Shareables · HSK 1 · 说 · Conversation
问 · Ask about their life
Hometown, family, children, grandchildren, work. Memorize a few of these — they get a person to open up about their past.
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问wènAsk about their life
说这个 · SAY THIS
Nín shì zài nǎr zhǎng dà de?您是在哪儿长大的？Where did you grow up?
Nín yǒu háizi ma?您有孩子吗？Do you have children?
Nín yǒu sūnzi sūnnǚ ma?您有孙子孙女吗？Do you have grandchildren?
Nín yǐqián zuò shénme gōngzuò?您以前做什么工作？What did you do for work?
Nín zài zhèr zhù le duō jiǔ?您在这儿住了多久？How long have you lived here?
Hometown, family, children, grandchildren, work. Memorize a few of these — they get a person to open up about their past.
More from HSK 1
- 成语 · 马马虎虎 — Horse-horse-tiger-tiger: so-so, and the story of how careless gets you killed.
- 您 · Politeness you can see — 您 is 你 with a heart underneath. That is the whole difference.
- 春节 · The words of Chinese New Year — Six words that cover the whole holiday, from the red envelope to the couplets on the door.
- 评 · Comment on your surroundings — Point at something real and say what you notice. This alone is a complete strategy — caveman Chinese is correct Chinese.
- 问 · 哪儿 Where — 哪儿 and 哪里 are the same question. It sits where the answer goes, so the word order never moves.
- 问 · 什么 What — 什么 attaches to the noun it asks about: 什么工作, 什么东西, 什么好吃的.
- 问 · 有…吗 Do you have — 有 + noun + 吗 is the whole question. Nothing else changes.
- 问 · 谁 Who — 谁 goes where the person goes: 这是谁 asks about the subject, and the same word would ask about the object.
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