Wǒ māma měi tiān dōu gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
My mom calls me every day.
This sentence uses the adverb 每天 to describe the frequency of an activity, in this case 'daily.' The verb phrase 给我打电话 is used to express the idea of 'calling me.' The adverb 都 is used to indicate 'every time or every occurrence.'
我 (wǒ): I妈妈 (māma): mom每天 (měi tiān): every day都 (dōu): all, both给 (gěi): give打电话 (dǎ diànhuà): make a phone call
Tā mǎile hěnduō shuǐguǒ, dànshì méiyǒu mǎi píngguǒ.
She bought a lot of fruit, but didn't buy apples.
In Chinese, 'but' is expressed using the conjunction 但是 or 但. In a negative sentence, the particle 没有 is used to indicate the lack of something. The word order is usually subject-verb-object, but can change depending on sentence structure.
她 (tā): she买 (mǎi): buy了 (le): indicates completed action很多 (hěnduō): a lot水果 (shuǐguǒ): fruit但是 (dànshì): but没有 (méiyǒu): did not have苹果 (píngguǒ): apple
Nǐmen xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng ma?
Do you all like to watch movies?
This sentence uses the interrogative particle '吗' (ma) to indicate a yes/no question and the plural pronoun '你们' (you all) to address a group of people.
你们 (nǐmen): you all喜欢 (xǐhuan): to like看 (kàn): to watch电影 (diànyǐng): movie吗 (ma): question particle
Nàgè diànyǐng wǒ kànguò le.
I have watched that movie before.
This sentence uses the grammar structure 'Verb + 过' to indicate 'having done something before' in the past.
那个 (nàgè): that电影 (diànyǐng): movie看过 (kànguò): have watched了 (le): particle indicating completed action
Míngtiān wǒ yǒu kǎoshì.
I have an exam tomorrow.
The sentence uses the verb 有(yǒu) to indicate possession. The word order is subject+有+object.
明天 (míngtiān): tomorrow我 (wǒ): I有 (yǒu): have考试 (kǎoshì): exam