Lessons 1-10 Mandarin Chinese Lesson 55: 睡觉 Sleep / 起床 Wake up

该 睡觉 了。 It's time to sleep.
Gāi shuìjiào le.
Should sleep-sleep.

我们 很 晚 才 睡觉。 We went to bed very late.
Wǒmen hěn wǎn cái shuìjiào.
I-plural very late sleep-sleep.

你 通常 几 点 起床? What time do you usually get up?
Nǐ tōngcháng jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?
You connect-often how many dot arise-bed?

他们 还 没 起床 吗? Have they not gotten up yet?
Tāmen hái méi qǐchuáng ma?
They still not rise-bed finished question?

我 需要 早 起床。 I need to get up early.
Wǒ xūyào zǎo qǐchuáng.
I need-want early arise-bed.

卢 小姐 通常 很 早 起床。 Ms Lu usually gets up early.
Lú xiǎojiě tōngcháng hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.
Lu little-big-sister connect-often very early arise-bed.

我 累 了，想 去 睡觉 了。 I'm tired, I want to go to bed.
Wǒ lèi le, xiǎng qù shuìjiào le.
I tired, want go sleep-sleep.

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