Unit 54 Guidebook: communicate at school


KEY PHRASES

Communicate at school

她教我中文。
She teaches me Chinese.

一会儿在食堂见!
See you later in the cafeteria!

你们星期五以前必须要完成作业。
You must finish your assignments before Friday.

我明年上高中。
I will go to high school next year.

黑板上的字太小了!
The words on the blackboard are too small!

我没有带笔记本。
I did not bring my notebook.
TIP

Could you lend me a pencil?

Lend in Chinese is (jiè, lend; borrow).

可以我铅笔吗?​
(Kěyǐ jiè wǒ qiānbǐ ma?​) Can (you) lend me a pencil?​

For borrowing something from somebody, just use (xiàng, from) before the person and then add !​

我可以笔记本吗?
(Wǒ kěyǐ xiàng nǐ jiè bǐjìběn ma?​) Can I borrow the notebook from you?​
他想钱。​
(Tā xiǎng xiàng wǒ jiè qián.​) He wants to borrow money from me.​