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Counting and quantities in Chinese

Unit 4 — Numbers & counting · 37 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for counting and quantities

Example conversations in Chinese

Some in the kitchen

我们有一些牛奶吗?
Do we have some milk?
有,冰箱里有一些。
Yes, there's some in the fridge.
也有一些面包吗?
Is there some bread too?
有,还有一些黄油。
Yes, and some butter.
奶酪呢?
What about cheese?
我们有一些,但不多。
We have some, but not much.
我想做一些三明治。
I want to make some sandwiches.
好主意。也给我做一个。
Good idea. Make me one too.
想吃点午饭吗?
Want some lunch?
要的,谢谢。给我做一个加奶酪的。
Yes, please. Make me one with cheese.
两个三明治做好了。
Two sandwiches are ready.
谢谢你做午饭。
Thanks for making lunch.

A few packing

你要带几件衬衫?
How many shirts are you bringing?
就几件。
Just a few.
只带几件衬衫吗?
Only a few shirts?
对,我们可以在那里洗衣服。
Yeah, we can do laundry there.
那书呢?
What about books?
我也会带几本书。
I'm bringing a few books too.
几本书够吗?
Are a few books enough?
是的,几本书够一个星期了。
Yes, a few is enough for one week.
我应该多带几双袜子吗?
Should I bring a few extra socks?
好主意。多带几双。
Good idea. Bring a few extra.
好的,我每样东西都只带几个。
Okay, I'll bring just a few of everything.
好。现在你的包里有空间了。
Good. Now you have room in your bag.

Nothing and everything in the fridge

冰箱里什么都没有。
There's nothing in the fridge.
什么都没有?我昨天买了食物。
Nothing? I bought food yesterday.
你把所有东西都放好了吗?
Did you put everything away?
是的,我把所有东西都放进冰箱了。
Yes, I put everything in the fridge.
我在架子上什么也没看到。
I see nothing on the shelves.
你看看最下面那层架子上。
Look on the bottom shelf.
哦,你说得对。所有东西都在这里。
Oh, you're right. Everything is here.
好。什么都没少。
Good. Nothing is missing.
不好意思,我一开始什么都没看见。
Sorry, I didn't see anything at first.
没关系。冰箱满了。
It's okay. The fridge is full.
现在我看到所有东西了。
Now I see everything.
好。没什么好担心的。
Good. Nothing to worry about.

Enough for dinner

我们晚饭吃的东西够吗?
Do we have enough food for dinner?
是的,绰绰有余。
Yes, more than enough.
你确定吗?有八个人要来。
Are you sure? Eight people are coming.
够八个人吃,没问题。
Enough for eight, no problem.
我想确保每个人都有足够的食物。
I want enough food for everyone.
相信我,我们有足够的食物。
Trust me, we have enough.
要是有些人还想再吃呢?
What if some people want more?
还有足够的食物。
There's still enough food.
好吧,我不再担心了。
Okay, I'll stop worrying.
好。我们准备好吃晚饭了。
Good. We're ready for dinner.
谢谢你负责晚餐。
Thanks for handling dinner.
不客气。晚饭准备好了。
You're welcome. Dinner is ready.

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