Expressing "some" with "yixie"

Revision as of 06:55, 16 February 2016 by WikiSysop (talk | contribs) (WikiSysop moved page "Some" using "yixie" to Expressing "some" with "yixie")

In order to express "some" or "a few," you can use 一些 (yīxiē). To use it in this way, it is placed before the noun it modifies. It can modify the subject or the object.

Note: The pinyin for 一些 is written "yīxiē" but pronounced "yìxiē" due to a tone change rule.

Structure

一些 + Noun

Examples

  • 妈妈 去 超市 买 了 一些 水果。 Māma qù chāoshì mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ. Mom went to the supermarket and bought some fruit.
  • 上 个 周末 他 买了 一些 中文书。 Shàng ge zhōumò tā mǎi le yīxiē Zhōngwén shū. He bought some Chinese books last weekend.
  • 我们 很快 会 见到 一些 新 同事。Wǒmen hěnkuài huì jiàndào yīxiē xīn tóngshì. We're going to see some new coworkers very soon.
  • 你 饿不饿?这里 有 一些 吃的。 Nǐ è bù è?Zhèlǐ yǒu yīxiē chīde. Are you hungry or not? There is some food here.
  • 下课 以后, 学生们 问 了 一些 问题。 Xiàkè yǐhòu, xuéshēngmen wènle yīxiē wèntí. After class, the students asked some questions.
  • 给 我 一些 时间,好吗? Gěi wǒ yīxiē shíjiān, hǎoma? Give me some time,OK?
  • 昨天 的 派对 上 我 看到 了 一些 名人。 Zuótiān de pàiduì shang, wǒ kàndào le yīxiē míngrén. I saw some famous people at yesterday's party.
  • 你 可以 借 我 一些 钱 吗?Nǐ kěyǐ jiè wǒ yīxiē qián ma? Can you lend me some money?
  • 你 想 在 咖啡 里 放 一些 糖 吗 ? Nǐ xiǎng zài kāfēi lǐ fàng yīxiē táng ma? Do you want to put some sugar in your coffee?
  • 我 在 中国 的 时候,去 过 一些 很 漂亮 的 农村。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó de shíhou, qù guò yīxiē piàoliang de nóngcūn.When I was in China, I went to some beautiful countryside places.


Sources and further reading

Books