Mandarin Chinese Discussions Using Incremental Phrases

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1 Mandarin Chinese Discussions Using Incremental Phrases Annex I to Mandarin Chinese Introductory Language Course Using Pinyin 1 Greetings! ( Hello!, How are you? ) Please! Read! (aloud) Please read! message (general idea, information) news; message (written) this [word in place of person or thing] this particular this news; this message Please read this news. Please read this good news. news good news this good news read this good news Please read this good news Thanks! Thank you! (polite form) 2 Nǐ hǎo ( h is like ch in loch ) Qǐng! ( q is like ch in chicken ) Dú! (or: Kàn! ) Qǐng dú! (or : Qǐng kàn!) xìnxī ( x is like hs or like s in see ) xiāoxi zhè (or : zhèi) ( zh is like dge in fudge ) zhège (or : zhèige ) ( g is always hard like g in get ) zhège xiāoxi Qǐng dú zhège xiāoxi. Qǐng dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi. xiāoxi hǎo xiāoxi zhège hǎo xiāoxi dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi Qǐng dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi. Xièxie! xièxie nín!

2 give please give take please take this take this please take this Please take this information. please take information this information take this information Please take this information. 3 Let's meet again! ( See you soon! = I'd like very quickly get to see you) 4 well, good I I [am] well. you You [are] well. he, she, it He [is] well. we We [are] well. YOU YOU [are] well. they They [are] well., is it so? I [am] well, is it so? You [are] well, are you? 5 (be), am/is/are (This is different from I am located..., which is zài, as in I'm here: wǒ zài zhèr) I am gěi qǐng gěi ná qǐng ná zhè ná zhè qǐng ná zhè Qǐng ná zhège xìnxī. qǐng ná xìnxī zhège xìnxī ná zhège xìnxī Qǐng ná zhège xìnxī. Xīwàng hěn kuài jiàndào nǐ! hǎo wǒ Wǒ [ ] hǎo. nǐ Nǐ [ ] hǎo. tā Tā [ ] hǎo. wǒmen Wǒmen [ ] hǎo. nǐmen Nǐmen [ ] hǎo. tāmen Tāmen [ ] hǎo. ma? Wǒ [ ] hǎo ma? Nǐ [ ] hǎo ma? shì ( sh sounds like sh in rashly ) wǒ shì

3 I am Bill. and and you? you are, is it so? (, are you?) You are Bill, is it so? well, good How are you? (= you [are] well, is it so?) not, no ill/not well I [am] well. You [are] ill. very very well not very well I [am] not very well. 6 Get well soon! You (polite) Thank you! (polite form) 7 God God [is] good name of...(of possessor or of a description), 's, s' my, of me, mine my name Wǒ shì Bill. hé hé nǐ? nǐ shì ma? Nǐ shì Bill ma? hǎo Nǐ [ ] hǎo ma? bù ( bù precedes à, á, or â ; otherwise change bù to bú before ã or ) bù hǎo; (or : bìng ) Wǒ [ ] hǎo. Nǐ bù [ ] hǎo. (or : Nǐ bǐng le) ( le is for a change of state and is at the end of the sentence ) hěn hěn hǎo (If â precedes another â, pronounce it as á : So, hěn hǎo sounds like hén hǎo.) bù hěn hǎo Wǒ bù [ ] hěn hǎo. Zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāngfù! ( zh is like dge in fudge ) ( z is like ds in suds) nín Xièxie nín! Shàngdì Shàngdì [ ] hǎo míngzi de wǒ de (or : wǒde) wǒde míngzi

4 your, of you, yours nǐde your name nǐde míngzi his, her, its, of him, of tāde her, of it his name tāde míngzi our, of us, ours wǒmende our name wǒmende míngzi YOUR, of YOU, nǐmende YOURS YOUR name nǐmende míngzi their, of them, theirs tāmende their name tāmende míngzi of God Shàngdìde name of God, God's Shàngdìde míngzi name my wǒde my name wǒde míngzi your nǐde your name nǐde míngzi father bàba (or : fù qīn) my (close relationship) wǒ[ ] ( de can be omitted from wǒde for close links) my father wǒ bàba mother màma (or : mǔ qīn) my mother wǒ màma your mother nǐ màma the name of your father nǐ bàba de míngzi What? shénme? What is? ( is what?) shì shénme? What is the name of your father? nǐ bàba de míngzi shì shénme? What is the name of God? Shàngdìde míngzi shì shénme? Jehovah Yēhéhuá The name of God is Shàngdìde míngzi shì God's name is Jehovah. Shàngdìde míngzi shì Yēhéhuá. be (absolutely) jiùshì God's name is (absolutely) Jehovah. Shàngdìde míngzi jiùshì Yēhéhuá. Jehovah's Yēhéhuá de

5 witness; witnesses Jehovah['s] Witness I am I am [a] Jehovah's Witness. call by a name; be called by a name He's called Bill. We call him Bill. What is your name? (= By what name are you called?) 8, is it so? You are called Bill, is it so? (are you?), is it not so? ( it is, not it is) (is it not?) You are called Bill, is it not so? (aren't you?) 9 Correct; Yes (after a positive question) Wrong; No (after a positive question) Correct; Yes (after a negative question) Wrong; No (after a negative question) You are well, is it so? (positive question) Correct; Yes (after a positive question) Wrong; No (after a positive question) Are you not well? (positive question) Wrong; Yes (after a negative question) Correct; No (after a negative question) 10 give jiàn zhèng [rén] Yēhéhuá [ ] Jiàn zhèng rén wǒ shì Wǒ shì [ ] Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén. jiào Tā (de míngzi) jiào Bill. Wǒmen jiào tā Bill. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? ma? Nǐ jiào Bill ma?, shì bú shì?, duì ma? Nǐ jiào Bill, shì bú shì? (or : Nǐ jiào Bill, duì ma?) shìde; shì; duì, bù, bù,! shìde; duì, nǐ hǎo ma? shìde; shì; duì bù, [wǒ bù hǎo!] nǐ bù hǎo ma? bù, [wǒ hěn hǎo!] shìde; duì, wǒ bù hǎo. gěi

6 please give Please give your name. Chinese (person) Are you a Chinese person? Chinese (language) Is it Chinese (language)? Mandarin (language) It is Mandarin, is it or isn't it? Cantonese (language) Pinyin (Roman script) Hanji (Chinese script) English (person) I am English 11 read I read you read Which? Which do you read? please read again once again read again Please read again. Please read once again. 12 can (know how to) you can you can read You can read, can you? You can read Hanji, is it so? I can (know how to) I can read I can read Pinyin. qǐng gěi Qǐng gěi nǐde míngzi. Zhōngguórén Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma? Zhōngwén; Zhōngguóhuà; Hànyǔ Tā shì Zhōngwén ma? pǔtōnghuà Tā shì pǔtōnghuà, shì bú shì? Guǎngdōnghuà Pīnyīn Hànzì Yīnggélánrén; Yīngguórén Wǒ shì Yīnggélán de. (or : Wǒ shì Yīngguóde.) dú wǒ dú nǐ dú Nǎge? Nǐ dú nǎge? (or : Nǐ kàn nàge?) qǐng dú zài yícì zài dú Qǐng zài dú. Qǐng zài dú yícì. néng; huì nǐ néng; nǐ huì nǐ néng dú; nǐ huì dú Nǐ néng dú ma? Nǐ néng dú Hànzì ma? wǒ néng (or : wǒ huì) wǒ néng dú (or : wǒ huì dú) Wǒ néng dú pinyin.

7 (or : Wǒ huì dú pinyin.) I cannot read Hanji. Wǒ bù néng dú Hànzì. (or : Wǒ bú huì dú Hànzì.) 13 write xiě I write wǒ xiě you write nǐ xiě Please write! Qǐng xiě! where? (zài) zhěr? (Omit zài if it would form the first word in a sentence ) (located) here (zài) zhèr Please write here! Qǐng xiě zhèr! there (zài) nàr Please write there! Qǐng xiě nàr! using (zài) yòng using Pinyin (zài) yòng pīnyīn write using Pinyin (zài) yòng pīnyīn xiě Please write using Qǐng zài yòng pīnyīn xiě. Pinyin. 14 Please write your name. Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi. name míngzi your name nǐde míngzi write your name xiě nǐde míngzi Please write your name. Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi. please write qǐng xiě your name nǐde míngzi Please write your name. Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi. 15 Please write your Qǐng xiě nǐde dìzhǐ. address. address dìzhǐ your address nǐde dìzhǐ write your address xiě nǐde dìzhǐ Please write your Qǐng xiě nǐde dìzhǐ. address. 16 one yī ( yī changes to yì before à, á, or â ) ( yī changes to yí before ã or )

8 (a Chinese a ge measure word used to focus on a specific: person or thing in general) ( g is hard like g in get ) a, an (used generally) yíge (= yī + ge) ( e after g is like e in the book ) person, people rén a person yíge rén this person zhège rén 17 an information, yíge xìnxī message this information, zhège xìnxī message (a Chinese a tiáo measure word used to focus on a specific item of news, views, ideas, laws This MW can be used instead of ge ) a, an (as for an item of yìtiáo (= yī + tiáo) information) this zhè this [particular] ( is zhètiáo (=zhè + tiáo) an item of information) this information, zhètiáo xìnxī message (written) Read this [written] Dú zhètiáo xìnxī. message. Please read this Qǐng dú zhètiáo xìnxī. [written] message. 18 news xiāoxi this news message zhège xiāoxi this news message zhètiáo xiāoxi read this news dú zhètiáo xiāoxi Please read this news. Qǐng dú zhètiáo xiāoxi. 19 say, speak, explain I can (know how to) shuō wǒ huì (or : wǒ néng)

9 I can speak You can speak You can speak Mandarin. nicely; well You speak nicely. You speak nice [things]. You speak Mandarin well. I cannot speak Mandarin well. 20 much not (very) much I cannot speak very much Mandarin. 21 a little; not much not much Chinese I can speak Chinese a little. I can speak Mandarin a little. 22 would like, wish, hope to I'd like to I'd like to read want to; would like to I'd like to ; I want to I'd like to read; I want to read wǒ huì shuō (or : wǒ néng shuō) nǐ huì shuō (or : nǐ néng shuō) Nǐ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà. [de] hǎo (or : hǎo [de]) ( de adds -ly to transform an adjective that describes a person or thing into an adverb describing an action.) (This de can be omitted, if the quality is stated using just one Chinese character. ) Nǐ shuō de hǎo. Nǐ shuō hǎo de. Nǐ pǔtōnghuà shuō de hǎo. Wǒ bù néng pǔtōnghuà shuō de hǎo. duō bù duō Wǒ bù néng shuō hěn duō pǔtōnghuà. yìdiǎnr yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ. Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr pǔtōnghuà. xīwàng wǒ xīwàng wǒ xīwàng dú xiǎng wǒ xiǎng wǒ xiǎng dú

10 23 you to you tell, say to I tell you it. I'd like to say this [item] to you. a news item I'd like to say this news to you. 24 question a question This is a good question. answer, comment an answer 25 have I have I haven't there is (=have) there is not (=not have) I have a question. There is a question. There are questions. What question do you have? Do you have [any particular] questions? Would you like to ask a question? 26 You have an answer/comment. Do you have an answer? What is the answer? a good answer This a good answer. 27 nǐ [ ] nǐ gàosù Wǒ gàosù nǐ tā. Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhè[ge] yíge xiāoxi (or : yìtiāo xiāoxi) Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhège xiāoxi (or : Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhètiāo xiāoxi) wèntí yíge wèntí Zhè shì yíge hǎo wèntí. huídá yíge huídá yǒu wǒ yǒu wǒ méi yǒu yǒu méi yǒu Wǒ yǒu yíge wèntí. Yǒu yíge wèntí. Yǒu wèntí. Nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí? Nǐ yǒu [shénme] wèntí ma? Nǐ xīwàng wèn wèntí ma? Nǐ yǒu yíge huídá Nǐ yǒu yíge huídá ma? Huídá shì shénme? yíge hǎo huídá Zhè shì yíge hǎo huídá

11 some more; further; other some more some more questions some more answers You have more questions. even more, yet more, still more Do you have still more questions? 28 Please read this [written] answer. again Read again! Say again! 29 very good Very good question! (question of a very good description) Good answer! Very good answer! Your message (thought) is very good. Your news is good. 30 holy Bible; holy Bible; holy writings That is the holy Bible. 31 It is good. It says good [things]. 32 like to ; enjoy I like to, I enjoy I like to read I like to read it. study I study gèng gèng duō de gèng duō de gèng duō de wèntí gèng duō de dáfù Nǐ yǒu gèng duō de wèntí. hái Nǐ hái yǒu wèntí ma? Qǐng dú zhège dáfù zài Zài dú! Zài shuō! hěn hǎo Hěn hǎo de wèntí! (The de can be omitted only after a description that uses a single Chinese character) Hǎo dáfù! Hěn hǎo de dáfù! Nǐde xīnxí shì hěn hǎo de. Nǐde xiāoxi shì hǎo de. shèng Shèng jīng Zhè shì Shèng jīng. Tā hǎo. Tā shuō hǎo de. xǐhuan; xǐ'ài wǒ xǐhuan wǒ xǐhuan dú Wǒ xǐhuan dú tā. xuéxí wǒ xuéxí

12 I study this wǒ xuéxí zhè I study the holy Bible. Wǒ xuéxí Shèng jīng. 33 help, assistance bāngmáng, bāngzhù help. assist bāng, bāngzhù It helps tā bāng tā bāngzhù It helps me. Tā bāng wǒ. can [is able to] tā néng can help néng bāng it can help tā néng bāng It can help you. Tā néng bāng nǐ. 34 we, us wǒmen It helps us. Tá bāng wǒmen. know [things, facts] zhīdao it helps us to know tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao that which is good hǎo de what is good shénme shì hǎo de know what is good. zhīdao shénme shì hǎo de It helps us. Tā bāng wǒmen. It helps us to know what is good. Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì hǎo de. 35 It helps us to know what is bad. Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de. bad, not good bù hǎo that which is bad bù hǎo de what is bad. shénme shì bù hǎo de to know what is bad. zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de It helps us. Tā bāng women. It helps us to know what is bad. Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de. 36 here zhèr; zhèlǐ be (located, present, zài alive) I am here. wǒ zài zhèlǐ there nàr; nàlǐ You are there, are you? Nǐ zài nàr ma? where? nǎr? nǎlǐ Where are you? (=in Nǐ zài nǎr lǐ? what place are you?)

13 Here is my question. Wǒde wèntí zài zhèr. Where is your Nǐde dáfù zài nǎr lǐ? response? This is my response. Zhè shì wǒde dáfù. What is your response? Nǐde dáfù shì shénme? 37 book shū your book nǐde shū Your book is [of a] very Nǐde shū shì hǎo de good [description] God's book Shàngdìde shū It is God's book. Tā shì Shàngdì de shū. 38 take ná please take qǐng ná magazine, thin zázhì brochure, pamphlet (a Chinese a fèn measure word used to focus on a specific: thin magazine or document ) a, an (thin magazine or yífèn (= yī + fèn) document) this zhè this [particular] ( is a thin magazine or document) zhèfèn (=zhè + fèn) a magazine yífèn zázhì this magazine zhèfèn zázhì Please take this Qǐng ná zhèfèn zázhì! magazine! 39 tract zázhì (a Chinese a zhang measure word used to focus on a specific: thin leaflet ) a, an (thin tract sheet) yízhang (= yī + zhang ) this zhè this [particular] ( is a zhèzhang (=zhè + zhang ) thin tract) a tract yízhang chuāndān this tract zhèzhang chuāndān

14 Please take this tract! 40 that [word in place of a person or thing] that is (a Chinese a measure word used to focus on a specific: volume of a book ) a, an (thin magazine or document) this this [particular] ( is a volume, book) a book That is a good book. This book is good. This book is very good. That book is not good. 41 than, compared to better than 42 This book is better than that book (= this book compared to that book is good ) This is better than that. Ours is better than theirs. This book is best. This book is the best. This is the best book. 43 Read! (silently.) Please read! 44 neighbour my neighbour love I love I love my neighbour. we love Qǐng ná zhèzhang chuāndān! nà nà shì běn yìběn (= yī + běn ) zhè zhèběn (=zhè + běn ) yìběn shū Nà shì hǎo de shū. Zhèběn shū shì hǎo (de). Zhèběn shū shì hěn hǎo de. Nàběn shū shì bù hǎo de. bǐ bǐ zuì hǎo de zhèběn shū bǐ nàběn shū hǎo Zhè bǐ nà hǎo. Wǒmende bǐ tāmende hǎo. Zhèběn shū shì zuì hǎo de. Zhèběn shū shì zuì hǎo de. Zhè shì zuì hǎo de shū. Kàn! Qǐng kàn! línjū; línrén; línshè wǒde línjū ài wǒ ài Wǒ ài wǒde línjū. wǒmen ài

15 our neighbours We love our neighbours. You are my neighbour. Jehovah's Witnesses love their neighbour Jehovah's Witnesses love their neighbour. 45 about about God peace (freedom from war) peace (calm, freedom from disturbance) about peace we speak We speak peace. We speak about peace. 46 make we make We make good things. things good things make good things We make good things. 47 bring [about] We bring about peace. war we do not make We do not make war. 48 give we give jollity, happiness; joyful, happy 49 happiness, happy (deep); blessèd joy We bring happiness. wǒmende línjū Wǒmen ài wǒmende línjū. Nǐ shì wǒde línjū. Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén ài tāmende línjū Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén ài tāmende línjū. guānyú guānyú Shàngdì hépíng píng ān; ān'níng guānyú hépíng wǒmen shuō Wǒmen shuō hépíng. Wǒmen shuō guānyú hépíng. zuò wǒmen zuò Wǒmen zuò hǎo de dōngxi. dōngxi hǎo de dōngxi zuò hǎo de dōngxi Wǒmen zuò hǎo de dōngxi. dài lái Wǒmen dài lái hépíng. zhànzhēng wǒmen bú dài lái Wǒmen bú dài lái zhànzhēng. gěi wǒmen gěi kuàilè xìng fú Wǒmen bǎ xìng fú dàilái.

16 to our neighbours We bring happiness to [our] neighbours. 50 help, assist we help We help our neighbours. 51 security We don't have security. want you want You want security. I know you want security. Where [is] security? 52 happiness Where [is] happiness? 53 friend a friend can; (have the possibility to ) we can (could, if we tried ) we can be We can be friends. very good friends We can be very good friends 54 we can be made into / become We can make friends. very good friends We can make very good friends 55 ( bǎ is used if you want to say the object of the verb before the verb.) gěi wǒmende línjū Wǒmen bǎ xìng fú dàilái gěi [wómende] línjū. báng (or : bángzhù ) wǒmen báng Wǒmen báng wǒmende línjū. ānquán Wǒmen méi yǒu ānquán. xiǎng nǐ xiǎng Nǐ xiǎng ānquán. Wǒ zhīdao nǐ xiǎng ānquán. Nǎr [ ] ānquán? xìng fú Nǎr [ ] xìng fú? péngyou yíge péngyou néng wǒmen néng wǒmen néng shì Wǒmen néng shì péngyou. hěn hǎo de péngyou Wǒmen néng shì hěn hǎo de péngyou. wǒmen néng zuò Wǒmen néng zuò péngyou. hěn hǎo de péngyou Wǒmen néng zuò hěn hǎo de péngyou.

17 God's God's friend become We can become God's friends. 56 say he says He says this. The Bible says this. 57 want we want we want to become We want to become God's friends. friends. God's friends. become God's friends. want to become God's friends. We want to become God's friends. 58 how? I can become How can I become? How can I become a friend? How can I become his friend? How can I become God's friend? God's friend become God's friend can become God's friend How can I become God's friend? 59 He says. Shàngdìde Shàngdìde péngyou chéngwéi Wǒmen néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou. shuō tā shuō Tā shuō zhè. Shēng jíng shuō zhè. xiǎng wǒmen xiǎng wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi Wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou. péngyou Shàngdìde péngyou chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou Wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou. zěnme? zěnmeyàng? wǒ néng chéngwéi wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi? Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi yíge péngyou? Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi tāde péngyou? Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou? Shàngdìde péngyou chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou? Tā shuō

18 what he says (the thing that he says ) Do! Do what he says! must (need to in order to achieve ) we must we must do What must we do? We must do what he says. 60 how? study Study it! Study what it says! Study what He says! what His book says Study what His book says! we must (need to) We must study what he says. 61 know [facts, things] we know we know it we know this We know what He says. what [that which] the Bible says We know what the Bible says. We must know what the Bible says. says the Bible says what the Bible says know what the Bible says we must (need to) Tā shuō de zuò! zuò Tā shuō de! xūyào wǒmen xūyào wǒmen xūyào zuò Wǒmen xūyào zuò shénme? Wǒmen xūyào zuò Tā shuō de zěnme? zěnyàng? zěnmeyàng? xuéxí Xuéxí tā! Xuéxí tā suǒ shuō de! Xuéxí Tā suǒ shuō de! Tāde shū suǒ shuō de Xuéxí Tade shū suǒ shuō de! wǒmen xūyào Wǒmen xūyào xuéxí Tā suǒ shuō de. zhīdao wǒmen zhīdao wǒmen zhīdao tā wǒmen zhīdao zhè Wǒmen zhīdao Tā suǒ shuō de. Shèng jīng shuō de Wǒmen zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de. Wǒmen xūyào zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de. shuō Shèng jīng shuō Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de wǒmen xūyao

19 We must know what the Bible says. 62 know (be acquainted with) know him We know him. We must know him. (We need to ) 63 trust, believe in believe in God know him trust him know him and trust him know and trust him We can know him. We can trust him. 64 happy (delighted, made happy) be happy; be delighted can be happy We can be happy. We trust him. 65 If, then (if something is done, then something else will happen) He is happy. God is happy. then God is happy If we trust God, then He is happy. If we do what He says, then He is happy. 66 want He wants God wants Wǒmen xūyao zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de. rènshi rènshi tā Wǒmen rènshi tā. Wǒmen xūyao rènshi tā. xiāngxìn xiāngxìn Shàngdì rènshi tā xiāngxìn tā rènshi tā hé xiāngxìn tā rènshi èr xiāngxìng tā (èr links a list of verbs) Wǒmen néng rènshi tā. Wǒmen néng xiāngxìn tā. gāoxìng shì gāoxìng néng shì gāoxìng Wǒmen néng shì gāoxìng. Wǒmen xiāngxìn tā. Rúguǒ, nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng. Shàngdì shì gāoxìng. nàmuǒ Shàngdì shì gāoxìng Rúguǒ wǒmen xiāngxìn Shàngdì, námuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng Rúguǒ wǒmen zuò Tā shuō de, nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng xiǎng Tā xiǎng Shàngdì xiǎng

20 What God wants [that which God wants] Do what God wants. must (obligation) We must do what God wants. (obligation) essential important 67 if we do this if we do this, happy He is happy. then He is happy If we do this, then He is happy. 68 cause an action or reaction cause to be happy make happy We make God happy. God makes us happy. 69 will (future action) will be will be happy We will be happy. soon We can be happy. We can be happy soon. 70 trouble We see trouble. We see much trouble. who? Who make trouble? Does God make (or not) our troubles? 71 Shàngdì xiǎng de zuò Shàngdì xiǎng de bìxū Wǒmen bìxū zuò Shàngdì xiǎng de. bìxū de zhòngyào rúguǒ wǒmen zuò zhè rúguǒ wǒmen zuò zhè gāoxìng Tā shì gāoxìng. nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng Rúguǒ wǒmen zuò zhè, nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng. shǐ shǐ gāoxìng shǐ gāoxìng Wǒmen shǐ Shàngdì gāoxìng. Shàngdì shǐ wǒmen gāoxìng. huì huì shì huì shì gāoxìng Wǒmen huì shì gāoxìng. hěn kuài; bù jiǔ Wǒmen néng shì gāoxìng. Wǒmen néng hěn kuài shì gāoxìng. máfan Wǒmen kànjiàn máfan. Wǒmen kànjiàn duō máfan. shéi? Shéi zuò máfan? Shàngdì zuò bú zuò wǒmende máfan?

21 Did [past actions] make did make did not did not make Does God make trouble? No, God did not make trouble. thing good things God makes God makes good things. person(s); human being(s) Bad persons make trouble. 72 prevent prevent trouble will prevent trouble God will prevent trouble. Soon God will prevent trouble. 73 will have there will be there will be peace. Again there will be peace. Soon there will be peace. 74 earth [planet] will have peace The earth will have peace. Soon the earth will have peace. 75 on on earth le zuò zuò le; zuòle méi zuò méi zuò Shàngdì zuò bù zuò máfan? Bù, Shàngdì méi zuò máfan. dōngxi hǎo (de) dōngxi Shàngdì zuò Shàngdì zuò hǎo de dōngxi rén Bù hǎo de rén zuò máfan. zǔzhǐ zǔzhǐ máfan huì zǔzhǐ máfan Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ màfan. Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ máfan. huì yǒu huì yǒu huì yǒu hépíng Zài yícì huì yǒu hépíng. Bùjiǔ huì yǒu hépíng. dì; dìqiú huì yǒu hépíng Dìqiú huì yǒu hépíng. Bùjiǔ dìqiú huì yǒu hépíng. zài shang zài dìqiú shang; zài dìshang

22 peace on earth paradise paradise on earth There will be paradise on earth. there was There was a paradise on earth. Again there will be a paradise on earth. 76 come will come It will come. It will come soon. It will come again soon. Soon the earth will become a paradise. 77 wicked people prevent wicked people will prevent wicked people God will prevent wicked people. Soon God will prevent wicked people. 78 wickedness prevent wickedness God will prevent wickedness. Soon God will prevent wickedness. 79 system wicked system this wicked system destroy destroy this wicked system hépíng zài dìqiú shang lèyuán lèyuán zài dìqiú shang Huì yǒu lèyuán zài dìqiú shang. yǒu le (or : yǒule) Yǒu lèyuán zài diqiú shang le. Zài yícì huì yǒu lèyuán zài dìqiú shang. lái huì lái Tā huì lái. Tā bùjiǔ huì lái. Tā zài bùjiǔ huì lái. Dìqiú bùjiǔ huì chéngwéi yìge lèyuán. è rén zǔzhǐ è rén huì zǔzhǐ è rén Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è rén. Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è rén. è zǔzhǐ è Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è. Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è. zhì dù xié è zhì dù zhège xié è zhì dù pòhuài; cuīhuǐ pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù

23 will destroy this wicked system God will destroy this wicked system. 80 [to] end, finish God will end it. world bad world this bad world end this bad world. will end this bad world. God will end this bad world. 81 world new world want new world We want new world 82 good people true speech, language, words true speech speak truth people who speak truth love God loves God loves people who speak the truth. 83 stay, remain, continue to be stay on earth They will stay on earth. These good people will stay on earth. 84 forever huì pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù Shàngdì huì pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù. jiéshù Shàngdì huì jiéshù tā. shìjiè bù hǎo de shìjiè zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè huì jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè Shàngdì huì jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè. shìjiè xīn shìjiè xiǎng xīn shìjiè Wǒmen xiǎng xīn shìjiè. hǎo de rén zhēn; zhēn zhèng huà zhēn huà shuō zhēn huà shuō zhēn huà de rén ài Shàngdì ài Shàngdì ài shuō zhēn huà de rén. liú xià; liúxia zài dìqiú shang liú xià Tāmen huì zài dìqiú shang liú xià. Zhèxiē hǎo (de) rén huì zài dìqiú shang liú xià. yǒng yuǎn; yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn

24 on earth forever zài dìqiú shang yǒng yuǎn They will stay on earth forever. Tāmen huì yǒng yuǎn zài dìqiú shang liú xià. 85 idea, opinion, thought; yìjiàn plan, decision (or : zhǔyì) Good idea! Hǎo de zhǔyì! What a good idea! Duōme hǎo de zhǔyì a! who? shéi? Who said it? Shéi shuō tā le? (a Chinese a diǎn measure word used to focus on a specific: idea or thought ) a, an (idea or thought) yìdiǎn (= yī + diǎn ) an idea yìdiǎn yìjiàn this zhè this [particular] ( is an zhèdiǎn (=zhè + diǎn ) idea) this idea zhèdiǎn yìjiàn Who said this idea? Shéi shuō zhèdiǎn yìjiàn whose? shéide Whose idea is it? Tā shì shéide yìjiàn? A human's? Yíge rénde? Is it (or is it not) a Tā shì bú shì yíge rénde? human's idea? 86 do zuò Do that. Zuò nà can [is able to] néng can do that néng zuò nà cannot do that. bù néng zuò nà A man cannot do that. Yíge rén bù néng zuò nà. 87 Who can do that? Shéi néng zuò nà? God can do that. Shàngdì néng zuò nà. only, none other than wéiyī Only God can do that! Wéiyī Shàngdì néng zuò nà! 88 God is good Shàngdì [ ] hǎo make things zuò dōngxi made things zuò dōngxi le He made things. Tā zuò dōngxi le.

25 He made things well. 89 [there are] some [There are] some people; certain people love not love Some people love God. Some people don't love God. 90 own (in one's own possession) their own thing idea their own idea way (road, route, means) their own way want They want their own way. 91 for for us trouble give They give us trouble 92 choose They choose their own way. They have chosen their own way. therefore Therefore there is much trouble. 93 you choose What do you choose? Whose way? your own way Tā zuò hǎo de dōngxi le. [yǒu] yìxiē (Use yǒu if at the beginning of the sentence.) [Yǒu] yìxiē rén ài bú ài Yǒu yìxiē rén ài Shàngdì. Yǒu yìxiē rén bú ài Shàngdì. zìjǐ de tāmen zìjǐ de dōngxi yìjiàn tāmen zìjǐ de yìjiàn lù tāmen zìjǐ de lù xiǎng Tāmen xiǎng [ ] zìjǐ de lù. wèi wèi wǒmen máfan gěi Tāmen gěi wǒmen máfan. xuǎnzé Tāmen xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù. Tāmen xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù le. yīncǐ Yīncǐ yǒu duō máfan. nǐ xuǎnzé Nǐ xuǎnzé shénme? Shéide lù? nǐ zìjǐ de lù

26 Do you want your own way? Do you choose your own way? or (alternatively ) or God's way. Do you choose God's way? 94 The Truth the way of the truth Choose the way of the truth. peace the way of peace true true peace the way of true peace 95 study we study We study this. at meeting our meeting at our meeting We study this at our meeting, where? Where is your meeting? 96 Kingdom Kingdom Hall at the Kingdom Hall The meeting is at the Kingdom Hall. address Here is the address. We study the Bible there. 97 Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng zìjǐ de lù? Nǐ xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù ma? háishì háishì Shàngdì de lù Nǐ xuǎnzé Shàngdì de lù ma? Zhēn lǐ zhēn lǐ de lù Xuǎnzé zhēn lǐ de lù. hépíng hépíng de lù zhēn zhèng de zhēn zhèng de hépíng zhēn zhèng hépíng de lù xuéxí wǒmen xuéxí Wǒmen xuéxí zhè. zài mian jùhuì wǒmende jùhuì zài wǒmende jùhuì mian Wǒmen xuéxí zhè zài wǒmende jùhuì mian. nǎlǐ? (or : nǎr?) Nǐmende jùhuì zài nǎlǐ? wáng guó wáng guó jùhuì suǒ zài wáng guó jùhuì suǒ mian Jùhuì zài wáng guó jùhuì suǒ mian. dìzhǐ (This ǐ sounds like ur in urgent ) Zhè shì dìzhǐ. Wǒmen xuéxí shèng jīng nàr.

27 life shēnghuó peaceful life hépíng de shēnghuó live, follow a way, lead guò a life lead a peaceful life guò hépíng de shēnghuó We live the way of Wǒmen guò hépíng de lù. peace. brother(s) dìxiōng this brother loves peace zhège dìxiōng ài hépíng sister(s) zǐmèi Brothers and Sisters dìxiōng-jiěmèi men our Brothers and Sisters wǒmende dìxiōng-jiěmèi men Our Brothers and Sisters are good Wǒmende dìxiōng-jiěmèi men shì hǎo de péngyou friends. 98 The love their Tāmen ài tāmende línjū. neighbours. meeting jùhuì our meeting wǒmende jùhuì Please come to our Qǐng lái wǒmende jùhuì. meeting. would like to ; hope to xīwàng Would you like to come to our meeting? Nǐ xīwàng bù xīwàng lái wǒmende jùhuì? invite yāoqǐng I would like to invite you wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ I would like to invite you wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ jùhuì to our meeting. invitation tract yāoqǐng dān Here is your invitation Zhè shì nǐde yāoqǐng dān. tract. a written form of yífèn qǐngjiǎn invitation (or : qǐngtiě) 99 Well done! Gān de hǎo! Thanks Xièxie Thank you (polite form) Xièxie nín Have a nice day! Zhù nǐ dùguo měi hǎode yì tiān!

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