Unit 15

Part I: Listen and Learn 3

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. John, nie de Zhnggu hu shu de yuliyu ho le.
   John, your Chinese is becoming better and better.
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2. Nl, hi b xng, hndu hu hi b hu shu.
   No, I still can't speak it well. There are many words that I can't say.
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3. N xu le du chng shjin le?
   How long have you been learning it?
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4. W xu le y nin du le.
   I have been learning for more than one year.
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5. N dsun yhu jx xu ma?
   Do you plan to continue to learn in the future?
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6. Shde. W xing mngnin do Zhnggu q xu.
   Yes. I plan to go to China and study next year.
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7. Ti ho le! N dsun do nl q?
   That's terrific! Where are you planning to go?
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8. W xing do Bijng q.
   I want to go to Beijing.
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9. N zi Bijng yu pngyou ma?
   Do you have friends in Beijing?
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10. Yu.
    Yes, I have.
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11. N, bcu.
    Then, it is very good.
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The use of 'yuliyu':

Example:

T Zhngwn shu de yuliyu ho le.
He speaks Chinese more and more fluently.

Tinq yuliyu lng le.
The weather becomes colder and colder.

Zhngwn yuliyu nn le.
Chinese is becoming more and more difficult.

Notice that 'le' is usually occur with 'yuliyu' because it is a dynamic and changing process.