I’ve been to Shanghai twice. I want to go there one more time. I saw Magic Mike once. I don’t want to watch it again. We discussed it 3 times. And we still need to discuss it two more times. Learn a special measure word in Chinese to express repetition of an action.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Wáng Lìlì, zhèi jiā Rìběn liàolǐ zěnmeyàng?
B: Shòusī hěn hǎochī…
What would Wang Lili say? Please choose the best answer.
A. Wǒ liǎng cì chī guò.
B. Wǒ chī guò liǎng cì.
C. Liǎng cì wǒ chī guò.
2. A: Ellie, wǒmen chàng Gangnam Style ba!
B: Wǒ zhǐ tīng guò yí cì, bú huì chàng.
A: Méiguānxi, zhèi shǒu gē hěn róngyì!
What does Ellie mean? Please choose the best answer.
A. Ellie hasn’t listened to Gangnam Style before.
B. Ellie has only listened to Gangnam Style once before.
C. Ellie loves to sing Gangnam Style.
3. A: Lisa, huìyì mǎshàng kāishǐ, Debbie zài nǎr?
B: Bù zhīdào, wǒ gěi tā dǎ le sān cì diànhuà, tā dōu shuō tā mǎshàng dào.
What does Lisa mean? Please choose the best answer.
A. She has called Debbie, but cannot get through.
B. She will call Debbie as soon as possible.
C. She has called Debbie three times.
4. A: Jenny, tīngshuō nǐ qù Tàiguó wánr le. Zěnmeyàng?
B: Phuket tài měi le …
What would Jenny probably say? Please choose the best answer.
A. Wǒ zhēn xiǎng zài qù yí cì nàr de hǎibiān.
B. Wǒ zhēn xiǎng yí cì zài qù nàr de hǎibiān.
C. Wǒ zhēn xiǎng zài nàr de hǎibiān qù yí cì.
5. A: Linda, nǐ zhīdao Jane de diànhuà hàomǎ ma?
B: Tā gàosù guò wǒ yí cì. Děng yí xià, wǒ de shǒujī lǐ yǒu.
What does Linda mean? Please choose the best answer.
A. Jane told Linda her phone number once.
B. Jane never told Linda her phone number.
C. Jane told Linda her phone number many times.
