Lesson 10
Conversation 1 : Where do you go this morning? Conversation 2 : Who are you going with? Conversation 3 : Do you have free time? Conversation 4 : Shall we go to the restaurant? Grammar Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : Where do you go this morning?
- | Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ上午 nǐ你 qù去 nǎr ?哪儿? | | - | Wǒ 我 qù去 Běijīng北京 Fàndiàn.饭店。 | | - | Nǐ 你 qù去 Běijīng北京 Fàndiàn饭店 gàn干 shénme?什么? | | - | Wǒ 我 qù去 nàr那儿 kàn看 yí一 gè个 péngyou.朋友。 |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | (n) | hotel | 干 | gàn | (v) | do | 哪儿 | nǎr | (pro) | where | 那儿 | nàr | (pro) | there | 看 | kàn | (v) | look at, see | 个 | gè | (m) | (a measure word) |
Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 01.mp3 |
Translation
- Where do you go this morning?
- I go to the "Beijing Hotel".
- What for? ( You go to the Beijing Hotel to do what )
- I go there to see a friend.
Conversation 2 : Who are you going with?
- | Nǐ 你 gēn跟 shéi谁 yìqǐ一起 qù?去? | | - | Wǒ 我 gēn跟 wǒ我 de的 nǚpéngyou女朋友 yìqǐ一起 qù.去。 |
| 跟 | gēn | (prep) | with | 一起 | yìqǐ | (adv) | together | 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | (n) | girlfriend |
Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 02.mp3 |
Translation
- Who are you going with? ( with who together are you going )
- I go with my girlfriend.
Conversation 3 : Do you have free time?
- | Jīntiān 今天 xiàwǔ下午 nǐ你 yǒu有 kòngr空儿 ma?吗? | | - | Sāndiǎn 3点 yǐqián以前 wǒ我 méi没 yǒu有 kòngr.空儿。 | | - | Xiàwǔ 下午 wǒ我 qù去 kàn看 diànyǐng.电影。 | | | Nǐ 你 qù去 bú不 qù ?去? | | - | Qù. 去。 Kàn看 diànyǐng电影 yǐhòu以后 nǐ你 xiǎng想 qù去 nǎr ?哪儿? |
| 有 | yǒu | (v) | have | 空儿 | kòngr | (n) | free time | 以前 | yǐqián | (n) | before | 以后 | yǐhòu | (n) | after | 没 | méi | (adv) | not | 电影 | diànyǐng | (n) | film |
Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 03.mp3 |
Translation
- This afternoon ( today afternoon ), do you have free time?
- Before 3pm, I don't have free time.
- This afternoon I go to watch a movie. Do you want to go?
- Yes. And after the movie, where do you want to go?
Conversation 4 : Shall we go to the restaurant?
- | Wǒmen 我们 yìqǐ一起 qù去 fànguǎnr饭馆儿 chīfàn,吃饭, hǎo好 ma?吗? | | - | Xíng. 行。 Xiànzài现在 nǐ你 shàng上 nǎr哪儿 qù ?去? | | - | Wǒ 我 qù去 shāngdiàn商店 mǎi买 dōngxi.东西。 |
| 饭馆儿 | fànguǎnr | (n) | restaurant | 吃 | chī | (v) | eat | 饭 | fàn | (n) | rice, meal | 好 | hǎo | (n) | good | 好吗 | hǎoma | | is it ok? | 行 | xíng | | all right | 上 | shàng | (v) | go | 商店 | shāngdiàn | (n) | shop, store | 买 | mǎi | (v) | buy | 东西 | dōngxi | (n) | thing |
Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 04.mp3 |
Translation
- We go together to eat in a restaurant, ok?
- Ok. Where are you going now?
- I'm going to buy some stuff?
Grammar The preposition 跟 (with) The prepositional
construction 跟... is very often used in front of the verb as an adverbial adjunct.
Example:
- 你 跟谁 一起 去商店? Who do you go to the shop with?
- 我 跟朋友 一起 去商店。 I go to the shop with friends
Negative form : 没 The
negative form of the verb 有 is 没有.
Example:
- 你 有 空儿吗? Do you have free time?
- 我 没有 空儿。 I don't have free time.
Exercises : Substitution Drills Exercise 1
- | Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ上午 nǐ你 qù去 nǎr ?哪儿 | | - | Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ上午 wǒ我 qù去 |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank | 书店 | shūdiàn | bookshop | 邮局 | yóujú | post office | 咖啡馆 | kāfēiguǎn | coffee house | 茶馆 | cháguǎn | tea house | 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema | 大学 | dàxué | university | 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
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Exercise 2
- | Nǐ 你 gēn跟 shéi谁 yìqǐ一起 qù ?去 | | - | Wǒ 我 gēn跟 wǒde我的 yìqǐ一起 qù.去 |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend | 同学 | tóngxué | classmate | 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | 爱人 | àiren | husband / wife | 孩子 | háizi | child |
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Exercise 3
- | Wǒmen 我们 yìqǐ一起 qù去 hǎoma ?好吗 | | - | Xíng. 行 |
| 看电影 | kàn diànyǐng | watch a movie | 买东西 | mǎi dōngxi | buy things | 喝咖啡 | hē kāfēi | drink coffee | 喝茶 | hē chá | drink tea | 看老师 | kàn lǎoshī | see a teacher |
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