Learning Mandarin About Time

 

Learning about time:

时间
Shí jiān
Time

现在
xiàn zài
Now

什么时候
shén me shí hòu
When

马上
mǎ shàng
Immediately

多久
duō jiǔ
How long

立刻 or 立即
lì kè or lì jí
Soon

久
jiǔ
Long time

很久
hěn jiǔ
Very long time

快
kuài
Quick

很快
hěn kuài
Very quick

以前
Yǐ qián
Before

以后
yǐ hòu
After

后来
hòu lái
After that

目前 
mù qián
Currently

然后
rán hòu
Then

几点
jǐ diǎn
What time

很慢
hěn màn
Very slow

一点
yī diǎn
One o'clock

两点
Liǎng diǎn
Two o'clock

两点半
Liǎng diǎn bàn
Half past two

两点十五分 
liǎng diǎn shí wǔ fēn
Fifteen minutes past two

两点一刻 
liǎng diǎn yī kè
A quarter past two

两点差一刻
liǎng diǎn chā yī kè
A quarter to two

一刻
yī kè
A quarter

不久
bù jiǔ
Not long (time)

不太久
bù tài jiǔ
Not too long

太久
tài jiǔ
Too long (time)

等一下
děng yī xià
Wait a minute

尽快
jǐn kuài
As soon as possible

 

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