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title: Thank you, sorry, excuse me — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Chinese street
description: The 14 test and exam questions of lesson 3 «Thank you, sorry, excuse me» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Thank you, sorry, excuse me

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The 14 questions of lesson 3 «Thank you, sorry, excuse me» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school with their options, 75 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t1/) — «xiexie is like zee-zee right, sounds like cheese» Which is right? — right ✓ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t2/) — Ming's granny tells you sad news about her cat. Should you say duìbuqǐ? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t3/) — «oi, ask that lady where the loo is, say qǐng wěn» What happens if you say it with a dip? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t4/) — You thank your best mate «xièxie nǐ» for every single crisp. How does it sound? — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t5/) — What would happen if Ming answered your duìbuqǐ with «méi guānxi»? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t6/) — In a game, a polite knight says «qǐng» before every request, like English please. What would a real kid say? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t7/) — You tell Ming's dad «máfan nǐ» when asking for help. What will he probably say? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t8/) — «she said méi shì not méi shìr, she's saying it wrong» Who is right? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t9/) — «sod off, I'm not saying bù hǎoyìsi for being late, it's just 2 min» What does bù hǎoyìsi do? — right ✓ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/t10/) — In a cartoon a boy shoves past everyone on the bus shouting «méi guānxi!». What should he have said? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/e1/) — Identify the expression customarily employed to apologise for a wrong one has personally committed. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established usage of the word qǐng. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/e3/) — Ascertain the customary reply to an expression of gratitude in Mandarin. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/3-thank-you-sorry-excuse-me/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression bù hǎoyìsi? — wrong ✗ · exam

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