Grammar

PCR Lesson 10 Grammar
第十課:她住多少號
  • The Verb 在:

    The verb 在 [zài] is used to indicate the location or presence of an object. An equivalent English meaning would be something along the lines of "at" or "here".

    嗎? : Is he in?
    我們宿舍。 : We are at the dormitory.
    老師不: The teacher isn't here.
    我的漢語書哪兒? : The teacher isn't here.
  • The Verb 住:
    The verb 住 [zhù] means to live, stay or reside. Often it is accompanied by 在, 住在 [zhùzài] without change in meaning.
    [Subject] + 住 + Object
    哪兒? [Nǐ zhù nǎr?]
    她朋友住在學生宿舍。 [Tā de péngyou zhùzài xuésheng sùshè.]
    老師的爸爸住在中國。 [Tā de péngyou zhùzài xuésheng sùshè.]
  • Locatives:

    To make the locative here, there and where we add a suffix to the Chinese this 這, that 那, and which 哪. In this lesson we add the suffix 兒 [-r]. Other possible suffixes like 裡 [lǐ], or 邊 [biān] yield the same meaning. We will learn those later.

    It is interesting to note that the character 兒, in this case, merges with the preceding character to form one syllable.

    這 + = 這兒 [zhèr] here

    那 + = 那兒 [nàr] there

    哪 + = 哪兒 [nǎr] where

  • Counting Numbers:

    This lesson introduces the numerals 0-5. In a telephone number, address, identification, and other documents numbers are read as single digits. The telephone number (562) 985-1082 is read wǔ - liù - èr - jiǔ - bā - wǔ - yī - líng - bā - èr.

    [líng] zero
    [yī] one
    [èr] two
    [sān] three
    [sì] four
    [wǔ] five
    [liù] six
    [qī] seven
    [bā] eight
    [jiǔ] nine
    [shí] ten
  • The Interrogative 多少:

    • The Question Word 多少:

      We use 多少 [duōshao] when asking how much, or how many. For now we will use this only when asking street or room numbers 多少號 [duōshao hào] - what number.

      她住多少號? [Tā zhù duōshao hào?] What is her room number?
      你們漢語老師在多少號? [Nǐmen lǎoshī zài duōshao hào?] Which room number is your teacher in?
      那兒是多少號? [Nàr shì duōshao hào?] What room number is that?
    • Asking Telephone Numbers:

      Use the following question format to ask telephone numbers, 電話號 [diǎnhuà hào]:

      你的電話號是多少 [Nǐ de diǎnhuà hào shì duōshao?]
      OR
      你的電話號是什麼? [Nǐ de diǎnhuà hào shì shénme?]