Sunday, January 5, 2020
Daily Mandarin Lesson Busy in Chinese
The word for ââ¬Å"busyâ⬠in Mandarin Chinese is Ã¥ ¿â¢ (mà ¡ng). Find out how Ã¥ ¿â¢ is often used inà conversation. Pronunciation Ã¥ ¿â¢ is pronounced in the 2nd tone, also written as mang2.à Greeting Exchange When greeting friends, it is common to ask they are busy to see if they have time to talk or hang out. In this case, you would askà ä ½ Ã¥ ¿â¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â¢ (nà mà ¡ng bà ¹ mà ¡ng). When replying, you can say that you are Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¿â¢ (tà i mà ¡ng), which means too busy. But if have more time on your hands, youà will likely say ä ¸ Ã¥ ¿â¢ (bà ¹ mà ¡ng), which means not busy. Or, you could say è ¿ËÃ¥ ¥ ½ (hà ¡i hÃŽo), which means so-so or still okay. This exchange could sound like:à ä ½ Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ½ Ã¥ ¿â¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â¢Nà hÃŽo! Nà mà ¡ng bà ¹ mà ¡ng?Hello! Are you busy?ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¥ · ¥Ã¤ ½Å"Ã¥ ¾Ëå⺠°Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¿â¢Ã¤ ºâ ãâ¬âJà «n tià n gÃ
ng zuà ² hÃâºn kà ¹n, wÃâ tà i mà ¡ng le.Work is really rough today, Im too busy.å⠦é⠣æËâä » ¬Ã¦ËŽå ¤ ©Ã¨ § Ã¥ §.Ãâ nà wÃâmen mà ngtià n jià n ba.Oh, then lets meet tomorrow. Or, Ã¥â"â! ä ½ Ã¥ ¿â¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â¢?Wà ¨i! Nà mà ¡ng bà ¹ mà ¡ng?Hey! Are you busy?ä ¸ Ã¥ ¿â¢,ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¦ËâæÅ"â°Ã§ © º.Bà ¹ mà ¡ng jà «ntià n wÃâ yÃâu kà ²ng.Not busy, Im free today.Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ºâ æËâä » ¬Ã¨ § é ¢Ã¥ §.Tà i hÃŽo le! WÃâ men jià n mià n ba.Great! Lets meet up then. Sentence Examplesà Here are more examples of how you can use Ã¥ ¿â¢ in a sentence: ä »â"Ã¥â¬âéÆ' ½Ã¥ ¾ËÃ¥ ¿â¢ (traditional form)ä »â"ä » ¬Ã©Æ' ½Ã¥ ¾ËÃ¥ ¿â¢ (simplified form)Tà men dÃ
u hÃâºn mà ¡ng.All of them are busy. 功è ¯ ¾Ã©â £Ã¤ ¹ËÃ¥ ¤Å¡Ã¦ËâçÅ"ŸçšâÃ¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¿â¢Ã¥â¢Å !GÃ
ngkà ¨ nà me duÃ
, wÃâ zhÃân de tà i mà ¡ng a!Theres so much homework, I really am too busy! ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¦ËâÃ¥ ¾ËÃ¥ ¿â¢Jà «ntià n wÃâ hÃâºn mà ¡ng.I am very busy today.
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