The same or different: 跟…一样
HSK 2 Unit 3: Comparing things · Lesson 2 of 5 · About 16 minutes
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Your mission: By the end of this lesson, you can say two things are the same with 跟…一样, almost the same with 差不多, and different with 不一样, and talk about new and old things.
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Warm-up: do you remember?
Two quick questions from earlier lessons. Recalling before you learn makes the new material stick.
Meaning
What does 比 mean?
That is 小时 (xiǎoshí).
That is 迟到 (chídào).
Show the answer
Answer: A, than, compared with.
比 (bǐ) means than, compared with.
Characters
Which word means “fat, plump”?
洗 (xǐ) means to wash.
晴 (qíng) means sunny.
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Answer: A, 胖.
“fat, plump” is 胖 (pàng).
Listening
From an earlier unit. Listen. What does the word mean?
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礼物 lǐwù
That would be 以前 (yǐqián).
That would be 外国 (wàiguó).
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Answer: C, gift, present.
You heard 礼物 (lǐwù): gift, present.
New words
A 跟 B 一样
A 跟 (gēn) B 一样 (yíyàng) is A is the same as B. Add an adjective for the same in some way: 一样高, the same height.
你的手机跟我的一样。
Nǐ de shǒujī gēn wǒ de yíyàng.
Your phone is the same as mine.
他跟我一样高。
Tā gēn wǒ yíyàng gāo.
He's as tall as me.
这两件衣服不一样。
Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu bù yíyàng.
These two pieces of clothing are different.
Not:
他跟我一样很高。But: 他跟我一样高。 Tā gēn wǒ yíyàng gāo.
No 很 after 一样.
差不多 (chàbuduō) is about the same, almost.
这两个手机差不多。
Zhè liǎng gè shǒujī chàbuduō.
These two phones are about the same.
New and old
新 (xīn) is new and 旧 (jiù) is old, for things. For people, old is 老.
这是我的新手机。
Zhè shì wǒ de xīn shǒujī.
This is my new phone.
Characters
- 跟 = 足
Open a character to see how it is written, stroke by stroke, with its meanings and words.
Same phone?
Anna notices Chen Jing's phone.
Listen first
Play the whole conversation and answer the questions before you open the transcript.
Listening
Listen first. Are their phones the same?
Show the answer
Answer: A, No, Chen Jing's is new..
我的是新的，你的是旧的: Chen Jing's is new.
Listening
How much was Chen Jing's phone?
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Answer: A, about 2,000 kuai.
跟你的差不多，两千块.
Show the transcript
安娜
你的手机跟我的一样！
Your phone is the same as mine!
陈静
不一样。我的是新的，你的是旧的。
It's not the same. Mine is new and yours is old.
安娜
我去年买了我的手机。你呢？
I bought my phone last year. What about you?
陈静
我上个月买了这个。
I bought this one last month.
安娜
多少钱？
How much was it?
陈静
跟你的差不多，两千块。
About the same as yours. Two thousand kuai.
Speak: listen, record, compare
Listen to each model, record yourself, then play both and compare: the rhythm, the tones, the vowels. No automatic score: your ear is the judge.
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不一样。我的是新的，你的是旧的。
Bù yíyàng. Wǒ de shì xīn de, nǐ de shì jiù de.
It's not the same. Mine is new and yours is old.
你的手机跟我的一样！
Nǐ de shǒujī gēn wǒ de yíyàng!
Your phone is the same as mine!
跟你的差不多，两千块。
Gēn nǐ de chàbuduō, liǎng qiān kuài.
About the same as yours. Two thousand kuai.
Practice
Meaning
What does 跟 mean?
That is 年 (nián).
That is 下次 (xiàcì).
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Answer: A, with, and.
跟 (gēn) means with, and.
Characters
Which word means “the same”?
帮忙 (bāngmáng) means to help, to do a favour.
跳舞 (tiàowǔ) means to dance.
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Answer: A, 一样.
“the same” is 一样 (yíyàng).
Pinyin
How do you read 差不多 (about the same, almost)?
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Answer: C, chàbuduō.
差不多 is read chàbuduō. Check the tone mark on every syllable.
Listening
Listen. What does the word mean?
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新 xīn
That would be 老师 (lǎoshī).
That would be 贵 (guì).
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Answer: C, new.
You heard 新 (xīn): new.
Pinyin
Type the pinyin of 旧 (old (of things)). Tone marks or tone numbers are welcome.
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Answer: jiù
旧 is jiù in pinyin.
Grammar
Which sentence means I'm as busy as you?
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Answer: A, 我跟你一样忙。.
我跟你一样忙。 A 跟 B 一样 + adjective.
Fill the gap
Complete: These two pieces of clothing are different.
这两件衣服不＿＿。
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Answer: C, 一样.
这两件衣服不一样。 不一样: different.
In context
Two prices are 98 and 100 kuai. How do you describe them?
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Answer: A, 差不多。.
差不多。: 差不多: about the same.
Your turn
Type the Chinese for my new phone
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Answer: 我的新手机
我的新手机: my new phone.
Same or different?
Compare two things you own, out loud, in four sentences.
- Say what is the same: …跟…一样…。
- Say what is different: …不一样。
- Say which is new and which is old.
Sentence frames
我的＿＿跟你的一样。
Wǒ de ＿＿ gēn nǐ de yíyàng.
My ... is the same as yours.
Record your attempt (three and a half minutes at most) and listen back:
Review and finish
Can you do this? If a line feels shaky, go back to that part before you move on.
- I can say A 跟 B 一样 + adjective without 很.
- I can say 差不多 and 不一样.
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