Chapter14Dialogue1-ChengTsui.pptVIP

Lesson 6 Dialogue 2 Grammar University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan Compare the two particles:吧(ba) and 吗 (ma) Nǐ shì Lǐ Yǒu ma? 你是李友吗？ Are you Li You? (I am not quite sure.) Nǐ shì Lǐ Yǒu ba? 你是李友吧？ You are Li You, aren’t you? I think you’re Li You. Am I right? Time Expressions 下个星期 (xià ge xīngqī, next week) literally means “the week below.” By the same token, 上个星期 (shàng ge xīngqī, last week) literally means “the week above.” The measure word 个 can be omitted: 下个星期=下星期; 上个星期=上星期. “Last/next month” is 上个月/下个月(shàng ge yuè/xià ge yuè). However, we don’t say *上月/下月. To help you