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is Maxines Restaurant very far?
Měixīn fándiàn hěn yuǎn ma
Měixīn fándiàn shì bùshì hěn yuǎn
you should take this road
nǐ yīnggāi zǒu zhè tiáo lù
which road?
nǎ tiáo lù
the road to the right
yòu biān nà tiáo lù
should I take the road to the right?
wǒ yīnggāi zǒu yòu biān nà tiáo lù ma
wait one moment
děng yìhuĭr
should I take the road to the left?
wǒ yīnggāi zǒu zuǒ biān nà tiáo lù ma
no, the road is over there
bùshì, nà tiáo lù zài nàr
you should take that road
nǐ yīnggāi zǒu nà tiáo lù
which road? that road
nǎ tiáo lù? nà tiáo lù
take King’s Road, then go straight ahead
zǒu Yīngwáng Dào, ránhòu yī zhí wăng qián zǒu
is it very far?
hěn yuǎn ma
shì bùshì hěn yuǎn
is it very expensive
hěn guì ma
shì bùshì hěn guì
seventy Hong Kong dollars
qīshí kuài gǎng bì
eighty Hong Kong dollars
bāshí kuài gǎng bì
you should take this road
nǐ yīnggāi zǒu zhè tiáo lù
Maxines Restaurant isn’t very far
Měixīn fándiàn hěn yuǎn ma
Měixīn fándiàn bùshì hěn yuǎn
how much money do you have?
nǐ yǒu duō shǎo qián
I have eighty Hong Kong dollars
wǒ yǒu bāshí kuài gǎng bì
can I buy something?
wǒ kěyǐ mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi ma
wǒ kě bù kěyǐ mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi
can I buy something here
wǒ kěyǐ zài zhèr mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi ma
wǒ kě bù kěyǐ zài zhèr mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi
you can’t buy anything
nǐ bù kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi
why? because
wèi shénme? yīn wèi
I have eighty Hong Kong dollars
wǒ yǒu bāshí kuài gǎng bì
becuase the stores are closed
yīn wèi shāngdiàn guān mén le
the doors have been closed
guān mén le
it’s too late
tài wǎn le
open doors
kāi mén
are the stores open?
shāngdiàn kāi mén le ma
shāngdiàn yǒu méiyǒu kāi mén
are the stores open now?
xiàn zài shāngdiàn kāi mén le ma
because, it’s too late
yīn wèi, tài wǎn le
wait one moment, the stores are open
děng yìhuĭr, shāngdiàn kāi mén le
I don’t understand what you are saying
wǒ bù míngbai nǐ shuō shénme
please say it again
qǐng zài shuō yī cì
the stores are open
shāngdiàn kāi mén le
now, the stores are closed
xiàn zài shāngdiàn guān mén le
it’s too late
tài wǎn le
what time is it?
xiàn zài jī diǎn zhōng
now, it’s eight o’clock
xiàn zài bā diǎn zhōng
now, are the stores open?
xiàn zài shāngdiàn kāi mén le ma
xiàn zài shāngdiàn yǒu méiyǒu kāi mén
now the stores are closed
xiàn zài shāngdiàn guān mén le
no, the stores are not open
méiyǒu shāngdiàn méiyǒu kāi mén
why? because it is too late
wèi shénme? yīn wèi tài wǎn le
now it’s nice o’clock
xiàn zài jiǔ diǎn zhōng
the stores are closed
shāngdiàn guān mén le
is it very far?
hěn yuǎn ma
shì bùshì hěn yuǎn
go straight ahead
yī zhí wăng qián zǒu
is it very expensive
hěn guì ma
shì bùshì hěn guì
eighty Hong Kong dollars
bāshí kuài gǎng bì
seventy two
qīshí èr
sixty four Hong Kong dollars
liùshí sì kuài gǎng bì
you can’t buy anything
nǐ bù kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi
because, the stores are closed
yīn wèi shāngdiàn guān mén le
tomorrow, the stores are open
míng tiān, shāngdiàn kāi mén
what time is it?
xiàn zài jī diǎn zhōng
it’s ten o’clock
xiàn zài shí diǎn zhōng
the stores are closed
shāngdiàn guān mén le
why? because it’s too late
wèi shénme? yīn wèi tài wǎn le
what would you like to do?
nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme
I would like to buy something
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi
tomorrow the stores are open, but now the stores are closed
míng tiān, shāngdiàn kāi mén, kěshì xiàn zài shāngdiàn guān mén le
I would like to buy something for my wife
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi gāi wǒ de tàitai