7. Asking and telling a child’s age
A:nǐ jīnnián jǐ suì(le) ?
你今年几岁(了)
?
B:wǒ sān suì ( le) .
我三岁(了)。
8. 几 (jǐ): how many ; several
• 几 (jǐ) is generally used for asking the
numbers under 10.
e.g nǐyǒu jǐ běn hànyǔ shū?
nǐ yǒu jǐ gè dìdi?
subject+ verb + 几 + measure word+noun
15. Asking and telling a senior’s age
A:nín duō dà niánjì le ?
您多大年纪了?
B:wǒ liù shí èr (suì) le
我六十二 ( 岁 ) 了
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16. Reduplication of the verb
• Some monosyllabic verbs can be
reduplicated to show either the briefness
or the informality of an action.the second
syllable is always in the neutral tone.
• 一( yī ) may be inserted between the
first and the repeated one without
changing the meaning or function of the
verb.
17. Reduplication of the verb
• wǒ kànkan nǐ de shū,kěyi ma?
我看看你的书 , 可以吗?
• nǐ kàn yí kàn nǐ de hùzhào.
你看一看你的护照。
• wǒ kàn yíxià nǐ de yīfu
我看一下你的衣服