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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. :)
18 de abr de 2014 11:17
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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. :)

19 de abril de 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. :)

18 de abril de 2014
I would like see apples on the tree
19 de abril de 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!
18 de abril de 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? :)
18 de abril de 2014
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