Little words in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about little words in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你去过中国吗?Have you been to China?
  2. 你吃饭了吗?Have you eaten?
  3. 你在做什么呢?What are you doing?
  4. 你唱歌唱得好吗?Do you sing well?
  5. 你跟谁一起住?Who do you live with?
  6. 你从哪儿来?Where are you from?
  7. 你把钥匙放在哪儿了?Where did you put your keys?
  8. 你说中文说得怎么样?How well do you speak Chinese?

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The Little words word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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