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最 and 第 — the most, and first, second, third
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Choosing the best phone
- You compare three phones in a shop. One is the cheapest, and it is the first one on the shelf.
- first第一(measure word)个cell phone手机most最cheap便宜。 — "The first phone is the cheapest."
most最 + adjective: the most
- most最 before an adjective or a liking verb means "the most": most最cheap便宜, cheapest; best最好, best; I我most最like喜欢apple苹果, I like apples most.
- most最 picks one out of a group. You do not need than / compared to比 when you use it.
I我most最like喜欢apple苹果。
Which sentence says “I like apples the most”?
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最 goes before the verb 喜欢. No 比 is needed when you pick out the most.
(prefix indicating ordinal…第 + number: ordinal numbers
- (prefix indicating ordinal…第 before a number makes an order word: first第一, first; second第二, second; 第三天, the third day.
- Keep the measure word before the noun: second第二(measure word)个student学生, the second student; 第三本书, the third book.
second第二(measure word)个student学生。
Complete: “the second student” ____二个学生
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第 before a number makes an ordinal; the measure word 个 still comes before the noun.
Putting them together
- he / him他to be / is是we / us我们team班first第一(measure word)个to come来(modifier / structural particle)的。 — "He was the first one in our class to come."
- this这to be / is是I我the first time第一次to come来Beijing, capital of the…北京。 — "This is my first time in Beijing." the first time第一次 means "the first time".
三个学生 and 第三个学生 mean the same thing.
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False. 三个学生 is a quantity (three students); 第三个学生 is an order (the third student).
Build: “This is my first time in Beijing.”
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第一次 means “the first time” and comes before the action.
Watch out
- (prefix indicating ordinal…第 makes order, not quantity: three三(measure word)个student学生 is three students; 第三(measure word)个student学生 is the third student.
- Use two二, not two两, after (prefix indicating ordinal…第: second第二, never 第两.
Recap
- most最 + adjective/verb = the most: most最cheap便宜, most最like喜欢.
- (prefix indicating ordinal…第 + number (+ measure word + noun) = first, second…: first第一(measure word)个cell phone手机, the first time第一次. After (prefix indicating ordinal…第, use two二, not two两.
Describe three dishes in a restaurant. Say which one is the cheapest, which one you like most, and that it is your first time here. Close the examples. Say it, then write it in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.