Useful Chinese Time Words and Phrases in Daily Conversation

[@jono_bates]

You are by far the BEST Chinese teacher on KZbin EVER! I can't wait for the next video.

[@maxvoroshilov3207]

I totally agree!

[@k-2d]

Timestamps: Present: 1:41 - 现在 now 2:19 - 目前 currently/at the moment (but in the future it might be different) 3:15 - 最近 recently/lately Past: 4:09 - 刚，刚刚，刚才 just now/just a moment ago -> 6:33 刚 vs 刚才 -> 7:02 刚才 & 刚刚 vs 刚 7:32 - 不久前/不久之前 not long ago 8:33 - 前阵子/前一阵子 & 前段时间/前一段时间 a while ago 9:34 - 之前 before (but not long ago) & 以前 before (but long ago) 10:28 - 很久以前 a very long time ago Future: 11:29 - 马上 immediately/right away 12:17 - 等下/等一下 & 待会 soon/in a moment 晚点/晚一点 later 13:39 - 不久后/不久之后 not long after 14:40 - 过阵子/过一阵子 & 过段时间/过一段时间 after a while 15:59 - 之后 after (but not that far in the future) & 以后 after (in the distant future) 16:58 - 很久以后 after a very long time

[@SabrinaSchonfeld]

I know the particle 了 is used for completed actions as well as situation changes, but I have seen it being used in different ways, I would like a video that explains all the uses of 了. I really love your videos, thank you so much!! 谢谢你老师，你真棒!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you for the suggestion! :D

[@AndrewVanLare]

I like how you included the visuals of what time frames the words could be used. Overall great video!

[@RaulGonzalez-rs1be]

Grace you’re very talented and a magnificent teacher. I’m thankful for all the effort you put into these videos. We’re very thankful for having a teacher like you. You inspire me to keep going.. thanks

[@cswalker21]

Thank You Grace! You are a treasure.

[@free2muse]

This is super useful. I appreciate the movie bits for further context, too. I’m going to memorize every one of these sentences. Thx for the vid!

[@ScarletSeraph]

Hello Grace~ I’m a long time foreign language learner and recently have been getting back into studying Mandarin and after watching so many of your videos I felt compelled to say this is honestly the greatest Mandarin learning content I’ve yet to see on KZbin. you answer so many grammar points/things I wonder about constantly for everyday conversation use. Thank you so much for taking your time to make so much great content~ It is deeply appreciated ~

[@alinazhuk4043]

I have finally finished this lesson after two days😊 I wrote down everything I needed, thank you so much for making such a helpful video!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Wow that's so great! Btw I'm going to upload another video about time words today (or tomorrow :P) Stay tuned!

[@jiamira]

This is such a nicely done and comprehensive video, super useful! Thank you!

[@Keaixiaoen0919]

Grace I want to thank you for making your videos. They helped quite a lot with my Chinese Learning,!! Im in Beijing and mostly studying inside. Whenever I do go outside and interact, your content helps me get through situations

[@石文客]

Your content is always relevant to real conversations, and your examples are really good! I just can't wait for your new videos, 你太棒了！ 加油！

[@chowderseg]

謝謝! 我今年想要去台灣學國語所以你的影片對我有很大幫助 😄

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

耶 期待！歡迎歡迎 ;)

[@jovandudley4151]

Thanks you for teaching me Chinese keep it up

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

📝The PDF of today's lesson: gum.co/CROpR (Traditional and Simplified characters included) - Correction: 15:28 ”担“心: ”dān“ xīn

[@Li.Siyuan]

Really good and useful. Thank you Grace 😊

[@ZONKAMANIA]

great video, really wanna focus on learning these time expressions!

[@garethdavies8673]

Thank you for your excellent series of videos. They are very good. I have just downloaded the PDF for Useful Chinese Time Words and Phrases in Daily Conversation. It is good but it would be excellent if you also had the PINYIN version. I am starting out on my journey and the PINYIN version is helpful in my pronunciation also I have not learned all of the Chinese characters. Many thanks Gareth

[@chinanepal]

Thank you 😊

[@kellyalejandra]

Really helpful. Thanks a lot Grace.

[@vinodjoshi438]

谢谢老师，你的方法很好

[@HecatianStar]

Thanks!

[@shoaib984]

really good lesson

[@XcastleduardoX]

谢谢老师! You have helped me a lot to understand daily chinese! I really appreciate it! I don't know what would I do without your videos! I was thinking about drop out of Chinese because I didn't understand chinese people :( there are no words to describe my gratitude girl! Thanks!!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

不客氣！繼續加油 💪 （不客气！继续加油 💪）

[@samaval9920]

When we learn other languages we need to find words. ideas etc that are culturally unique- need articles, ewhdlsited, books, videos etc. to learn of that people&s psychology mentality & history..

[@alancarvente7295]

I just love the videooooosss!!! So useful and practical, I feel this kind of small parts in a speech make you sound more fluent, simply loving it. Thanks Grace!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

I’m glad you love it!! :D

[@annaovsienko7557]

As always, your videos are very useful🙏🏻

[@Allixar]

Thanks for helping us!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

You’re very welcome! ;)

[@mundaitameem2039]

Wow you teach very well

[@angelguevara9241]

This is sooo helpful. Thanks!!

[@IsiomaOhalete]

Thank you so much really appreciate

[@jovandudley4151]

Thank for teaching me

[@matiaschinchilla8294]

Grace, I love your videos! Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷🇨🇷

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi! I’m glad you enjoyed my videos! :D

[@ariamaze9081]

North Korea?

[@matiaschinchilla8294]

@@ariamaze9081 🇨🇷 = Costa Rica 🇰🇵 = North Korea

[@karenlee7849]

Thank you

[@erdincozturk127]

老师谢谢。您的方式很有用。

[@kenneth5231]

Grace,你的视频十分好，你教得真清楚。：）

[@ВикторияБесшапошникова]

You are such a great teacher!

[@natanialaurencia724]

Thank youu so much, this is so helpfulll

[@hpakawnzauseng2565]

Very full details about time in mandarin!

[@eudyu324]

太強了♥ 還結合影片解說 這個時間線很厲害

[@joejssong]

影片刚出来的时候，我就在躺在床上马上要睡觉。 Thank you for the helpful video and pdf file!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

哇你直接用了影片中的兩個時間詞（哇你直接用了影片中的两个时间词）👍👍 You’re welcome! ;)

[@唐杰豪]

This is the type of lessons I need. Mostly the speaking! It's hard to say a full sentences when your flow is bad. The way you break the sentences down is very meaningful even if you didn't do it deliberately.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

I’m glad you like it! :D

[@jvsdelatorre1]

Grace, another thing you could explain us: in mandarin, is future and past in the same position as in romanic languages? Example: in portuguese (my language) as well as in english, future is in front of us and past is behind us. I know some languages place future and past both up and down. What about mandarin?

[@Vmbrarvm]

Considering that 以后 and 后面 share the same character, the same way as 以前 and 前面, I'd say time is portrayed just like most European languages. However, there is 下个 and 上个.

[@tseringwangdue6308]

Thanks for this video

[@Mi-yj2pp]

WOW AN AMAZING VIDEO YOU R SUPER HELPFUL & COOL &BEAUTIFUL THANKSSSSS A LOT :)))))))

[@ariamaze9081]

Your content is admirable you use both structures "pinyi" and "zhunzi" and traditional character, not just well explained and easy to understand, I can tell how.much efford and passion you put making this video, I wish you the best and all.you.dream coms true, keep it up!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you for your kind words! I'll keep it up ;)

[@leonardomartins4209]

I'm finding out about your channel just now, and watching your videos, and i have to say your didactic is very good. I work in a chinese school, i've been learning chinese for 2 years now, im in advanced class right now, and there are so many things i find so so hard to understand. But you explain it in a very clear way.

[@maxvoroshilov3207]

I ADMIRE THE CLARITY OF SPEAKING, THE CHOICE OF VOCABULARY IS SUPERB!

[@neigemiko]

你的影片很有用, 而易懂。谢谢cute姐姐 ❤

[@cooljhef31485]

thank you grace 老师 😊 how about 如今

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

I’ve recently moved to Taiwan and find these lessons very useful, thanks

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Sean Hogan Welcome! :D

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

Grace Mandarin Chinese yes absolutely and my Taiwanese wife said it was good too.

[@BanAaron]

您的视频总是那么好，并且口音最可爱！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

謝謝你哈哈！（谢谢你哈哈！）😝

[@BanAaron]

@@GraceMandarinChinese 我的女朋友是中国人，所以我正在学习中文，谢谢你让我成为更好的男朋友 哈哈

[@chrisburns3236]

你的视频都真棒

[@keatslau9026]

U r always very good!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you!

[@italian_taco1247]

你教给我很好

[@saifullahamsyar541]

Thnks

[@JS-vd1dy]

This is so full of information. I’m going to have to watch this again. Thank you.

[@kungpaochinese-supereasy3006]

nice video!

[@aikerimkulym4698]

很有用的视频，谢谢🙏🏻

[@nami4325]

Hi thank you for the great video hope you make a video about some characters on how to read them like 行 sometimes it read as xíng then sometimes háng i'm so confused how do i read them?

[@razorkevz8326]

Thanks for the video.👌 Next suggestion:Chinese music and poetry

[@shoaib984]

awesome

[@jiayou11]

Hi, Ms. Grace. Pardon me, I actually have a question. I just found out your channel this week, and starting to learn Chinese Mandarin. I have plans of living either in HongKong or Taiwan. I know both use traditional characters, and that HK uses cantonese for speaking. I want to know if I end up living in HK, would learning traditional characters still useful knowing Mandarin is different from Cantonese? Would I still understand the HK characters same as in Taiwan? Thank youuuuuu for your response. 💚 Btw, I really really like your approach in teaching. Thank youuuuuu a lot. 💜

[@kokolexx]

Let me help answer you according to my knowledge. The answer is yes. Different pronunciation in Mandarin and Cantonese but the meaning of the characters is the same. There are minor difference of usage of some words and grammar but basically they are the same. And also learning hanzi especially traditional characters is not easy so you better start as soon as possible Hope it helps.

[@kokolexx]

I remember there is this story in a Japanese manga. There is a boy from Japan who wants to go to China to find his grandfather. But before coming to mainland China he must go to Hongkong first to find someone. And he can only speak Mandarin so when in Hongkong he cannot tell the taxi driver where is the address he wanted to go because the driver only speak Cantonese. But then he write down the address and the taxi driver immediately know the place.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

It would certainly help! But sometimes they use some special characters that I don’t often see in Taiwanese Mandarin. :)

[@jiayou11]

@@GraceMandarinChinese thank you Miss. I'll study more then. 😊

[@jiayou11]

Mr. @@kokolexx thank youuuu too. I will study hard for sure. Probably I got a year or so to at least know some basics. Thank you.

[@kunxiyoutubechannel7036]

I have a new favorite laoshi now😍

[@quienesxu]

Fantastic lesson, but I cannot get the pdf.

[@tymanung768]

Ms. Grace Laoshi, could you please enlighten us about differences between time length nouns BEFORE and AFTER verbs?? (After ONLY = degree,complement? or other, sorts of time length nouns??) (Before, = even other, sorts of time length nouns?) Grace Guo Laoshi---"qing", jiu ming!!!

[@tymanung768]

At least, no. of times, are always ?? after verbs (1 can only hope for such simplicity.)

[@namashaggarwal7430]

Aww, you're so cute 😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹

[@user-kw9zd3px3m]

above the traditional characters, is that the breakdown of the radicals and the tone? I've never seen that before

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

That is bopomofo (Zhuyin). I introduce it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3yrZnx-nceIi6M 😊

[@ahmedjinan6600]

I like the movie bits, maybe you can mention the movie names too

[@Sonyim414]

以色列问好！ 我现在看很好的视频

[@IreneYu-k8c]

heyy, im currently learning Taiwanese mandarin. do you have any worksheet recommendation on the internet? because I've searched it everywhere but i still cant find it. 謝謝🥺

[@AA-ei2gt]

That won’t be necessary

[@AA-ei2gt]

U can’t by simply chat with me

[@AA-ei2gt]

我可以教你喔

[@tronix4732]

I was just thinking about the differences of the times words and your video just came out xD Very useful I learned a lot, thanks :D Can you tell me the name of the movies in 9:19, 11:20 , 12:06 and 14:25 please ^^ btw first time I recognize one of your clips. I am so 激动 :D 10:21 is it "前任3：再见前任" ? I am not sure 3:06 Wow 我几天前看这部电影 I don't know if you watched it but I found his partner Tang has a strong accent (idk where he is from) 立刻有 ^^

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Haha nice! I’m glad you learned a lot! The movies: 9:19 撒嬌的女人最好命 11:20 等一個人咖啡 12:06 美人魚 14:25 所以，和黑粉結婚了 I didn’t watch the movie at 3:06 but it seems interesting 😆

[@tronix4732]

@@GraceMandarinChinese Thanks Grace :) Yea it's very funny too, I am glad that youtube recommends me this movie xD

[@selimmalik4251]

我爱你GRACE。

[@bouhadouimane2426]

学到了谢谢你！！i have a question though were can i watch the shows that you show as short clips in your videos ? they seen to have english and chinese subtitles please suggest me websites or apps ! (its ok if the apps are chinese)

[@chinesehsm]

Dear grace what should we do for downloading the PDF file ,, bcz we all dont have access to credit card in my country ,, 😟

[@GordonLonghouse]

Where do you find the time to look at all of those movies you use in your examples?

[@trenderdouyin]

像往常一样好视频，我想要知道，你能不能给我们都电影的名字你在这个视频用的? 我要开看中国电影，但不知道哪个太好了啊 :)

[@marionplaza4240]

我不知道我们可以下载一个文件。哇。。谢谢老师！

[@Weejee456]

Hi Grace, missing you =)

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi! I uploaded this one a bit late :P It took me so much time to edit it haha

[@Weejee456]

@@GraceMandarinChinese I'm so proud of your hardwork. Keep going!

[@isabellelightwood9738]

you da best xxx

[@Pradhi_R]

老师看到这个视频，我学了很多东西，非常感谢你！老师 can you please tell what is the name of film clip that is in between 3.06-3.14 in this video?

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

不客氣 (不客气)！That movie is 唐人街探案3 :)

[@derekoreborn]

Does anybody know what movie or TV show is at 3:06 3:06 有什么电视剧？

[@nonenone8644]

Can any of you please explain what's the difference between kàn and kàn jiàn. and what kind of occasions that these two can be used ? Cuz I've failed the test on this subject. Plzzz help me 🥺🥺.

[@AA-ei2gt]

看 有點像是正在做這件事情 看見 有點像是這件事已經過去了 然後你要說明他當時在做什麼

[@AA-ei2gt]

我看他在做什麼is like let me see what’s he doing

[@AA-ei2gt]

我看見他在做什麼is like I saw him did something

[@AA-ei2gt]

我的英文很爛 希望你能看懂😂

[@AA-ei2gt]

請求grace 幫忙

[@khaledqutub5849]

Hello What is the different between ( zui Jin) . And (Xian zai) they both mean now is this write and in what cases and when we use each of them can you prepare a video about this. thank you

[@kalinsapotato]

Xianzai means now but zuijin means recently.

[@khaledqutub5849]

@@kalinsapotato Thank you

[@AA-ei2gt]

你是台灣人嗎！ 好喜歡你的影片

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

是！很開心你喜歡！

[@AA-ei2gt]

姐姐的英文也很厲害！！

[@franklinchigbogu7371]

Hi. Grace. I'm having a problem with the proper pronunciation of the initial X. What's the standard pronunciation, not based on Beijing or Southern ascent?

[@QuizmasterLaw]

This is a great lesson and smartly marketed! Normally I annotate good videos like this with the vocabulary to help other students and say thank you to our teacher. Not this time! Go buy her PDF! ht tps :// gum.co/CROpR Great lesson!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Ann Onymous Thank you so much! :D

[@nwjwrbrahma3422]

Ni hao grace

[@georgeweng2208]

What does the character above the chinese traditional character mean?? Are they some kind of ancient pinyin??

[@whitegirlsaremykryptonite5779]

你好！我爱你！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

你好👋

[@Coccinelf]

Isn't the pinyin for 擔心 dān xīn? At first I thought it was a mistake but seeing you changed both the tone and the consonant, I'm not sure anymore.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Oh The Zhuyin of 擔 is equivalent to "dān", in Zhuyin, the first tone doesn't have a tone mark on it. And I did make a typo at this Pinyin! Thank you for pointing out! I'll make a correction in the comment! :)

[@AA-ei2gt]

ㄉㄢㄒㄧㄣ

[@mandasari1143]

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@anasmirza346]

zhubu yingpian feichang feichang hao

[@e.a1743]

謝謝老師。我有一個建議就是你用中文講話比較好。因為我們在學習中文嘛。

[@allen1867]

I don't know if you'll see this becsuse this is a kind of old video but where is a good place for someone to find Chinese shows with the English and mandarin script together like in your example?

[@keatslau9026]

Actually I think 剛，剛剛，剛纔 is same sometimes. In China almost people use oral Chinese not written Chinese.妳/你剛纔在做什麼？妳/你剛剛在做什麼？妳/你剛做什麼呢？And your video is very good but sometimes I think in a Chinese people’s conversation they don’t talk like this ,but you are expert I’m not.ㄍㄚㄧㄨ！

[@AA-ei2gt]

才

[@keatslau9026]

A A yes I know it and people don’t use this character now but 纔 more better than 才 at here.

[@木下いっせい]

Keats Lau Do you mean 才 is a simplified character? No, totally not. It's just the different form of 纔, but still recognized as a traditional character. Even in Taiwan, there's few people know this word because we never use it in our daily life at all. People learn this word from Traditional Chinese Literature classes, which teach us the articles written until the early 20th century.

[@keatslau9026]

Vic. N. 我知道纔字在民國88年已經不再使用了，但是在表示時間的時候纔確實比才更好

[@木下いっせい]

Keats Lau 喔喔了解！我是以一般人的角度回應，沒有仔細研究過。 但語言本來就會隨著人的使用產生變化，本來就該與時俱進，如果實際已很少人使用，就應該以實際情況為主，這個我想在任何語系、種類的語言都不例外，例如像牛津字典等字典每年都會增減收錄的字彙，除非是像拉丁語之類的死語（Dead Language），否則語言會隨著時間變化是很自然的事情。

[@xiazhang647]

Hi Grace, 我真的喜欢你的频道，希望与你合作，您的邮箱联系方式是什么？

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

在我的敘述欄中有我的Email :)

[@johnviarengo373]

You just keep hitting home runs!

[@melanbee4343]

Im starting to learn chinese bcos chen qing ling bcos i find it annoying when the eng sub translate literally everything. It just doesnt have the same feeling in english trans. Can you make vid about phrases or sentences in cql?

[@kokolexx]

wait, it was a 18 minutes video??😱

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Yes😝 I’m too greedy 😂 Putting too much information in one episode haha

[@kokolexx]

@@GraceMandarinChinese certainly doesn't feel like it was that long~😌

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Alex Jonathan Haha thank you! I hope you’ve finished it lol

[@diegoleo1279]

are you Terry Kuo's daughter?