Can, want & asking for leave

我们上班从上午八点到下午五点。

Wǒmen shàngbān cóng shàngwǔ bā diǎn dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn.

We work from 8 am to 5 pm.

我们放假从十月十七号到十月三十号。

Wǒmen fàngjià cóng shí yuè shíqī hào dào shí yuè sānshí hào.

We are on holiday from October 17th to October 30th.

我会说一点儿汉语。

Wǒ huì shuō yì diǎnr hànyǔ.

I can speak a little Chinese.

今天晚上你想跟我一起去商店买衣服吗？

Jīntiān wǎnshang nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù shāngdiàn mǎi yīfu ma?

Do you want to go to the store with me to buy clothes tonight?

我要学习汉语，我不想去商店。

Wǒ yào xuéxí hànyǔ, wǒ bù xiǎng qù shāngdiàn.

I want to learn Chinese and I don't want to go to the store.

请大家不要说话。

Qǐng dàjiā bú yào shuōhuà.

Please don't talk.

我刚学汉语，我不能说汉语。

Wǒ gāng xué hànyǔ, wǒ bù néng shuō hànyǔ.

I just learned Chinese and I can't speak Chinese.

没事，你可以用英语说。

Méishì, nǐ kěyǐ yòng yīngyǔ shuō.

It's okay, you can say it in English.

这儿可以抽烟吗？

Zhèr kěyǐ chōuyān ma?

Is smoking allowed here?

这儿不能抽烟。

Zhèr bù néng chōuyān.

No smoking here.

明天下午你能跟我一起去超市买东西吗？

Míngtiān xiàwǔ nǐ néng gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi ma?

Can you go shopping with me in the supermarket tomorrow afternoon?

明天下午我有事，不能跟你一起去。

Míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu shì, bù néng gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù.

I have something to do tomorrow afternoon and can't go with you.

今天她感冒了，不能来上课。

Jīntiān tā gǎnmào le, bù néng lái shàngkè.

She has a cold today and can't come to class.

我在想这个问题怎么回答。

Wǒ zài xiǎng zhè ge wèntí zěnme huídá.

I'm wondering how to answer this question.

我有点儿想你。

Wǒ yǒu diǎnr xiǎng nǐ.

I miss you a little.

你要什么？

Nǐ yào shénme?

What would you like?

我要出国旅游。

Wǒ yào chūguó lǚyóu.

I want to travel abroad.

你要点儿什么？

Nǐ yào diǎnr shénme?

What do you want?

我要喝一杯咖啡。

Wǒ yào hē yì bēi kāfēi.

I'll have a cup of coffee.

今天你怎么没来上课？

Jīntiān nǐ zěnme méi lái shàngkè?

Why didn't you come to class today?

今天我有点儿不舒服，要去医院，不能来上课。

Jīntiān wǒ yǒu diǎnr bù shūfu, yào qù yīyuàn, bù néng lái shàngkè.

I feel a little unwell today. I have to go to the hospital and cannot come to class.

昨天晚上你怎么没去图书馆学汉语？

Zuótiān wǎnshang nǐ zěnme méi qù túshū guǎn xué hànyǔ?

Why didn't you go to the library to study Chinese last night?

昨天晚上我有事。

Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ yǒu shì.

I was busy last night.

你怎么不喝啤酒？

Nǐ zěnme bù hē píjiǔ?

Why don't you drink beer?

我不喜欢喝酒喝啤酒。

Wǒ bù xǐhuān hē jiǔ hē píjiǔ.

I don't like drinking beer.

昨天上午你怎么没跟她一起去玩儿？

Zuótiān shàngwǔ nǐ zěnme méi gēn tā yì qǐ qù wánr?

Why didn't you go play with her yesterday morning?

昨天上午我有急事。

Zuótiān shàngwǔ wǒ yǒu jíshì.

I had something urgent yesterday morning.

你怎么了？你怎么不说话了？

Nǐ zěnme le? Nǐ zěnme bù shuōhuà le?

What’s wrong with you? Why don't you speak?

你想不想学汉语？

Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng xué hànyǔ?

Do you want to learn Chinese?

我很想学汉语。

Wǒ hěn xiǎng xué hànyǔ.

I really want to learn Chinese.

你想不想跟我一起跳舞？

Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng gēn wǒ yì qǐ tiàowǔ?

Do you want to dance with me?

我当然很想跟你一起跳舞啊。

Wǒ dāngrán hěn xiǎng gēn nǐ yì qǐ tiàowǔ a.

Of course I want to dance with you.

我不会说汉语，只会说一点儿英语。

Wǒ bú huì shuō hànyǔ, zhǐ huì shuō yì diǎnr yīngyǔ.

I don't speak Chinese and only speak a little English.

她感冒了，今天下午不能来上课。

Tā gǎnmào le, jīntiān xiàwǔ bù néng lái shàngkè.

She has a cold and can't come to class this afternoon.

今天有一个朋友来看我，我想请假去接她。

Jīntiān yǒu yí ge péngyǒu lái kàn wǒ, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjià qù jiē tā.

A friend came to see me today and I wanted to take leave to pick her up.

这个词是什么意思？

Zhè ge cí shì shénme yìsi?

What does this word mean?

我可以用一下儿你的汽车吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng yí xiàr nǐ de qìchē ma?

Can I use your car?

今天下午你能来吗？

Jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ néng lái ma?

Can you come this afternoon?

我不想学英语，我想学汉语。

Wǒ bù xiǎng xué yīngyǔ, wǒ xiǎng xué hànyǔ.

I don't want to learn English, I want to learn Chinese.

你一份钟能写多少汉字？

Nǐ yì fèn zhōng néng xiě duōshǎo hànzì?

How many Chinese characters can you write in one hour?

她喝酒了，不能开车，你开车吧。

Tā hē jiǔ le, bù néng kāi chē, nǐ kāi chē ba.

She is drunk and cannot drive. You can drive.

这儿不能停车。

Zhèr bùnéng tíngchē.

No parking here.

今天晚上我想去看电影。

Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng.

I want to go to a movie tonight.

听说北京大学有一个汉语中心，我们去那儿报名吧。

Tīngshuō běijīng dàxué yǒu yí ge hànyǔ zhōngxīn, wǒmen qù nàr bàomíng ba.

I heard that Peking University has a Chinese Center. Let’s go there and sign up.

老师说从下星期一开始上课。

Lǎoshī shuō cóng xià xīngqī yī kāishǐ shàngkè.

The teacher said that classes will start from next Monday.

我问老师是不是每天下午都上课。

Wǒ wèn lǎoshī shì bú shì měitiān xiàwǔ dōu shàngkè.

I asked the teacher if there were classes every afternoon.

她说不是每天下午，只一三五上课。

Tā shuō bú shì měitiān xiàwǔ, zhǐ yī sān wǔ shàngkè.

She said that classes were not held every afternoon, but only every once in a while.

今天下午我们有汉语课。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen yǒu hànyǔ kè.

We have Chinese class this afternoon.

她有点儿不舒服，发烧、头疼，可能感冒了。

Tā yǒu diǎnr bu shūfu, fāshāo, tóuténg, kěnéng gǎnmào le.

She feels a little unwell, has a fever, a headache, maybe a cold.

她要去医院看病，所以让我给她请假。

Tā yào qù yīyuàn kànbìng, suǒyǐ ràng wǒ gěi tā qǐngjià.

She had to go to the hospital for medical treatment, so she asked me to ask for leave.

上课的时候，老师问我她怎么没来上课，我告诉老师，她生病了，今天不能来上课。

Shàngkè de shíhòu, lǎoshī wèn wǒ tā zěnme méi lái shàngkè, wǒ gàosu lǎoshī, tā shēngbìng le, jīntiān bù néng lái shàngkè.

During class, the teacher asked me why she didn't come to class. I told the teacher that she was sick and couldn't come to class today.

一天，我问她会不会开车，她说当然会。

Yì tiān, wǒ wèn tā huì bú huì kāi chē, tā shuō dāngrán huì.

One day, I asked her if she could drive, and she said of course she could.

我的朋友有一辆汽车，星期天我们开她的汽车去玩儿吧。

Wǒ de péngyǒu yǒu yí liàng qìchē, xīngqī tiān wǒmen kāi tā de qìchē qù wánr ba.

My friend has a car. Let's go play in her car on Sunday.

你有驾照吗？

Nǐ yǒu jiàzhào ma?

Do you have a driver's license?

老师，我想学汉语，现在可以报名吗？

Lǎoshī, wǒ xiǎng xué hànyǔ, xiànzài kěyǐ bàomíng ma?

Teacher, I want to learn Chinese. Can I register now?

什么时候上课？

Shénme shíhòu shàngkè?

When does the class start?

下星期一。

Xià xīngqī yī.

Next Monday.

你能不能再说一遍？我听不懂。

Nǐ néng bù néng zài shuō yí biàn? Wǒ tīng bù dǒng.

Can you say it again? I don't understand.

上课从几点到几点？

Shàngkè cóng jǐ diǎn dào jǐ diǎn?

From what time to what time does the class start?

从晚上六点半到八点，一次一个半小时。

Cóng wǎnshang liù diǎn bàn dào bā diǎn, yí cì yí ge bàn xiǎoshí.

From 6:30 to 8:00 in the evening, one and a half hours at a time.