Question: Do you have an English nickname?

• Pronunciation: doo yoo hav an ING-lish NIK-naym?

• Meaning: 你有英文名字吗？

Answer 1: My English nickname is ___

• Pronunciation: my ING-lish NIK-naym iz ___

• Meaning: 我的英文名字是___

Answer 2: I don’t have an English nickname.

• Pronunciation: ai dont hav an ING-lish NIK-naym

• Meaning: 我没有英文名字。

Question: How old are you?

• Pronunciation: hau ohld ar yoo?

• Meaning: 你几岁？ / 你多大了？

Answer: I am ___ years old.

• Pronunciation: ai am ___ yeerz ohld

• Meaning: 我___岁。

• The man is standing.

  • Pronunciation: thuh man iz STAN-ding

  • Meaning: 男人正在站着。

• The woman is sitting.

  • Pronunciation: thuh WUM-uhn iz SIT-ing

  • Meaning: 女人正在坐着。

• The boy is running.

  • Pronunciation: thuh boy iz RUN-ing

  • Meaning: 男孩正在跑步。

• The girl is walking.

  • Pronunciation: thuh gurl iz WAW-king

  • Meaning: 女孩正在走路。

• The baby is sleeping.

  • Pronunciation: thuh BAY-bee iz SLEEP-ing

  • Meaning: 婴儿正在睡觉。

Question: Can you count to 10 in English?

• Pronunciation: kan yoo kownt too ten in ING-lish?

• Meaning: 你能用英语数到十吗？

Answer: Yes – One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

• Pronunciation: yes – wun, too, three, for, five, six, sev-en, ate, nain, ten

• Meaning: 可以——一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十

Question: Do you know the days of the week in English?

• Pronunciation: doo yoo noh thuh dayz uhv thuh week in ING-lish?

• Meaning: 你会说英语的星期吗？

Answer: Yes, the days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

• Pronunciation: yes, thuh dayz uhv thuh week ar MUN-day, TOOZ-day, WENZ-day, THURZ-day, FRY-day, SAT-er-day, and SUN-day

• Meaning: 会，星期是星期一、星期二、星期三、星期四、星期五、星期六和星期天

Question: Who do you live with? (Do you live with family? Friends? By yourself?)

• Pronunciation: hoo doo yoo liv with? (doo yoo liv with FAM-uh-lee? frends? by yor-self?)

• Meaning: 你和谁住在一起？（你和家人住吗？朋友住吗？自己住吗？）

Answer 1: I live together with ___

• Pronunciation: ai liv tuh-GETH-er with ___

• Meaning: 我和___住在一起

Answer 2: I live by myself.

• Pronunciation: ai liv by mai-self

• Meaning: 我自己住

Question 1: Where is the toilet?

• Pronunciation: wair iz thuh TOY-let?

• Meaning: 厕所在哪里？

Question 2 (polite): Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

• Pronunciation: ex-KYOOZ mee, wair iz thuh BATH-room?

• Meaning: 劳驾，厕所在哪里？

Answer: It’s over there.

• Pronunciation: its OH-ver thair

• Meaning: 在那边。

Question: Why do you want to improve your English?

• Pronunciation: wai doo yoo wuhnt to im-PROOV yor ING-lish?

• Meaning: 你为什么想提高你的英语？

Answer: I want to improve my English because ___

• Pronunciation: ai wuhnt to im-PROOV mai ING-lish bee-KAWZ ___

• Meaning: 我想提高我的英语，因为___

Question: Which days of the week are you normally available?

• Pronunciation: wich dayz uhv thuh week ar yoo NOR-muh-lee uh-VAY-luh-bul?

• Meaning: 你通常哪几天有空？

Answer: I am normally available on ___

• Pronunciation: ai am NOR-muh-lee uh-VAY-luh-bul on ___

• Meaning: 我通常在___有空

Question: How much does that cost?

• Pronunciation: hau much duz that kost?

• Meaning: 那个多少钱？

Answer: It costs ten dollars.

• Pronunciation: it kosts ten DOL-ers

• Meaning: 它花十美元。

Phrase: I think … because …

• Pronunciation: ai think … bee-KAWZ …

• Meaning: 我认为……因为……

1. Yes

   • Pronunciation: yes

   • Meaning: 是 / 对

2. Maybe

   • Pronunciation: MAY-bee

   • Meaning: 也许 / 可能

3. I’m not sure

   • Pronunciation: aim not shoor

   • Meaning: 我不确定

4. No

   • Pronunciation: noh

   • Meaning: 不 / 不是

5. I don’t know

   • Pronunciation: ai dont noh

   • Meaning: 我不知道

Question: When do you want to start improving your English?

• Pronunciation: wen doo yoo wuhnt too start im-PROOV-ing yor ING-lish?

• Meaning: 你什么时候想开始提高你的英语？

Answer: I want to start improving my English ___ (now, soon, next week, next month, in a few months…)

• Pronunciation: ai wuhnt too start im-PROOV-ing mai ING-lish ___

• Examples:

  • now → nau → 现在

  • soon → soon → 很快

  • next week → nekst week → 下周

  • next month → nekst munth → 下个月

  • in a few months → in uh fyoo munths → 几个月后

Question: How many times have you travelled to an English speaking country?

• Pronunciation: hau MEN-ee tymz hav yoo TRAV-uhld too an ING-lish SPEEK-ing KUN-tree?

• Meaning: 你去过讲英语的国家多少次？

Answer 1: I have never travelled to an English speaking country.

• Pronunciation: ai hav NEV-er TRAV-uhld too an ING-lish SPEEK-ing KUN-tree

• Meaning: 我从未去过讲英语的国家。

Answer 2: I have travelled ___ times to an English speaking country.

• Pronunciation: ai hav TRAV-uhld ___ tymz too an ING-lish SPEEK-ing KUN-tree

• Meaning: 我去过讲英语的国家___次。

Question: How often do you currently speak English in a single week?

• Pronunciation: hau AW-fun doo yoo KUR-unt-lee speek ING-lish in uh SIN-gul week?

• Meaning: 你目前一周大约说几次英语？

Answer 1: Currently, I never speak English.

• Pronunciation: KUR-unt-lee, ai NEV-er speek ING-lish

• Meaning: 我目前从不说英语。

Answer 2: I speak English ___ times per week.

• Pronunciation: ai speek ING-lish ___ tymz pur week

• Meaning: 我每周说___次英语。

Question: How much time do you have available to study English?

• Pronunciation: hau much tym doo yoo hav uh-VAY-luh-bul too stuh-dee ING-lish?

• Meaning: 你每周有多少时间可以学习英语？

Answer: Every week, I have ___ hours available to study and practice English.

• Pronunciation: EV-ree week, ai hav ___ ourz uh-VAY-luh-bul too stuh-dee and PRAK-tis ING-lish

• Meaning: 我每周有___小时可以学习和练习英语。

• The opposite of Yes is No.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv yes iz noh

  • Meaning: “Yes”的反义词是“No”

• The opposite of tall is short.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv tawl iz short

  • Meaning: “Tall”的反义词是“Short”

• The opposite of fast is slow.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv fast iz sloh

  • Meaning: “Fast”的反义词是“Slow”

• The opposite of day is night.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv day iz nite

  • Meaning: “Day”的反义词是“Night”

• The opposite of hot is cold.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv hot iz kold

  • Meaning: “Hot”的反义词是“Cold”

• The opposite of good is bad.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv good iz bad

  • Meaning: “Good”的反义词是“Bad”

• The opposite of happy is sad.

  • Pronunciation: thuh OP-puh-zit uhv HAP-ee iz sad

  • Meaning: “Happy”的反义词是“Sad”