Countries and languages: advanced 国家与语言：高级

墨西哥在美国的南边，对吗？

Mòxīgē zài Měiguó de nánbian, duì ma?

Mexico is south of the United States, right?

我邻居刚从墨西哥旅行回来。

Wǒ línjū gāng cóng Mòxīgē lǚxíng huílai.

My neighbor just came back from a trip to Mexico.

新西兰的羊比人还要多。

Xīnxīlán de yáng bǐ rén hái yào duō.

New Zealand has more sheep than people.

新西兰的羊比人还多，是真的吗？

Xīnxīlán de yáng bǐ rén hái duō, shì zhēnde ma?

Are there really more sheep than people in New Zealand?

印度尼西亚有许多残留日本兵。

Yìndùníxīyà yǒu xǔduō cánliú Rìběn bīng.

Indonesia had many Japanese holdout soldiers.

我同学的妈妈是印度尼西亚人。

Wǒ tóngxué de māma shì Yìndùníxīyà rén.

My classmate's mother is Indonesian.

你什么时候回马来西亚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huí Mǎláixīyà?

When are you going back to Malaysia?

我们从马来西亚得到材料。

Wǒmen cóng Mǎláixīyà dédào cáiliào.

We get the materials from Malaysia.

菲律宾有很多漂亮的海岛。

Fēilǜbīn yǒu hěn duō piàoliang de hǎidǎo.

The Philippines has many beautiful islands.

在菲律宾，很多人会说英语。

Zài Fēilǜbīn, hěn duō rén huì shuō Yīngyǔ.

In the Philippines, many people can speak English.

瑞士有好几种官方语言。

Ruìshì yǒu hǎo jǐzhǒng guānfāngyǔyán.

Switzerland has several official languages.

瑞士的冬天很冷，山上有很多雪。

Ruìshì de dōngtiān hěn lěng, shānshàng yǒu hěn duō xuě.

Winters in Switzerland are cold, and there is a lot of snow in the mountains.

我同事下个月要去荷兰出差。

Wǒ tóngshì xiàgeyuè yào qù Hélán chūchāi.

My colleague is going on a business trip to the Netherlands next month.

荷兰人说的话，你听得懂吗？

Hélán rén shuō dehuà, nǐ tīngdedǒng ma?

Can you understand what the Dutch people say?

他目前在土耳其工作。

Tā mùqián zài Tǔ'ěrqí gōngzuò.

He's working in Turkey.

我一直都想去土耳其。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu xiǎng qù Tǔ'ěrqí.

I've always wanted to go to Turkey.

从北京飞到南非要很长时间。

Cóng Běijīng fēi dào Nánfēi yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It takes a long time to fly from Beijing to South Africa.

他叔叔在南非做了十年生意。

Tā shūshu zài Nánfēi zuòle shínián shēngyi.

His uncle did business in South Africa for ten years.

我外婆在家总是跟我们说粤语。

Wǒ wàipó zàijiā zǒngshì gēn wǒmen shuō Yuèyǔ.

My grandmother always speaks Cantonese with us at home.

粤语的发音和普通话差别很大。

Yuèyǔ de fāyīn hé pǔtōnghuà chābié hěn dà.

The pronunciation of Cantonese is very different from Mandarin.

你学阿拉伯语学了多久？

Nǐ xué Ālābóyǔ xué le duōjiǔ?

How long have you been studying Arabic?

阿拉伯语是从右往左写的。

Ālābóyǔ shì cóng yòu wǎng zuǒ xiě de.

Arabic is written from right to left.

您懂拉丁语？

Nín dǒng Lādīngyǔ?

Do you understand Latin?

我懂拉丁语。

Wǒ dǒng Lādīngyǔ.

I know Latin.

双语的孩子学外语更快吗？

Shuāngyǔ de háizi xué wàiyǔ gèng kuài ma?

Do bilingual children learn foreign languages faster?

新加坡的路牌常常是双语的。

Xīnjiāpō de lùpái chángcháng shì shuāngyǔ de.

Road signs in Singapore are often bilingual.

联合国有六种官方语言。

Liánhéguó yǒu liù zhǒng guānfāngyǔyán.

The United Nations has six official languages.

拉丁美洲的足球很有名。

Lādīngměizhōu de zúqiú hěn yǒumíng.

Football in Latin America is very famous.

你去过拉丁美洲的哪些国家？

Nǐ qùguo Lādīngměizhōu de nǎxiē guójiā?

Which countries in Latin America have you been to?

欧盟总部在哪个城市？

Ōuméng zǒngbù zài nǎge chéngshì?

Which city is the European Union headquartered in?

英国已经离开欧盟了。

Yīngguó yǐjīng líkāi ōuméng le.

Britain has already left the European Union.