情况。例如：

The modal particle “了”: used at the end of a sentence to express a change or a new situation. For example:

你今年多大了？

How old are you this year?

我今年三十岁了。

I am 30 years old this year.

我看见你了。

I saw you.

 

3. “几岁”和“多大”:“几岁”和“多大”都可以问年龄。“几岁”多用于问10岁以下的孩子。例如：

 “几岁” and “多大”: “几岁” and “多大” are both used to inquire one’s age. “几岁” is mainly used to ask the age of children under 10 years old. For example:

A：你女儿几岁了？

   How old is your daughter?

B：我女儿三岁了。

   My daughter is three years old.

“多大”可以问孩子，也可以问成人。例如：

“多大” can be used to ask the age of both children and adults. For example:

A：你女儿多大了？

   How old is your daughter?

B：我女儿四个月了。

My daughter is four months old. 

另外，动物也有年龄。对幼小的动物，可以用“多大”或“几个月”；对成年的动物，用“几岁”。

Moreover, animals also have an age. For young animals, we can use “多大” or “几个月”; for adult animals, we use “几岁”.

 

4. “零”：放在两个数量中间，表示比较大的量之下附有比较小的量。例如：

“零(zero)”: is placed between two amounts/numbers, to show that there is a smaller amount/number attached to a larger amount/number. For example:

我来北京一年零一个月了。

I’ve been in Beijing for one year and one month.

他女儿今年一岁零一个月了。

His daughter is one year and one month old this year. 

 

5. 形容词谓语句：中文里形容词可以直接做句子的谓语。例如：

Adjective-predicate sentences: in Chinese, adjectives can directly function as predicates. For example:

她女儿很漂亮。

His daughter is very pretty.

我的朋友很漂亮。

My friend is very pretty.

注意：形容词前常常有“很”。

Note: “很” is commonly placed in front of adjectives.