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BONUS: Helper - Expressing That an Action Has Happened Before with 过
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BONUS: Helper - Turning Adjectives into Adverbs with 地
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BONUS: “How Does What" - Adverbs Expressing Tone of Voice
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Chinese Modal Verb Venn Diagram (会,能 & 可以) from Sinosplice
Usage 1 - "to hear":
*Sentence:
你能听见我说话吗?
English:
Can you hear what I’m saying?
Sentence:
我听见他在骂人。
English:
I hear he’s yelling at someone.
Top-Down Words:
骂人 màrén - yelling at people
Sentence:
一有事要做,他们就装听不见。
English:
As soon as there is work to be done, they pretend that they can't hear.
Top-Down Words:
就 jiù - (grammatical particle) in this case meaning “as soon as” or “right after”.
做 zuò - to do, make, to cook
事 shì - thing, matter, affair
装 zhuāng - pretend
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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020
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Chad Ressler
Grammar Question:
In the first sentence, would it have been equally correct to use 可以 instead of 能?Mandarin Blueprint
Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://youtu.be/hjAOTUCRl2k?t=2299
Sarie
I very much 能 sit here 😂😂
Chris Lewis
🙉听 no evil, see 见 no evil; go with the first one