MT Sentence Patterns All
go to location
到 location
go do something
去 location do something
if this happens, this happens
要是 something, something
What is somebody's last name?
请问 somebody 贵姓？ A：我姓 someone。
May I ask something?
请问，question
Also invite someone
还请 someone
how old this year
subject 今年多大？ subject 今年几岁？
after I do something
do something 以后
we have everything
我们什么都有！
where will I meet you?
我在哪儿跟你见面？
anyone here？
有人在吗？
come back again
有空再来！
What time is it
现在几点
Who else invite?
还请谁
In that case, something
那 something
give me something
那给我 something 吧。
吧 does what to sentence?
makes it suggestive
Amount of something
mw + noun + pronoun or 这／那 + mw + noun
can you use a not a structure with 都
no
verb 一下 does what to sentence?
softens tone
you must do something
somebody time 得 do something
do you want this or that
somebody verb item 还是 verb item?
Isn't something true?
somebody 不 verb／something 吗？
Partial negation
somebody 不都是 something
I'll find someone else
somebody 去找别人。
What is somebody's name?
somebody 叫什么名字？ A：我叫 name
what does somebody want to drink
somebody 想喝点儿什么？
Are you something?
somebody 是 occupation／nationality 吗？
can I have a bottle of something
somebody 要一瓶 drink, 可以吗？
Complete negation
somebody 都不是 something
Complete affirmation
somebody 都是 something
is this person here?
somemone 在吗？
exactly who you are looking for
someone 就是
she had whose picture?
someone 有谁的照片？
When is someone's birthday?
someone 的生日 （是）几月几号？
Someone knows someone
someone 认识 someone
is someone acquanited with someone
someone 认识 someone 吗？
something is interesting
something 很有意思 something 没有意思
suggesting something
something 怎么样？
but...
something, 但是 something
Something also something
something, 还 something
can't do this until do that
subject [activity/event/time] 以后才可以 another activity
Why is somebody doing something?
subject time 为什么 something
what do you like to do at certain time
subject time 喜欢做什么？
wait for somebody
subject time 在 location 等 somebody
Busy at this time
subject time 很忙 －－ subject time 不忙
Are you busy at this time？
subject time 忙不忙？
Someone has something at time.
subject time 有事儿。
to practice something
subject time 练习 activity
to give a test
subject time 要给 somebody 考试
to take a test
subject time 要考 (subject of test)
treat someone to something
subject time 请 somebody do something, 怎么样？
can't do this unti after that
subject time/activity 以后才可以do something else.
when do you have time
subject 什么时候有空儿？
don't do something, you have to do something else
subject 别 do something, subject 得 do something
can I do something?
subject 可以 activity 吗？
Do you like this or this?
subject 喜欢 [possible verb] something 还是 something?
is it correct that you also like something?
subject 喜欢 something, 对不对？
someone works somewhere
subject 在 location 工作。 Q：subject在哪儿工作？
to help somebody with something
subject 帮 我 activity
I want to do something
subject 想 something
Someone's birthday statement
subject 的生日 （是）date (month 月 day 号）
is this okay?
suggestion, 行吗？
了 does what to a sentence?
the verb is completed
meet up with somebody
time subject 跟 somebody 在 location 见面
suggesting a time
time 呢？
See you then
time／location 见
Till a certain time
差 time away from time
do you want to do something
想不想 something
what time will I meet you?
我什么时候跟你见面？ 我跟你见面什么时候？
sorry to trouble you
我今天打扰你了！
sorry, somebody doesn't have
:) 对不起，somebody家没有drink。
what time?
[activity or day of week] 几点？
what day of the week is this day?
date 是星期几？
准备 questions and responses
你准备好了吗？ ＋ 我准备好了。 － 我没准备好。
can you help me with something?
你可以帮我 do something 吗？
do you like eating something
你喜欢吃 something 吗？
to prepare for something
准备 do something or activity
also like this
喜欢 something, 也喜欢 something
because of something
因为 something, 所以 something
Because, so...
因为 statement, 所以 statement