Friday, May 22, 2020

Daily Mandarin Lesson Busy in Chinese

The word for â€Å"busy† in Mandarin Chinese is Ã¥ ¿â„¢ (mà ¡ng). Find out how Ã¥ ¿â„¢ is often used in  conversation. Pronunciation Ã¥ ¿â„¢ is pronounced in the 2nd tone, also written as mang2.   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 ask  Ã¤ ½  Ã¥ ¿â„¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â„¢ (nÇ  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, you  will likely say ä ¸ Ã¥ ¿â„¢ (bà ¹ mà ¡ng), which means not busy. Or, you could say è ¿ËœÃ¥ ¥ ½ (hà ¡i hÇŽo), which means so-so or still okay. This exchange could sound like:   ä ½  Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ½  Ã¥ ¿â„¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â„¢NÇ  hÇŽo! NÇ  mà ¡ng bà ¹ mà ¡ng?Hello! Are you busy?ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¥ · ¥Ã¤ ½Å"Ã¥ ¾Ë†Ã¥â€º °Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¿â„¢Ã¤ ºâ€ Ã£â‚¬â€šJÄ «n tiÄ n gÃ… ng zuà ² hÄ›n kà ¹n, wÇ’ tà  i mà ¡ng le.Work is really rough today, Im too busy.å“ ¦Ã©â€š £Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¤ » ¬Ã¦ËœÅ½Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¨ § Ã¥  §.Ó nà   wÇ’men mà ­ngtiÄ n jià  n ba.Oh, then lets meet tomorrow. Or, Ã¥â€"‚! ä ½  Ã¥ ¿â„¢Ã¤ ¸ Ã¥ ¿â„¢?Wà ¨i! NÇ  mà ¡ng bà ¹ mà ¡ng?Hey! Are you busy?ä ¸ Ã¥ ¿â„¢,ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¦Å"‰ç © º.Bà ¹ mà ¡ng jÄ «ntiÄ n wÇ’ yÇ’u kà ²ng.Not busy, Im free today.Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ºâ€ Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¤ » ¬Ã¨ § Ã©  ¢Ã¥  §.Tà  i hÇŽo le! WÇ’ men jià  n mià  n ba.Great! Lets meet up then. Sentence Examples   Here are more examples of how you can use Ã¥ ¿â„¢ in a sentence: ä »â€"們éÆ' ½Ã¥ ¾Ë†Ã¥ ¿â„¢ (traditional form)ä »â€"ä » ¬Ã©Æ' ½Ã¥ ¾Ë†Ã¥ ¿â„¢ (simplified form)TÄ men dÃ… u hÄ›n mà ¡ng.All of them are busy. 功è ¯ ¾Ã©â€š £Ã¤ ¹Ë†Ã¥ ¤Å¡Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã§Å"Ÿçš„å ¤ ªÃ¥ ¿â„¢Ã¥â€¢Å !GÃ… ngkà ¨ nà  me duÃ… , wÇ’ zhÄ“n de tà  i mà ¡ng a!Theres so much homework, I really am too busy! ä »Å Ã¥ ¤ ©Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥ ¾Ë†Ã¥ ¿â„¢JÄ «ntiÄ n wÇ’ hÄ›n mà ¡ng.I am very busy today.

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