Are You Coming on Saturday?

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 请
  qǐng

  to ask; to invite; to treat (to a meal etc)

• 生日
  shēngrì

  birthday

• 快乐
  kuàilè

  happy; joyful

• 聚会
  jùhuì

  to meet; to get together; party

• 参加
  cānjiā

  to participate; to take part; to join

• 唱歌
  chànggē

  to sing a song

• 跳舞
  tiàowǔ

  to dance

• 一边
  yībiān

  one side; either side; on the one hand

• 为什么
  wèi shénme

  why?; for what reason?

• 怎么
  zěnme

  how?; what?; why?

• 又
  yòu

  (once) again; also; both... and...

• 再
  zài

  again; once more; further

• 帮
  bāng

  to help; to assist; to support

• 问
  wèn

  to ask; to inquire

• 需要
  xūyào

  to need; to want; needs

• 带
  dài

  to wear; to carry; to take along

• 蛋糕
  dàngāo

  cake

• 客人
  kèrén

  visitor; guest; customer

• 欢迎
  huānyíng

  to welcome; welcome

• 喂
  wèi

  hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

• 电话
  diànhuà

  telephone; phone call; phone number

• 忙
  máng

  busy; hurriedly; to hurry

• 知道
  zhīdào

  to know; to become aware of

• 上次
  shàng cì

  last time

• 当然
  dāngrán

  only natural; as it should be; certainly

• 见
  jiàn

  to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)

The lesson’s grammar

• 是不是: …, right? (confirmation)

  Sentence + 是不是？ / Subject + 是不是 + Verb…？

• Verb reduplication and V + 一下

  V V / V 一 V / V 了 V / AB AB / V + 一下

• 一边…一边…: while…

  Subject + 一边 + V1，一边 + V2

• 为什么 and 怎么: why, how come

  Subject + 为什么 / 怎么 + (不/没) + Verb？

• 再 vs 又 (again)

  再 + V (future) / 又 + V + 了 (past)