Vocabulary

[ jǐ ]

Elementary Level(Band 1)

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[ jǐ ]
Translation

how much/many? [expecting a small number]

Phrase

1. 几点了?

[ jǐ diǎn le ? ]

What time is it?

2. 今天星期几?

[ jīn tiān xīng qī jǐ ? ]

What day is today?

3. 他几乎说不出话来。

[ tā jǐ hū shuō bù chū huà lái 。 ]

He can hardly speak.

4. 我可以问几个问题吗?

[ wǒ kě yǐ wèn jǐ gè wèn tí ma ? ]

May I ask some questions?

5. 他已经病了几周了。

[ tā yǐ jīng bìng le jǐ zhōu le 。 ]

He has been sick for three weeks.

6. 我已经和他谈过几次了。

[ wǒ yǐ jīng hé tā tán guò jǐ cì le 。 ]

I have had several conversations with him.

7. 谈到政策,我得说几句。

[ tán dào zhèng cè , wǒ dé shuō jǐ jù 。 ]

As far as policy is concerned, I have to say something.

8. 这几个兄弟各有所好。

[ zhè jǐ gè xiōng dì gè yǒu suǒ hǎo 。 ]

The brothers differ from each other in their interests.

9. 我正在用真空吸尘器清理地板,还有好几件衬衫要熨。

[ wǒ zhèng zài yòng zhēn kōng xī chén qì qīng lǐ dì bǎn , hái yǒu hǎo jǐ jiàn chèn shān yào yùn 。 ]

l am vacuuming the floor now and have several shirts to iron.