Mandarin Vocabulary and Conversations About Time
1.
什么时候
(sh
é
n me sh
í
hou) - when
2.
现在
(xi
à
n z
à
i) - now
3.
几点
(j
ǐ
di
ǎ
n) - what time
4.
时间
(sh
í
ji
ā
n) - time
5.
小时
(xi
ǎ
o sh
í
) - hour
•
Clock:
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•
Watch demo:
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•
Time
duration:
https://www.timeanddate.com/date/timedurat
ion.html
Analog clock and digital clock in
Mandarin:
A
n
a
l
o
g
c
l
o
c
k
:
指针钟 (zhǐzhēn zhōng)
机械钟 (jīxiè zhōng)
显示钟 (xiǎnshì zhōng)
D
i
g
i
t
a
l
c
l
o
c
k
:
数字钟 (shùzì zhōng)
数码钟 (shùmǎ zhōng)
数字时钟 (shùzì shízhōng)
数码时钟 (shùmǎ shízhōng)
6.
钟头
(zh
ō
ng t
ó
u) - hour
7.
点
(di
ǎ
n) - o'clock
8.
分钟
(f
ē
n zh
ō
ng) - minute
9.
分
(f
ē
n) - minute
10.
秒
(mi
ǎ
o) - second
11.
上课
(sh
à
ng k
è
) - to attend class
12.
下课
(xi
à
k
è
) - to finish class
13.
放学
(f
à
ng xu
é
) - to finish school
14.
吃早餐
(ch
ī
z
ǎ
o c
ā
n) - to have breakfast
15.
吃午餐
(ch
ī
w
ǔ
c
ā
n) - to have lunch
16.
吃晚餐
(ch
ī
w
ǎ
n c
ā
n) - to have dinner
17.
睡觉
(shu
ì
ji
à
o) - to sleep
18.
去补习
(q
ù
b
ǔ
x
í
) - to go for tutoring
19.
回家
(hu
í
ji
ā
) - to go home
20.
休息
(xi
ū
xi) - to rest
21.
吃饭
(ch
ī
f
à
n) - to eat a meal
（
literally:
eat rice
）
Pair 1:
A:
什么时候放学？
(Sh
é
nme sh
í
hou f
à
ngxu
é
?) - When do
you finish school?
B:
现在几点？
(Xi
à
nz
à
i j
ǐ
di
ǎ
n?) - What time is it now?
A:
现在五点钟。
(Xi
à
nz
à
i w
ǔ
di
ǎ
n zh
ō
ng.) - It's five o'clock
now.
B:
那我们现在去吃晚餐吧！
(N
à
w
ǒ
men xi
à
nz
à
i q
ù
ch
ī
w
ǎ
nc
ā
n ba!) - Then let's go have dinner now!
Pair 2:
A:
你什么时候上课？
(N
ǐ
sh
é
nme sh
í
hou sh
à
ngk
è
?)
- When do you attend class?
B:
我上午十点上课。
(W
ǒ
sh
à
ngw
ǔ
sh
í
di
ǎ
n
sh
à
ngk
è
.) - I have class at ten in the morning.
A:
好的，我等你下课。
(H
ǎ
o de, w
ǒ
d
ě
ng n
ǐ
xi
à
k
è
.)
- Okay, I'll wait for you to finish class.
Pair 3:
A:
你每天吃几顿饭？
(N
ǐ
m
ě
iti
ā
n ch
ī
j
ǐ
d
ù
n f
à
n?) -
How many meals do you eat each day?
B:
我每天吃三顿饭，早餐、午餐和晚餐。
(W
ǒ
m
ě
iti
ā
n ch
ī
s
ā
n d
ù
n f
à
n, z
ǎ
oc
ā
n, w
ǔ
c
ā
n h
é
w
ǎ
nc
ā
n.) - I
eat three meals a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
A:
我也是。
(W
ǒ
y
ě
sh
ì
.) - Me too.
Pair 4:
A:
你每天睡几个小时？
(N
ǐ
m
ě
iti
ā
n shu
ì
j
ǐ
g
è
xi
ǎ
osh
í
?) - How many hours do you sleep every
day?
B:
我每天睡八个小时。
(W
ǒ
m
ě
iti
ā
n shu
ì
b
ā
g
è
xi
ǎ
osh
í
.) - I sleep eight hours every day.
A:
那你真能休息好。
(N
à
n
ǐ
zh
ē
n n
é
ng xi
ū
xi
h
ǎ
o.) - Then you really rest well.
Pair 5:
A:
明天你去补习吗？
(M
í
ngti
ā
n n
ǐ
q
ù
b
ǔ
x
í
ma?) -
Are you going for tutoring tomorrow?
B:
对，我明天去补习。
(Du
ì
, w
ǒ
m
í
ngti
ā
n q
ù
b
ǔ
x
í
.) - Yes, I'm going for tutoring tomorrow.
A:
好的，那我们一起回家吧。
(H
ǎ
o de, n
à
w
ǒ
men y
ī
q
ǐ
hu
í
ji
ā
ba.) - Okay, then let's go home
together.
Explore Mandarin vocabulary related to time, such as phrases for asking about the time, analog and digital clocks, and actions at different times of the day. Engage in five pairs of conversations to practice using these expressions in context.
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Vocabulary about time (sh ji n)
Clock: https://dayspedia.com/widgets/ Watch demo: https://www.visnos.com/demos/clock Time duration: https://www.timeanddate.com/date/timedurat ion.html 1. (sh n me sh hou) - when 2. (xi n z i) - now 3. (j di n) - what time 4. (sh ji n) - time 5. (xi o sh ) - hour Analog clock and digital clock in Mandarin: Analog clock: (zh zh nzh ng) (j xi zh ng) (xi nsh zh ng) Digital clock: (sh z zh ng) (sh m zh ng) (sh z sh zh ng) (sh m sh zh ng)
6. (zhng tu) - hour 7. (di n) - o'clock 8. (f n zh ng) - minute 9. (f n) - minute 10. (mi o) - second
11. (shng k) - to attend class 12. (xi k ) - to finish class 13. (f ng xu ) - to finish school 14. (ch z o c n) - to have breakfast 15. (ch w c n) - to have lunch
16. (ch wn cn) - to have dinner 17. (shu ji o) - to sleep 18. (q b x ) - to go for tutoring 19. (hu ji ) - to go home 20. (xi xi) - to rest 21. (ch f n) - to eat a meal literally: eat rice
Five pairs of conversation Pair 1: Pair 1: A: (Sh nme sh hou f ngxu ?) - When do you finish school? B: (Xi nz i j di n?) - What time is it now? A: (Xi nz i w di n zh ng.) - It's five o'clock now. B: (N w men xi nz i q ch w nc n ba!) - Then let's go have dinner now!
Pair 2: Pair 2: A: (N sh nme sh hou sh ngk ?) - When do you attend class? B: (W sh ngw sh di n sh ngk .) - I have class at ten in the morning. A: (H o de, w d ng n xi k .) - Okay, I'll wait for you to finish class.
Pair 3: Pair 3: A: (N m iti n ch j d n f n?) - How many meals do you eat each day? B: (W m iti n ch s n d n f n, z oc n, w c n h w nc n.) - I eat three meals a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A: (W y sh .) - Me too.
Pair 4: Pair 4: A: (N m iti n shu j g xi osh ?) - How many hours do you sleep every day? B: (W m iti n shu b g xi osh .) - I sleep eight hours every day. A: (N n zh n n ng xi xi h o.) - Then you really rest well.
Pair 5: A: (M ngti n n q b x ma?) - Are you going for tutoring tomorrow? B: (Du , w m ngti n q b x .) - Yes, I'm going for tutoring tomorrow. A: (H o de, n w men y q hu ji ba.) - Okay, then let's go home together.
