{"id":1843,"date":"2022-08-19T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:40:20","slug":"final-particles1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/final-particles1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Final Particles 1 &#8211; \u5417 \u5427 \u5462"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/final-particles1\/#1_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\" >1 \u55ce\u5417 ma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/final-particles1\/#2_%E5%90%A7_ba\" >2 \u5427 ba<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/final-particles1\/#3_%E5%91%A2_ne\" >3 \u5462 ne<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/final-particles1\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n<style>\n  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class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma\u00b7\u5427 ba\u00b7\u5462 ne<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 Final Particles 1<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Final particles (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e\u6c23\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed\u6c14\u8bcd<\/span> y\u01d4q\u00ecc\u00ed) sit at the very end of a sentence and don&#8217;t change its basic meaning \u2014 but they completely change its <em>tone<\/em>. In this first article, we&#8217;ll cover the three most common ones: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma, \u5427 ba, and \u5462 ne.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/agile_tasks_estimate_size.png\" alt=\"Final Particles in Chinese \u55ce\/\u5417 ma, \u5427 ba, and \u5462 ne\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Final particles are a nightmare for most learners because they carry <em>attitude<\/em>, not vocabulary meaning. Listen to each audio clip carefully \u2014 the words never change tone, but the whole sentence changes in <em>intonation<\/em> depending on which particle you use.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>The question you really don&#8217;t know the answer to<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma turns a plain statement into a genuine yes-no question. You have no idea what the answer will be.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma \u2014 genuine yes-no question<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ma.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you Japanese?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you like cats?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you busy?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Aren&#8217;t you a teacher? <em>(negation + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Does she have a dog?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_%E5%90%A7_ba\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> \u5427 ba<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Checking or confirming \u2014 you already have a guess<\/h3>\n  <p>Compare this with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma: with \u5427 ba, you already have some idea what the answer is. You&#8217;re just checking.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5427 ba \u2014 checking \/ confirmation<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ba1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You are Japanese, right?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You like cats, don&#8217;t you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Suggestion<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5427 ba \u2014 suggestion<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ba2.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You should learn some Chinese!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9eb5<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9762<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let&#8217;s eat beef noodles today!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Compromise \u2014 say it with a slight drawn-out tone<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5427 ba \u2014 compromise<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ba3.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u2026<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u2026<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Fine\u2026. <em>(implying you have no choice but to agree)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9eb5<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u2026<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9762<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u2026<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Fine\u2026 then let&#8217;s have beef noodles.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E5%91%A2_ne\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> \u5462 ne<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Bounce-back question \u2014 &#8220;How about&#8230;?&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5462 ne \u2014 bounce-back question<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ne1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am Japanese, how about you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You like cats, how about him?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You are busy today, how about tomorrow?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Where \u2014 Noun + \u5462 ne<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5462 ne \u2014 &#8220;where&#8217;s&#8230;?&#8221;<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ne2.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Where&#8217;s the dog?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Where&#8217;s my money?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Softening a question with a question word (a bit casual)<\/h3>\n  <p>The key difference between \u5462 ne and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma is that <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma is only for yes-no questions, while \u5462 ne pairs with question words like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme (&#8220;what&#8221;) or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme (&#8220;why&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5462 ne \u2014 softening a wh-question<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ne3.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What do you want to eat?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Why do you like cats?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Persuading someone \u2014 often paired with \u5427 ba<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5462 ne \u2014 persuading, paired with \u5427 ba<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ne4.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s still early \u2014 let&#8217;s have another drink!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a66\u8a66<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bd5\u8bd5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Chinese is easy \u2014 you should give it a try!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Continuation of an action or state (often with \u5728 z\u00e0i)<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"audio-clip\">\n    <span class=\"clip-label\">\u5462 ne \u2014 ongoing action<\/span>\n    <button class=\"odc-audio\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ne5.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am eating right now!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Mom is angry right now!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Quick Compare<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma = you truly don&#8217;t know the answer. \u5427 ba = you&#8217;re checking a guess, suggesting, or reluctantly agreeing. \u5462 ne = bouncing a question back, asking &#8220;where,&#8221; softening a wh-question, persuading, or marking an ongoing action.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Are you Chinese?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>You&#8217;re not tired, are you?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>You&#8217;re a student, right?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Let&#8217;s go home! (suggestion)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Fine, let&#8217;s go then. (compromise)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>I like coffee, how about you?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Where&#8217;s my phone?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>What do you want to drink?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>Dad is watching TV right now! (ongoing action)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>It&#8217;s still early, let&#8217;s watch a movie! 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