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Lesson 7 of 10

Lesson 7: Basic Questions

A focused beginner lesson in the Basic 50 Sentences launch course.

Lesson Introduction

This lesson introduces 5 Chinglish sentences from Basic 50 Sentences. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.

Sentences In This Lesson

Sentence 1

You go where

Chinese Sentence
你去哪里?
Full Pinyin
nǐ qù nǎ lǐ
Natural English
Where are you going?
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P011
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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Sentence 2

You want what

Chinese Sentence
你想要什么?
Full Pinyin
nǐ xiǎng yào shén me
Natural English
What do you want?
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P011
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 3

He when come

Chinese Sentence
他什么时候来?
Full Pinyin
tā shén me shí hou lái
Natural English
When is he coming?
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P012
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 4

She why busy

Chinese Sentence
她为什么忙?
Full Pinyin
tā wèi shén me máng
Natural English
Why is she busy?
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P012
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 5

You how go school

Chinese Sentence
你怎么去学校?
Full Pinyin
nǐ zěn me qù xué xiào
Natural English
How do you go to school?
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P013
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry