1. Wǒ bù néng dào Zhōngguo qù. Wǒde Zhōngwén bù xíng. 我不能到中国去。我的中文不行。 I can’t go to China. My Chinese isn’t good enough. Wǒ hěn xīwàng dào Zhōngguo qù, búguò kǒngpà wǒde Zhōngwén bù xíng. 我很希望到中国去,不过恐怕我的中文不行。 I hope very much to go to China, but I’m afraid my Chinese isn’t good enough. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 2. Tā bù kéyi xué Zhōngwén. Tā méiyou gōngfu. 他不可以学中文。他没有功夫。 He can't learn Chinese. he has no free time. Tā hěn xīwàng xué Zhōngwén, búguò kǒngpà tā méiyou gōngfu. 他很希望学中文,不过恐怕他没有功夫。 He (would love) really hopes to learn Chinese, but I'm afraid he doesn't have free time. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 3. Wǒ bù kéyi mǎi dōngxi. Wǒde qián bú gòu. 我不可以买东西。我的钱不够。 I can't buy anything. I don't have enough money. Wǒ hěn xīwàng mǎi dōngxi, búguò kǒngpà wǒde qián bú gòu. 我很希望买东西,不过恐怕我的钱不够。 I (would love) really hope to buy something, but I'm afraid I don't have enough money. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 4. Wǒ bù néng qù kàn péngyou. Wǒ méiyou gōngfu. 我不能去看朋友。我没有功夫。 can't go see my friends. I have no free time . Wǒ hěn xīwàng qù kàn péngyou, búguò kǒngpà wǒ méiyou gōngfu. 我很希望去看朋友,不过恐怕我没有功夫。 I (would love) really hope to visit my friends, but I'm afraid I don't have free time. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 5. Wǒ bù néng shuō Zhōngguo huà. Wǒde Zhōngguo huà bù xíng. 我不能说中国话。我的中国话不行。 I can not speak Chinese. My Chinese is not good. Wǒ hěn xīwàng shuō Zhōngguo huà, búguò kǒngpà wǒde Zhōngguo huà bù xíng. 我很希望说中国话,不过恐怕我的中国话不行。 I (would love) really hope to speak Chinese, but I'm afraid my Chinese is not good enough. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 6. Wǒ bù néng gēn tā qù chī fàn. Wǒ méiyou shíjiàn. 我不能跟他去吃饭。我没有时间。 I can't go to dinner with him. I do not have time. Wǒ hěn xīwàng gēn tā qù chī fàn, búguò kǒngpà wǒ méiyou shíjiān. 我很希望跟他去吃饭,不过恐怕我没有时间。 I (would love) really hope to go to dinner with him, but I'm afraid I don't have time. 6 3 FSI-Chinese 7. Wǒ bù kéyi qù kāi huì. Wǒ tīngbudǒng tāmen shuōde huà. 我不可以可以去开会。我听不懂他们说的话。 I can't go to the meeting. I cannot understand what they were saying. Wǒ hěn xīwàng qù kāi huì, búguò kǒngpà wǒ tīngbudǒng tāmen shuōde huà. 我很希望去开会,不过恐怕我听不懂他们说的话。 I (would love) really hope to go to a meeting, but I'm afraid I can't understand a word they say. 6 3 FSI-Chinese