Discovering Chinese Pro Lesson 16 Sport–Grammar Worksheets

Grammar 1 语法一: (gèng)even more — is used to indicate a greater degree.

  1. I like to play table tennis, but I like to play basketball even more.

à中文:

  • I like both red and white, but I like black even more.

à中文:

  • He is tall, but his younger brother is even taller.

–》中文:

Grammar 2 语法二: 会huì: can

Two ways to say “can you…?”: 会。。。吗, or 会不会。。。

  1. Can you play tennis?  (Two ways to ask the questions)

–》中文,using   Subject+  会。。。。吗?

–》中文, using  “Sub+会不会。。。?”

Positive answer: I can play tennis.—》中文:

Negative answer: I can’t play tennis.—》中文:

Grammar 3 语法三 不太 (bù tài)(not too…

‎不太 (bù tài) with Adjectives  and ‎不太 (bù tài) with Verbs

不太 (bù tài) with Adjectives:

  1. Her mouth is neither too big, nor too small.

不太 (bù tài) with Verbs

  • I don’t like to jog so much.
  • She can’t really speak Chinese very much.
  • She can’t really swim that well.

Language Tips:

The usage of 看  kàn

To read à中文:

To watch a game—》中文:

Look! He is playing soccer!—》中文:

The usage of “play” in English vs. Chinese

To play soccer vs. to play volley ball/basketball

Play soccer—》中文:         

Play volleyball/basketballà中文: