The document provides examples of asking and telling when in Mandarin Chinese. It shows question structures using 什麼時候/幾點幾分 meaning "what time" followed by a predicate. Examples ask about times of going to the United States, watching a movie, and going to China. Responses provide the time using expressions like 晚上七點半的時候 meaning "at 7:30 in the evening". Common times mentioned include early morning, afternoon, and evenings.

1. 的時候：
English meaning:
Examples for asking and telling when (to keep things simple, we'll just include
questions about the future; asking questions about the past can be slightly more
complicated and may involve the "shi... de" construction).
Structure:
Subj. + 什麼時候/幾點幾分+ Predicate ?
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?

2. A：你們什麼時候去美國?
Nǐmen shénme shíhòu qù měiguó?
When are you going to the United States?
B：我們晚上七點半的時候
去美國。
Wǒmen wǎnshàng qī diǎn bàn de shíhòu qù měiguó.
We went to the United States at 7:30 in the evening.
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?
Flight To Time Gate
CI24 United States 19:30 A9
CI26 United States 21:00 A9

3. A：你幾點幾分去看電影?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn jǐ fēn qù kàn diànyǐng?
What time do you go to the movies?
B：我下午兩點半的時候去
看電影。
Wǒ xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn bàn de shíhòu qù kàn diànyǐng.
I went to the cinema at 2:30 in the afternoon.
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?
14:30

4. S 什麼時候/幾點幾分 VP?
你 什麼時候 去美國?
我們 幾點幾分 去看電影?
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?

5. A：你什麼時候去美國?
Nǐ shénme shíhòu qù měiguó?
When are you going to the United States?
B：我明天早上八點的時候
去美國。
Wǒ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn de shí hòu qù měiguó.
I will go to the United States after 8 o‘clock tomorrow
morning.
A：你幾點幾分去看電影?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn jǐ fēn qù kàn diànyǐng?
What time do you go to the movies?
B：我晚上六點去看電影。
Wǒ wǎnshàng liù diǎn qù kàn diànyǐng.
I went to the cinema at six o'clock in the evening.
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?
Flight To Time Gate
CI24
United
States
8:00 A9
CI26
United
States
21:00 A9
18:00

6. A：你________去中國?
B：我下午一點的時候去中國 。
A：你________去看電影?
B：我晚上八點半去看電影。
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?
Flight To Time Gate
CI24 China 13:00 A9
CI26
United
States
21:00 A9
20:30

7. A：你什麼時候看書？
B：(我晚上九點看書。)
A：(你什麼時候/幾點幾分
去美國?)
B：我早上十點去美國。
S+什麼時候/幾點幾分+VP?
Flight To Time Gate
CI24
United
States
10:00 A9
CI26
United
States
21:00 A9
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