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65 [sixty-five]

Negation 2

Negation 2

65[六十五]

65 [Liùshíwǔ]

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否定句2

[fǒudìng jù 2]

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Is the ring expensive? 这个 戒- 贵 吗 ？ 这个 戒指 贵 吗 ？ 0
zh--- j----- g-- m-? zhège jièzhǐ guì ma? 		+
No, it costs only one hundred Euros. 不， 只 需- 100 欧- 。 不， 只 需要 100 欧元 。 0
Bù- z-- x---- 100 ō-----. Bù, zhǐ xūyào 100 ōuyuán. 		+
But I have only fifty. 可是 我 只- 50 。 可是 我 只有 50 。 0
Kě--- w- z----- 50. Kěshì wǒ zhǐyǒu 50. 		+
     
Are you finished? 你 已- 吃- 了 吗 ？ 你 已经 吃完 了 吗 ？ 0
Nǐ y----- c-- w------ m-? Nǐ yǐjīng chī wánliǎo ma? 		+
No, not yet. 不， 还 没 呢 。 不， 还 没 呢 。 0
Bù- h-- m-- n-. Bù, hái méi ne. 		+
But I’ll be finished soon. 但是 我 马- 就- 吃- 了 。 但是 我 马上 就要 吃完 了 。 0
Dà---- w- m------ j-- y-- c-- w------. Dànshì wǒ mǎshàng jiù yào chī wánliǎo. 		+
     
Do you want some more soup? 你 还- 汤 吗 ？ 你 还要 汤 吗 ？ 0
Nǐ h-- y-- t--- m-? Nǐ hái yào tāng ma? 		+
No, I don’t want anymore. 不， 我 不- 了 。 不， 我 不要 了 。 0
Bù- w- b------. Bù, wǒ bùyàole. 		+
But another ice cream. 但 还- 一- 冰-- 。 但 还要 一个 冰淇淋 。 0
Dà- h-- y-- y--- b--------. Dàn hái yào yīgè bīngqílín. 		+
     
Have you lived here long? 你 住- 这- 已- 很- 了 吗 ？ 你 住在 这里 已经 很久 了 吗 ？ 0
Nǐ z-- z-- z---- y----- h------- m-? Nǐ zhù zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng hěnjiǔle ma? 		+
No, only for a month. 不， 才 一- 月 。 不， 才 一个 月 。 0
Bù- c-- y--- y--. Bù, cái yīgè yuè. 		+
But I already know a lot of people. 但是 我 已- 认- 很- 人 了 。 但是 我 已经 认识 很多 人 了 。 0
Dà---- w- y----- r----- h----- r----. Dànshì wǒ yǐjīng rènshí hěnduō rénle. 		+
     
Are you driving home tomorrow? 你 明- 坐-/开- 回- 吗 ? 你 明天 坐车/开车 回家 吗 ? 0
Nǐ m------- z-----/ k----- h-- j-- m-? Nǐ míngtiān zuòchē/ kāichē huí jiā ma? 		+
No, only on the weekend. 不， 要 等- 周- 。 不， 要 等到 周末 。 0
Bù- y-- d------ z-----. Bù, yào děngdào zhōumò. 		+
But I will be back on Sunday. 但是 我 星-- 就 回- 。 但是 我 星期天 就 回来 。 0
Dà---- w- x--------- j-- h-----. Dànshì wǒ xīngqítiān jiù huílái. 		+
     
Is your daughter an adult? 你的 女- 已- 成- 了 吗 ？ 你的 女儿 已经 成年 了 吗 ？ 0
Nǐ d- n---- y----- c---------- m-? Nǐ de nǚ'ér yǐjīng chéngniánle ma? 		+
No, she is only seventeen. 没有- 她 才 十- 岁 。 没有， 她 才 十七 岁 。 0
Mé----- t- c-- s---- s--. Méiyǒu, tā cái shíqī suì. 		+
But she already has a boyfriend. 但是 她 已- 有 男-- 了 。 但是 她 已经 有 男朋友 了 。 0
Dà---- t- y----- y-- n-- p--------. Dànshì tā yǐjīng yǒu nán péngyǒule. 		+
     

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