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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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A觉得那是哪天的报纸?
A juéde nà shì nǎ tiān de bàozhǐ?
Which day's newspaper does A think that is?
A觉得那是今天早上的报纸。
A juéde nà shì jīntiān zǎoshang de bàozhǐ.
A thinks it is this morning's newspaper.
那是今天早上的报纸吗?
Nà shì jīntiān zǎoshang de bàozhǐ ma?
Is that this morning's newspaper?
不是,那是昨天的报纸。
Bú shì, nà shì zuótiān de bàozhǐ.
No, it is yesterday's newspaper.
是谁来了?
Shì shéi lái le?
Who has come?
是送牛奶的来了。
Shì sòng niúnǎi de lái le.
The milk delivery person has come.

Part 2: Full Text

在家里
A:这是今天早上的报纸吗?
B:不是,是昨天的。
A:你听,是不是送报纸的来了?
B:我看一下,不是,是送牛奶的。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在家里
zài jiālǐ
在(at) 家(home) 里(inside)
At home
这是今天早上的报纸吗?
zhè shì jīntiān zǎoshang de bàozhǐ ma?
这(this) 是(is) 今天(today) 早上(morning) 的(possessive) 报纸(newspaper) 吗(question particle)?
Is this this morning's newspaper?
不是,是昨天的。
bú shì, shì zuótiān de.
不(not) 是(is), 是(is) 昨天(yesterday) 的(possessive particle).
No, it's yesterday's.
你听,是不是报纸的来了?
nǐ tīng, shì bú shì sòng bàozhǐ de lái le?
你(you) 听(listen), 是不是(is it or not) 送(deliver) 报纸(newspaper) 的(one who) 来(come) 了(completion)?
Listen, is the newspaper delivery person here?
我看一下,不是,是牛奶的。
wǒ kàn yíxià, bú shì, shì sòng niúnǎi de.
我(I) 看(look) 一下(a bit), 不(not) 是(is), 是(is) 送(deliver) 牛奶(milk) 的(one who).
Let me take a look; no, it's the milkman.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
报纸
bàozhǐ newspaper
牛奶
niúnǎi milk
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
sòng to deliver; to send
Measure Word / Structure
Chinese Pinyin English
一下
yíxià once; a bit

Part 5: Practice

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牛奶一下报纸
1. 医生说要多喝 ( ) 。
(Yīshēng shuō yào duō hē ( ).)
医生说要多喝牛奶。
Yīshēng shuō yào duō hē niúnǎi.
The doctor says you should drink more milk.
2. 谁来 ( ) 报纸了?
(Shéi lái ( ) bàozhǐ le?)
谁来送报纸了?
Shéi lái sòng bàozhǐ le?
Who came to deliver the newspaper?
3. 你等 ( ),我马上来。
(Nǐ děng ( ), wǒ mǎshàng lái.)
你等一下,我马上来。
Nǐ děng yíxià, wǒ mǎshàng lái.
Wait a moment, I'll be right there.
4. 这是今天的 ( ) 吗?
(Zhè shì jīntiān de ( ) ma?)
这是今天的报纸吗?
Zhè shì jīntiān de bàozhǐ ma?
Is this today's newspaper?

Dive deeper into the grammar structure with the lesson below!

“一下” for Short & Polite Actions