Kilo Lingo

Mandarin · Chapter 7 · Lesson 19 · Phrase session

When you have not understood

What rescues a conversation you have lost. Learn these before you need them.

Why these go together

The moment always comes: the other person is still talking and you stopped following two sentences back. What saves it is having these ready rather than assembling them under pressure.

  • 我不懂。

    I do not understand.

  • 我不知道。

    I do not know.

  • 你可以帮我吗?

    Can you help me?

  • 这个怎么说?

    How do you say this?

  • 是什么意思?

    What does that mean?

  • 请说慢一点。

    Please speak more slowly.

    Literally: please speak slow a bit

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. 我不 (I do not understand.)

    wǒ bù ___。

  2. 我不 (I do not know.)

    wǒ bù ___。

  3. 你可以我吗? (Can you help me?)

    nǐ kě yǐ ___ wǒ ma ?

  4. 这个说? (How do you say this?)

    zhè ge ___ shuō ?

  5. 是什么 (What does that mean?)

    shì shén me ___?

  6. 请说一点。 (Please speak more slowly.)

    qǐng shuō ___ yì diǎn 。