Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 68

Lesson 68 of 360

Today's Chinese character:

几

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Characters' Essentials

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几
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jǐ
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How many

Description and Examples

Word
生日
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shēng   ri   
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Birthday
Word
上面
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shàng   miàn   
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-Above, over, on top of, on the surface of
-Abovementioned, aforesaid, foregoing
-Higher authorities, higher-ups
-Aspect, respect, regard
-Elder generation of one's family, one's elders


Dialogue 60

A:
今天几号?
B:
今天五月三十一号。
A:
今天星期六吗?
B:
今天不是星期六,明天星期六。

Dialogue 61

A:
你的生日是几月几号?
B:
三月十九号。你呢?
A:
十二月二十八号。
B:
七号是张大卫的生日。
A:
七号星期几?
B:
星期天。
A:
你去他家吗?
B:
去。你呢?
A:
我也去。
B:
我们晚上去,好吗?
A:
好。

Sentence Structure 40
Interrogative Word “几”

Here we pay special attention to the word 几 used as an interrogative.

As you already know, an interrogative word is placed where the answer is expected. 几 is no exception.

几 is used to ask about an estimated number under 10.

Exception: 几 is used in asking about the month or day, even if they are numbers greater than 10.

Example 1

明天几月几号,星期几?

When 几 precedes a noun, a measure word is required between them.

Example 2

您的几个学生姓高?


Sentence Structure 41
The Question With “……,好吗?”

It is a way of soliciting an opinion from the person you are talking to after making a proposal. The first part of the question is a declarative sentence.

If the reply is positive, just say 好.

Examples

我们明天去,好吗?
今天晚上你们来我家,好吗?


The meaning of: 几个人?

At the restaurant is a very common inquiry and often is the very first thing they ask you, not even giving you the time to say 你好!

几个人? means "How many people?"



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