这是第一次吗？
zhè shì dì yī cì ma ？
This is your first time?
Learning Chinese? We've already had a few lessons about basic numbers in mandarin, so in today's
show we take a step beyond that and talk about ordinals, or how to say that it is your first, second, third
or four hundredth time doing something. The rules for doing this are much easier in Chinese than in
English, so take a listen and in less than ten minutes you'll be well on your way to the elementary level,
at least as far as numbers are concerned.
zhè shì dì yī cì ma ？
This is your first time?
bù ， dì èr cì 。
No. The second time.
zhège yìmiáo xūyào dǎ sān cì 。
This vaccine needs three injections.
wǒ xūyào huílai ma ？
I need to come back?
liù ge yuè yǐhòu ， zài lái yī cì 。
Come back once more after six months.
bù
no
adverbcì
time measure word 再 zài again
adverbyuè
month
nounxūyào
to need
verbhuílai
to come back
verbyìmiáo
vaccine
noundì yī cì
1st time
phrasedì èr cì
2nd time
phrasedì sān cì
3rd time
phrasedì sì cì
4th time
phrasedì wǔ cì
5th time
phrase