Feelings 16
Glad and sad, cross and worried, and saying how things are.
Practise
Its words
Glad 5
- 高兴 gāo xìng glad; pleased
- 开心 kāi xīn happy; having fun
- 快乐 kuài lè happy (in wishes)
- 喜欢 xǐ huan to like
- 爱 ài to love
快乐快樂 is for wishes: 生日快乐!生日快樂! Happy birthday! 新年快乐!新年快樂! Happy New Year! Day to day, people are 高兴高興 or 开心開心: 认识你很高兴認識你很高興, glad to meet you.
Not so glad 6
- 难过 nán guò sad; upset
- 生气 shēng qì angry; cross
- 怕 pà to be afraid of
- 担心 dān xīn to worry
- 着急 zháo jí anxious; in a hurry
- 累 lèi tired
A feeling is said as it is, without 是: 我很累, I'm tired. 了 says it has come on: 他生气了他生氣了, he's got cross.
How things are 5
- 怎么样 zěn me yàng how is it; how about
- 不错 bù cuò good; not bad
- 一般 yī bān so-so; ordinary
- 有意思 yǒu yì si interesting; fun
- 没意思 méi yì si dull; boring
怎么样?怎麼樣? asks how something is: 这本书怎么样?這本書怎麼樣? 很有意思! How's the book? Really good!