我会说汉语 I can speak Chinese
Dialogue 1 在学校 zài xué xiào In the school
A: 你会说汉语吗？nǐ huì shuō hàn yǔ ma ？
Can you speak Chinese ?
B： 我会说汉语。 wǒ huì shuō hàn yǔ 。
Yes, I can.
A： 你妈妈会说汉语吗？ nǐ mā mā huì shuō hàn yǔ ma ？
Can your mother speak Chinese ?
B ：她不会说。 tā bú huì shuō 。
No, she can`t.
New Words
1. 会 huì mod. can, to be able to
2. 说 shuō v. to speak. to say.
3.妈妈 mā mā n. mother
Dialogue 2. 在厨房 in the kitchen
A：中国菜好吃吗? zhōng guó cài hǎo chī ma ？
Is Chinese food delicious ?
B：中国菜很好吃。zhōng guó cài hěn hǎo chī
Yes, quite delicious.
A：你会做中国菜吗？nǐ huì zuò zhōng guó cài ma ？
Can you cook Chinese food ?
B：我不会做。wǒ bú huì zuò 。
No. I can`t.
New Words
4. 菜 cài n. dish ,cuisine
5. 很 hěn adv. very, quite
6. 好吃 hǎo chī adj. delicious, tasty
7. 做 zuò v. to make, to produce
Dialogue 3. 在图书馆 in the Library
A ：你会写汉字吗？ nǐ huì xiě hàn zì ma ？
Can you write Chinese characters ?
B ：我会写。wǒ huì xiě 。
Yes,I can.
A ：这个字怎么写？zhè gè zì zěn me xiě ？
How do you write this character ？
B ：对不起，这个字我会读，不会写。duì bú qǐ ，zhè gè zì wǒ huì dú ，bú huì xiě
Sorry. I can read it , but I dont know how to write it.
New Words
8. 写xiě v. to write
9. 汉字 hàn zì n. Chinese character
10. 字 zì n. character, word 11. 怎么 pron. ( indicating nature, condition or manner, etc) How
12. 读dú v. to read
Notes :
The modal verb "会" is used before a verb, Indicating acquiring an ability through learning. Its negative form is “不会”. For example.
Subject (不)会 (bú )huì Verb
我 wǒ 会 huì 写汉字
我 wǒ 不会 bU huì 做中国菜。
你妈妈 nǐ mā mā 会 huì 说汉语吗？
2. Sentences with an Adjectival Predicate
Used in the structure "subject + adverb of degree + adjective", the adjective describes the nature or state of somebody or something, usually following the adverb of degree "很”. The nehative form is "subject + 不+ adjective". For example.
Subject Adverb of Degree/ 不 Adjective
我 很 好
wǒ hěn hǎo
我妈妈的汉语 不 好
wǒ mā mā de hàn yǔ bú hǎo
中国菜 很 好吃
zhōng guó cài hěn hǎo chī
3. The Interrogative Pronoun “怎么”
The interrogative pronoun “怎么” is used before a verb to ask about the manner of an action. For exaomple :
（1）这个汉字怎么读？zhè gè hàn zì zěn me dú ？
（2）你得汉语名字怎么写？nǐ dé hàn yǔ míng zì zěn me xiě ？
（3）这个字怎么写？zhè gè zì zěn me xiě ？