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day 12messages & parcels

unit 2 · errands & getting help

    messages & parcels

    Send and answer messages, track a parcel, and say “if … then” (要是……就……) and “otherwise” (否则).

    today’s words

    • 要是 yàoshi · if
    • 否则 fǒuzé · otherwise, or else
    • 短信 duǎnxìn · text message
    • 发送 fāsòng · send
    • 回复 huífù · reply
    • 回信 huíxìn · write back; reply letter
    • 信息 xìnxī · information; message
    • 消息 xiāoxi · news (that you hear)
    • 信号 xìnhào · signal
    • 联系 liánxì · contact, get in touch
    • 通 tōng · get through; open
    • 通过 tōngguò · through, by means of; pass
    • 提醒 tíxǐng · remind
    • 及时 jíshí · in time, promptly
    • 快递 kuàidì · express delivery, parcel
    • 寄 jì · post, send by mail
    • 地址 dìzhǐ · address
    • 留 liú · leave, keep; stay

    sentences

    • 要是明天下雨,我们就不去了。 · If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go.
    • 我们快走吧,否则要迟到了。 · Let’s hurry, or we’ll be late.
    • 我给你发了短信,你收到了吗? · I sent you a text. Did you get it?
    • 请把地址发给我,我给你寄书。 · Send me your address and I’ll post you some books.
    • 这里信号不好,电话打不通。 · The signal’s bad here; I can’t get through.