Difference between revisions of "Expressing "some" with question words"
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The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some" as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese [[question word]]s can play this double role. | The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some" as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese [[question word]]s can play this double role. | ||
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*这个 人 我 在 <em>哪儿</em> 见 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén wǒ zài <em>nǎr</em> jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">I met this person somewhere.</span> | *这个 人 我 在 <em>哪儿</em> 见 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén wǒ zài <em>nǎr</em> jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">I met this person somewhere.</span> | ||
*这 首 歌 我 在 <em>哪儿</em> 听 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài <em>nǎr</em> tīng guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard this song somewhere.</span> | *这 首 歌 我 在 <em>哪儿</em> 听 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài <em>nǎr</em> tīng guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard this song somewhere.</span> | ||
| + | *这 篇 文章 我们 在 <em>哪儿</em> 看 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè piān wénzhāng wǒmen zài <em>nǎr</em> kàn guò.</span><span class="trans">I've read this article somewhere.</span> | ||
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*你 让 <em>谁</em> 来 帮 我 一下 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ràng <em>shéi</em> lái bāng wǒ yīxià.</span><span class="trans">Ask somebody to help me with this.</span> | *你 让 <em>谁</em> 来 帮 我 一下 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ràng <em>shéi</em> lái bāng wǒ yīxià.</span><span class="trans">Ask somebody to help me with this.</span> | ||
*这 件 事 我 听 <em>谁</em> 说 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng <em>shéi</em> shuō guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard someone say this before.</span> | *这 件 事 我 听 <em>谁</em> 说 过 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒ tīng <em>shéi</em> shuō guo.</span><span class="trans">I've heard someone say this before.</span> | ||
| + | *你 找 <em>谁</em> 陪 你 一起 去 吧 。<span class="trans">You should find someone to go with you.</span> | ||
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*我们 应该 做 点儿 <em>什么</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr <em>shénme</em>.</span><span class="trans">We should do something.</span> | *我们 应该 做 点儿 <em>什么</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr <em>shénme</em>.</span><span class="trans">We should do something.</span> | ||
*老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 <em>什么</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr <em>shénme</em>?</span><span class="trans">Boss, are you going to say something?</span> | *老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 <em>什么</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr <em>shénme</em>?</span><span class="trans">Boss, are you going to say something?</span> | ||
| + | *我 想 喝 点儿 <em>什么</em> 。<span class="trans">I want to drink something.</span> | ||
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== "Sometime" with 什么时候 == | == "Sometime" with 什么时候 == | ||
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*<em>什么 时候</em> 我们 见面 谈 吧 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shénme shíhou</em> wǒmen jiànmiàn tán ba.</span><span class="trans">We should talk about this sometime in the future.</span> | *<em>什么 时候</em> 我们 见面 谈 吧 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shénme shíhou</em> wǒmen jiànmiàn tán ba.</span><span class="trans">We should talk about this sometime in the future.</span> | ||
*<em>什么 时候</em> 你 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shénme shíhou</em> nǐ lái wǒ xīn jiā wán bā.</span><span class="trans">You should come to my new house to hangout sometime in the future.</span> | *<em>什么 时候</em> 你 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shénme shíhou</em> nǐ lái wǒ xīn jiā wán bā.</span><span class="trans">You should come to my new house to hangout sometime in the future.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>什么 时候</em> 。<span class="trans"> sometime.</span> | ||
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The "some" we refer to is the vague, undefined "some" as in "somewhere," "someone," "something," or "sometime." Chinese question words can play this double role.
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"Somewhere" with 哪儿
Examples
- 这个 人 我 在 哪儿 见 过 。I met this person somewhere.
- 这 首 歌 我 在 哪儿 听 过 。I've heard this song somewhere.
- 这 篇 文章 我们 在 哪儿 看 过 。I've read this article somewhere.
"Someone" with 谁
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- 你 让 谁 来 帮 我 一下 。Ask somebody to help me with this.
- 这 件 事 我 听 谁 说 过 。I've heard someone say this before.
- 你 找 谁 陪 你 一起 去 吧 。You should find someone to go with you.
"Something" with 什么
Examples
- 我们 应该 做 点儿 什么 。We should do something.
- 老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 什么 ？Boss, are you going to say something?
- 我 想 喝 点儿 什么 。I want to drink something.
"Sometime" with 什么时候
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- 什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 。We should talk about this sometime in the future.
- 什么 时候 你 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。You should come to my new house to hangout sometime in the future.
- 什么 时候 。 sometime.
