A1 Chinese example sentences

你在写什么？

Nǐ zài xiě shénme?

What are you writing?

你在北京都干嘛了？

Nǐ zài Běijīng dōu gànmá le?

What did you do in Beijing?

你在医院工作吗？

Nǐ zài yīyuàn gōngzuò ma?

Do you work at the hospital?

你在吃东西吗？

Nǐ zài chī dōngxi ma?

Have you been eating?

你在听我说吗？

Nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Do you hear what I'm saying?

你在听英语吗？

Nǐ zài tīng Yīngyǔ ma?

Are you listening to English?

你在哪个学校上学？

Nǐ zài nǎge xuéxiào shàngxué?

You study at that school?

你在哪儿做饭？

Nǐ zài nǎr zuòfàn?

Where do you cook?

你在哪儿写？

Nǐ zài nǎr xiě?

Where do you write?

你在哪儿工作？

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

你在哪儿看到了她？

Nǐ zài nǎr kàndàole tā?

Where did you see her?

你在哪读书？

Nǐ zài nǎ dúshū?

Where do you study?

你在哪里学习？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ xuéxí?

Where did you study?

你在哪里学的意大利语？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ xué de Yìdàlìyǔ?

Where did you learn Italian?

你在哪里工作？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

你在哪里看电视？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ kàn diànshì?

Where do you watch television?

你在哪里看见他了？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ kànjiàn tā le?

Where did you see him?

你在哪里说世界语？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ shuō Shìjièyǔ?

Where do you use Esperanto?

你在哪里读书？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ dúshū?

Where do you study?

你在回家吗？

Nǐ zài huíjiā ma?

Are you going home?

你在回家的路上吗？

Nǐ zài huíjiā de lùshang ma?

Are you on the way home?

你在学习什么？

Nǐ zài xuéxí shénme?

What are you studying?

你在学什么？

Nǐ zài xué shénme?

What are you learning?

你在学校里说上海话吗？

Nǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ shuō Shànghǎi huà ma?

Do you speak the Shanghai dialect at school?

你在家里不说英语。

Nǐ zài jiālǐ bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

You don't speak English in your home.

你在家里吗？

Nǐ zài jiālǐ ma?

Are you at home?

你在想啥呢？

Nǐ zài xiǎng shá ne?

What are you thinking about?

你在找什么吗？

Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme ma?

Are you looking for something?

你在波士顿做了什么？

Nǐ zài Bōshìdùn zuòle shénme?

What were you doing in Boston?

你在波士顿花了多少钱？

Nǐ zài Bōshìdùn huāle duōshǎo qián?

How much money did you spend in Boston?

你在班里有好朋友吗？

Nǐ zài bān lǐ yǒu hǎo péngyou ma?

Do you have friends in your class?

你在看什么？

Nǐ zài kàn shénme?

What are you looking at?

你在看什么啊？

Nǐ zài kàn shénme a?

What are you looking at?

你在笑什么呢？

Nǐ zài xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?

你在美国的工作是什么？

Nǐ zài Měiguó de gōngzuò shì shénme?

What's your business in the States?

你在脸书上吗？

Nǐ zài Liǎnshū shàng ma?

Are you on Facebook?

你在说什么？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme?

What're you saying?

你在说什么呢？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme ne?

What are you talking about?

你在说他吗？

Nǐ zài shuō tā ma?

Are you talking about him?

你在说我吗？

Nǐ zài shuō wǒ ma?

Are you referring to me?

你在说汉语。

Nǐ zài shuō Hànyǔ.

You are speaking Chinese.

你在跟我说话吗？

Nǐ zài gēn wǒ shuōhuà ma?

Are you talking to me?

你在这儿的时候想做什么？

Nǐ zài zhèr de shíhou xiǎng zuò shénme?

What would you like to do while you're here?

你在这家公司工作了多久了？

Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duōjiǔ le?

How long have you worked at this company?

你在这家公司工作了多长时间了？

Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duō cháng shíjiān le?

How long have you been working at this company?

你在这里做什么？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are you doing here?

你在这里做甚么？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What do you do here?

你在这里是要见谁吧？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ shì yào jiàn shéi ba?

Are you meeting someone here?

你在这里的工作是什么？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?

What's your job here?

你在那边玩吧。

Nǐ zài nàbian wán ba.

Play there.

你在那里。

Nǐ zài nàli.

You are there.

你在那里做什么呢？

Nǐ zài nàli zuò shénme ne?

What're you doing there?

你在那里看到了什么？

Nǐ zài nàli kàndàole shénme?

What did you see there?

你坐火车去吗？

Nǐ zuò huǒchē qù ma?

Will you go by train?

你多吃苹果。

Nǐ duō chī píngguǒ.

Eat more apples.

你太漂亮了！

Nǐ tài piàoliangle!

You're so beautiful!

你女儿会告诉我。

Nǐ nǚ'ér huì gàosu wǒ.

It will be said by your daughter.

你女儿怎么了？

Nǐ nǚ'ér zěnme le?

How's your daughter?

你女朋友是俄罗斯人吗？

Nǐ nǚpéngyou shì Éluósī rén ma?

Is your girlfriend Russian?

你女朋友是谁？

Nǐ nǚpéngyou shì shéi?

Who's your girlfriend?

你好，怎么样？

Nǐ hǎo, zěnmeyàng?

Good day, how are you?

你好，我是胡安。

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Hú'ān.

Hello, I'm Huan.

你妈会开车吗？

Nǐ mā huì kāichē ma?

Does your mom know how to drive?

你妈妈在哪？

Nǐ māma zài nǎ?

Where's your mom?

你姐姐的狗叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiějie de gǒu jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your sister's dog called?

你学了几年的汉语？

Nǐ xué le jǐnián de Hànyǔ?

How many years have you studied Mandarin for?

你学了多少个汉字？

Nǐ xué le duōshǎo gè hànzì?

How many Chinese characters did you learn?

你学得很快。

Nǐ xué de hěn kuài.

You are a fast learner.

你学英语吗？

Nǐ xué Yīngyǔ ma?

Do you study English?

你家人还在那里吗？

Nǐ jiārén hái zài nàli ma?

Is your family still there?

你家有几口人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

How many people are there in your family?

你家有多少人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu duōshǎo rén?

How many people are there in your family?

你家有猫吗？

Nǐ jiā yǒu māo ma?

Have you got a cat in your house?

你家桌子边有几个椅子？

Nǐ jiā zhuōzi biān yǒu jǐ ge yǐzi?

How many chairs do you have around your table?

你家的左边是什么？

Nǐ jiā de zuǒbian shì shénme?

What is to the left of your house?

你家的电脑在桌子上吗？

Nǐ jiā de diànnǎo zài zhuōzi shàng ma?

Is your family's computer on the table?

你家里有书吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu shū ma?

Are there books in your house?

你家里谁做饭？

Nǐ jiālǐ shéi zuòfàn?

Who does the cooking in your home?

你家里都有谁？

Nǐ jiālǐ dōu yǒu shéi?

Who do you live with?

你对不起我。

Nǐ duìbùqǐ wǒ.

You do me wrong.

你对了一部分。

Nǐ duì le yíbùfen.

You're partially correct.

你对它一点也不懂。

Nǐ duì tā yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng.

You don't understand anything about it.

你已经买了票吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng mǎile piào ma?

Have you already bought the tickets?

你已经到家了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng dào jiā le ma?

Are you already home?

你已经吃晚饭了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng chī wǎnfàn le ma?

Have you already eaten supper?

你已经吃过饭了。

Nǐ yǐjīng chīguo fàn le.

You have already eaten.

你已经吃过饭了！

Nǐ yǐjīng chīguo fàn le!

You've already eaten!

你已经回来了啊？

Nǐ yǐjīng huílaile a?

Have you already come back?

你已经在京都了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng zài Jīngdū le ma?

You're already in Kyoto?

你已经有孩子了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng yǒu háizi le ma?

Do you have children already?

你已经知道了，不是吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng zhīdàole, bú shì ma?

You knew about this already, didn't you?

你已经花了太多钱了！

Nǐ yǐjīng huāle tài duō qián le!

You've spent too much money!

你已经要走了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng yào zǒule ma?

You're leaving already?

你希望我们和你一起去吗？

Nǐ xīwàng wǒmen hé nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?

Do you want us to go with you?

你希望我帮忙吗？

Nǐ xīwàng wǒ bāngmáng ma?

Do you wish me to help?

你带来了吗？

Nǐ dàiláile ma?

Did you bring it?

你干嘛走来走去？

Nǐ gànmá zǒu lái zǒu qù?

Why do you keep walking around like that?

你干嘛这样？

Nǐ gànmá zhèyàng?

Why are you being like this?

你开始学世界语了。

Nǐ kāishǐ xué Shìjièyǔ le.

You began to learn Esperanto.

你开始学习英语了吗？

Nǐ kāishǐ xuéxí Yīngyǔ le ma?

Have you begun studying English?