HEYGOW ASMR

Connectives

23 phrases
越来越HSK 2HD
tiān yuèláiyuè lěng.
越来越冷。
ENit's getting colder
而且HSK 2HD
zhèlǐ búdàn piányi, érqiě hǎochī
这里不但便宜,而且好吃
ENit's cheap here, and tasty too
但是HSK 2HD
suīrán lèi, dànshì kāixīn
虽然累,但是开心
ENtiring, but fun
因为HSK 2HD
yīnwèi piányi, suǒyǐ mǎi le
因为便宜,所以买了
ENit was cheap, so I bought it
HSK 2HD
yuè zuò yuè yǒu yìsi.
做越有意思。
ENthe more you do it the better it gets
然后HSK 2HD
ránhòu zěnmeyàng le?
然后怎么样了?
ENwhat happened next?
只要HSK 2HD
zhǐyào nǐ yuànyì
只要你愿意
ENas long as you're willing
如果HSK 2HD
rúguǒ kěyǐ dehuà
如果可以的话
ENif that's all right
这么HSK 2HD
huà shì zhème shuō, búguò...
话是这么说,不过……
ENthat's true, but...
不如HSK 2HD
hái bùrú zìjǐ zuò
不如自己做
ENyou may as well do it yourself
HSK 2HD
tā xiǎng qù, dàn méiyǒu shíjiān.
他想去,没有时间。
ENHe wants to go, but he has no time
所以HSK 2HD
xiàyǔ le, suǒyǐ méi chūqù.
下雨了,所以没出去。
ENIt was raining, so I didn't go out
或者HSK 2HD
jīntiān huòzhě míngtiān jiànmiàn.
今天或者明天见面。
ENLet's meet today or tomorrow
虽然HSK 2HD
suīrán xiàyǔ, wǒmen háishi qù.
虽然下雨,我们还是去。
ENEven though it's raining, we're still going
接着HSK 2HD
nǐ xiān shuō, wǒ jiēzhe shuō.
你先说,我接着说。
ENYou go first, then I'll continue
的话HSK 2HD
nǐ yǒushí jiān dehuà, lái wǒ jiā.
你有时间的话,来我家。
ENIf you have time, come over to my place
比如说HSK 2HD
bǐrúshuō, wǒmen zǒulù qù.
比如说,我们走路去。
ENFor example, we could walk there
接下来HSK 2HD
jiēxiàlái wǒmen zuò shénme?
接下来我们做什么?
ENWhat do we do next?
以外HSK 2HD
xuéxí yǐwài, tā hái ài dǎqiú.
学习以外,他还爱打球。
ENBesides studying, he loves playing ball
例如HSK 2HD
lìrú zhè běn shū, jiù hěn hǎokàn.
例如这本书,就很好看。
ENThis book, for example, is really good
这时HSK 2HD
zhèshí mén kāi le.
这时门开了。
ENJust then the door opened
不但HSK 2HD
tā búdàn huì shuō, hái huì xiě.
不但会说,还会写。
ENHe can not only speak it, he can write it too
等到HSK 2HD
děngdào míngtiān zài shuō ba.
等到明天再说吧。
ENLet's talk about it tomorrow

The joints of a sentence: 虽然累,但是开心, 因为便宜,所以买了, 不但便宜,而且好吃. These paired connectors - 虽然…但是, 因为…所以 - are what lets you say two things in one breath and show how they relate.