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Are These Okay? : 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我也明天要去Hamilton Orchards。 Okay, this is my first time writing anything in Mandarin Chinese, so please cut me some slack if I make any mistakes. Anyhow, can you tell me if I wrote these correctly in Simplified Chinese? I am trying to practice the sentence pattern "Someone does something. I also do the same thing." using 也 which several native speakers gave me in an earlier question of mine. I have placed optional words in the English translations in parentheses. I have placed an asterisk (the star character which looks like *) before any explanations of English words. :) 1. 他明天去Hadley,我也明天去Hadley。 He is going to Hadley tomorrow. I am also going to Hadley tomorrow. * Hadley is the name of a town here. 2. 他昨天喝了咖啡,我也昨天喝了咖啡。 He drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday. I also drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday. 3. 他去过Goshen,我也去过Goshen。 He has been to Goshen. I have also been to Goshen. * Goshen is the name of a town here. 4. 他下个月打算读The Stone Giant,我也下个月打算读The Stone Giant. a. He plans on reading "The Stone Giant" next month. I also plan on reading "The Stone Giant" next month. b. He's planning on reading "The Stone Giant." next month. I'm also planning on reading "The Stone Giant" next month. * We say both (a) and (b) in English. 5. 他上个星期买了个手机,我也上个星期买了个手机。 He bought a cellphone last week. I also bought a cellphone last week. 6. 他要买咖啡,我也要买咖啡。 He wants to buy a (cup of) coffee. I also want to buy a (cup of) coffee. 7. 他要读The Lord of the Rings,我也要读The Lord of the Rings。 He wants to read "The Lord of the Rings." I also want to read "The Lord of the Rings." 8. 他明天要去Deerfield,我也明天要去Deerfield。 He wants to go to Deerfield tomorrow. I also want to go to Deerfield tomorrow. 9. 他读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma,我也读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma。 He has read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma" (before). I have also read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma." 10. 他喜欢 桃子,我也喜欢桃子。 He likes peaches. I also like peaches. 11. 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我也明天要去Hamilton Orchards。 He wants to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow. I also want to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow. * Hamilton Orchards is the name of an orchard and sugar shack here where you can pick apples and get breakfast during the fall. Attached is a photo of a road leading through the orchards where you pick the apples at. At some point, I will post a photo of the sugar shack too. :)
Apr 18, 2014 11:17 AM
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Are These Okay? : 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我明天要去Hamilton Orchards。

Okay, this is my first time writing anything in Mandarin Chinese, so please cut me some slack if I make any mistakes. Anyhow, can you tell me if I wrote these correctly in Simplified Chinese? I am trying to practice the sentence pattern "Someone does something. I also do the same thing." using 也 which several native speakers gave me in an earlier question of mine. I have placed optional words in the English translations in parentheses. I have placed an asterisk (the star character which looks like *) before any explanations of English words. :)

1. 他明天去Hadley,我也明天我也[Hadley/那辺][My preference, since the emphasis is on the time]
He is going to Hadley tomorrow. I am also going to Hadley tomorrow.
* Hadley is the name of a town here.

2. 他昨天喝了咖啡,我也昨天我也喝了咖啡。
He drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday. I also drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday.

3. 他去过Goshen,我也去过Goshen。
He has been to Goshen. I have also been to Goshen.
* Goshen is the name of a town here.

4. 他下个月打算读The Stone Giant,我也下个月打算读The Stone Giant.
a. He plans on reading "The Stone Giant" next month. I also plan on reading "The Stone Giant" next month.
b. He's planning on reading "The Stone Giant." next month. I'm also planning on reading "The Stone Giant" next month.
* We say both (a) and (b) in English.

5. 他上个星期买了个手机,我也上个星期买了个手机。
He bought a cellphone last week. I also bought a cellphone last week.

6. 他要买咖啡,我也要买咖啡。 This has the meaning of buying large amounts of coffee, say a bag etc. Same situation as in "He wants to buy coffee".  Hence if you just want to get a cup, you must have a classifier, in this case, 杯
He wants to buy a (cup of) coffee. I also want to buy a (cup of) coffee.

7. 他要读The Lord of the Rings,我也要读The Lord of the Rings。
He wants to read "The Lord of the Rings." I also want to read "The Lord of the Rings."

8. 他明天要去Deerfield,我明天要去Deerfield。
He wants to go to Deerfield tomorrow. I also want to go to Deerfield tomorrow.

9. 他读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma,我也读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma。
He has read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma" (before). I have also read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma."

10. 他喜欢 桃子,我也喜欢桃子。
He likes peaches. I also like peaches.

11. 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我明天要去Hamilton Orchards。
He wants to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow. I also want to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow.
* Hamilton Orchards is the name of an orchard and sugar shack here where you can pick apples and get breakfast during the fall. Attached is a photo of a road leading through the orchards where you pick the apples at. At some point, I will post a photo of the sugar shack too. :)

April 19, 2014

Are These Okay? : 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我也明天要去Hamilton Orchards。

Okay, this is my first time writing anything in Mandarin Chinese, so please cut me some slack if I make any mistakes. Anyhow, can you tell me if I wrote these correctly in Simplified Chinese? I am trying to practice the sentence pattern "Someone does something. I also do the same thing." using 也 which several native speakers gave me in an earlier question of mine. I have placed optional words in the English translations in parentheses. I have placed an asterisk (the star character which looks like *) before any explanations of English words. :)

1. 他明天去Hadley,我也明天明天也去Hadley。“也” should come AFTER the word that specifies the time. Therefore, your 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th and 11th Chinese sentences also need to be corrected.
He is going to Hadley tomorrow. I am also going to Hadley tomorrow.
* Hadley is the name of a town here.

2. 他昨天喝了咖啡,我也昨天喝了咖啡。
He drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday. I also drank (a cup of) coffee yesterday.

3. 他去过Goshen,我也去过Goshen。
He has been to Goshen. I have also been to Goshen.
* Goshen is the name of a town here.

4. 他下个月打算读The Stone Giant,我也下个月打算读The Stone Giant.
a. He plans on reading "The Stone Giant" next month. I also plan on reading "The Stone Giant" next month.
b. He's planning on reading "The Stone Giant." next month. I'm also planning on reading "The Stone Giant" next month.
* We say both (a) and (b) in English.

5. 他上个星期买了个手机,我也上个星期买了个手机。
He bought a cellphone last week. I also bought a cellphone last week.

6. 他要买咖啡,我也要买咖啡。
He wants to buy a (cup of) coffee. I also want to buy a (cup of) coffee.

7. 他要读The Lord of the Rings,我也要读The Lord of the Rings。
He wants to read "The Lord of the Rings." I also want to read "The Lord of the Rings."

8. 他明天要去Deerfield,我也明天要去Deerfield。
He wants to go to Deerfield tomorrow. I also want to go to Deerfield tomorrow.

9. 他读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma,我也读过Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma。
He has read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma" (before). I have also read "Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma."

10. 他喜欢 桃子,我也喜欢桃子。
He likes peaches. I also like peaches.

11. 他明天要去Hamilton Orchards,我也明天要去Hamilton Orchards。
He wants to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow. I also want to go to Hamilton Orchards tomorrow.
* Hamilton Orchards is the name of an orchard and sugar shack here where you can pick apples and get breakfast during the fall. Attached is a photo of a road leading through the orchards where you pick the apples at. At some point, I will post a photo of the sugar shack too. :)

April 18, 2014
I would like see apples on the tree
April 19, 2014
the shortened sentence 他去过Goshen,我也去过。 would be "He has been to Goshen (before), and so have I." in English, right? :) answer: exactly right!
April 18, 2014
I see. Nice. Thank you, so much. :) Just so that I am sure I understand this... the shortened sentence 他去过Goshen,我也去过。 would be "He has been to Goshen (before), and so have I." in English, right? :)
April 18, 2014
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