Lesson 5: An Ordinary Day

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Extra HSK 1 vocabulary (daily life, daily_life).

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary14 words

打开dǎkāiVerb

to opena very common verb, used for doors, boxes, books, etc.

Examples

请打开窗户。

qǐngdǎkāichuānghù。

Please open the window.

路上lùshangNoun

1.on the road, on the way
2.on the way (traveling)Used when talking about the process of traveling.

Examples

我在路上遇到了朋友。

wǒzàilùshangyùdàolepéngyǒu。

I ran into a friend on the way.

路上车很多。

lùshangchēhěnduō。

There are many cars on the road.

马路mǎlùNoun

road, streetCommonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples

马路很宽。

mǎlùhěnkuān。

The road is very wide.

不要在马路上玩。

búyàozàimǎlùshangwán。

Do not play on the road.

毛máoNoun

1.hair, fur (of an animal)
2.one tenth of the whole
3.Mao (a surname)

Examples

小猫身上的毛很软。

xiǎomāoshēnshàngdemáohěnruǎn。

The kitten's fur is very soft.

他姓毛。

tāxìngmáo。

His surname is Mao.

没什么méishénmePhrase

1.it's nothing, you're welcome
2.it's all rightUsed to comfort or reassure someone.

Examples

谢谢你。——没什么。

xièxiènǐ。——méishénme。

Thank you. — You're welcome.

他没什么问题。

tāméishénmewèntí。

He has no problem.

没事儿méishìrPhrase

1.it's nothing, never mind
2.to be busy, to have things to do (used in the negative)Often used in questions.

Examples

对不起，我踩了你的脚。—没事儿。

duìbùqǐ，wǒcǎilenǐdejiǎo。—méishìér。

Sorry, I stepped on your foot. — It's all right.

你今天没事儿吗？我们一起去公园吧。

nǐjīntiānméishìérma？wǒmenyìqǐqùgōngyuánba。

Are you free today? Let's go to the park together.

起床qǐchuángVerb

to get up, to get out of bedUsually used when talking about starting activity after waking up.

Examples

我每天七点起床。

wǒměitiānqīdiǎnqǐchuáng。

I get up at seven o'clock every day.

快起床，要迟到了！

kuàiqǐchuáng，yàochídàole！

Get up quickly, you're going to be late!

请坐qǐngzuòPhrase

please sit downUsed to politely invite someone to sit down.

Examples

请坐，请问您需要什么？

qǐngzuò，qǐngwènnínxūyàoshénme？

Please sit down. May I ask what you need?

老师说：“同学们，请坐。”

lǎoshīshuō：“tóngxuémen，qǐngzuò。”

The teacher said, "Students, please sit down."

生日shēngrìNoun

birthday

Examples

我的生日是十月三号。

wǒdeshēngrìshìshíyuèsānhào。

My birthday is October 3rd.

明天是他的生日。

míngtiānshìtādeshēngrì。

Tomorrow is his birthday.

玩儿wánrVerb

1.to play, to have fun
2.to joke aroundless common at the HSK 1 level

Examples

我喜欢玩儿。

wǒxǐhuanwánér。

I like to play.

我们去公园玩儿吧。

wǒmenqùgōngyuánwánérba。

Let's go play in the park.

洗xǐVerb

to wash

Examples

我洗手。

wǒxǐshǒu。

I wash my hands.

洗手间xǐshǒujiānNoun

restroom, toileta polite and common way to say it

Examples

请问，洗手间在哪？

qǐngwèn，xǐshǒujiānzàinǎ？

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

有用yǒuyòngAdjective

useful

Examples

这本书很有用。

zhèběnshūhěnyǒuyòng。

This book is very useful.

这个东西有用吗？

zhègedōngxīyǒuyòngma？

Is this thing useful?

走路zǒulùVerb

1.to walkThe action of moving on foot.
2.to walk along the roadRefers to the process of moving along a road.

Examples

我喜欢走路去学校。

wǒxǐhuanzǒulùqùxuéxiào。

I like to walk to school.

走路对身体好。

zǒulùduìshēntǐhǎo。

Walking is good for your health.

Grammar

Wanting to do something

S + 想 + 动词

To express the wish or intention to do something, we use the structure "Subject + 想 + Verb". Here "想" is an auxiliary verb placed before the main verb.

我想去洗手间。

wǒxiǎngqùxǐshǒujiān。

I want to go to the restroom.

弟弟想玩儿。

dìdixiǎngwánér。

My younger brother wants to play.

Where / At what place

在 + Nơi chốn

To indicate the location or place where an action happens, we use "在" before a noun of place. This structure usually goes together with a verb.

我在路上。

wǒzàilùshang。

I am on the way.

孩子们在马路上走路。

háizimenzàimǎlùshangzǒulù。

The children are walking on the street.

Dialogues

An Ordinary Day

Two friends, Linh and Nam, chat about their morning routine.

Linh

早上好！你起床了吗？

zǎoshànghǎo！nǐqǐchuánglema？

Good morning! Are you up yet?

Nam

我起床了。我想去洗手间。

wǒqǐchuángle。wǒxiǎngqùxǐshǒujiān。

I'm up. I want to go to the restroom.

Linh

好的。没什么，你去吧。今天是你的生日，我想请坐你喝茶。

hǎode。méishénme，nǐqùba。jīntiānshìnǐdeshēngrì，wǒxiǎngqǐngzuònǐhēchá。

Okay. No problem, go ahead. Today is your birthday, so I want to invite you for some tea.

Nam

谢谢！我们走路去吗？路上有一家茶馆。

xièxiè！wǒmenzǒulùqùma？lùshangyǒuyìjiācháguǎn。

Thanks! Are we walking there? There's a teahouse on the way.

Linh

好啊。请坐，我打开门。

hǎoa。qǐngzuò，wǒdǎkāimén。

Sure. Please have a seat, I'll open the door.