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Lesson 9: Finding the Way to the Bookstore

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Learn 在 + Place and V + 见 through Finding the Way to the Bookstore.

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Vocabulary12 words

地点dìdiǎnNoun
  • 1.location, spot, place
  • 2.positionused more formally

Examples

我们约在哪个地点见面？

wǒmenyuēzàinǎgèdìdiǎnjiànmiàn？

At which location shall we meet?

这个地方是一个好的地点。

zhègedìfāngshìyígèhǎodedìdiǎn。

This place is a good location.

进去jìnqùVerb
  • 1.to go in; to enterUsed for the action of entering a space.
  • 2.to go insideEmphasizes movement toward the inside.

Examples

请进房间里面去。

qǐngjìnfángjiānlǐmiànqù。

Please go into the room.

他走进去了。

tāzǒujìnqùle。

He walked in.

来到láidàoVerb
  • 1.to come (to a place)
  • 2.to arriveCommonly used in spoken language.

Examples

我来到中国。

wǒláidàozhōngguó。

I came to China.

他来到学校。

tāláidàoxuéxiào。

He came to school.

门口ménkǒuNoun
  • 1.doorway, entrance
  • 2.entranceRefers to the spot right at the entrance.

Examples

他站在门口等你。

tāzhànzàiménkǒuděngnǐ。

He stands at the doorway waiting for you.

学校门口有很多车。

xuéxiàoménkǒuyǒuhěnduōchē。

There are many cars at the school entrance.

那边nàbianPronoun
  • 1.over there, that sideIndicates a direction far from the speaker.
  • 2.that placeRefers to a place already mentioned or far away.

Examples

学校在那边。

xuéxiàozàinàbian。

The school is over there.

那边的人是谁？

nàbianderénshìshuí？

Who is the person over there?

那儿nàrPronoun
  • 1.there, that placeIndicates a place far from the speaker.
  • 2.over there

Examples

书在那儿。

shūzàinàr。

The book is over there.

我们去那儿买东西。

wǒmenqùnàrmǎidōngxi。

Let's go over there to buy things.

听见tīngjiànVerb
  • 1.to hear
  • 2.to listen and perceive

Examples

我听见音乐了。

wǒtīngjiànyīnyuèle。

I heard the music.

你听见我说的话了吗？

nǐtīngjiànwǒshuōdehuàlema？

Did you hear what I said?

外边wàibianNoun
  • 1.outsideindicates a position on the other side of some boundary
  • 2.the outer side

Examples

他在外边等你。

tāzàiwàibianděngnǐ。

He is waiting for you outside.

外边很冷。

wàibianhěnlěng。

It's very cold outside.

一半yíbànNumeral
  • 1.half
  • 2.one halfUsed in mathematics or in more formal speech.

Examples

这个苹果我吃了一半。

zhègepíngguǒwǒchīleyíbàn。

I ate half of this apple.

我们只有一半的时间。

wǒmenzhǐyǒuyíbàndeshíjiān。

We have only half the time left.

有名yǒumíngAdjective
  • 1.famous
  • 2.renowned

Examples

他是一位有名的老师。

tāshìyíwèiyǒumíngdelǎoshī。

He is a famous teacher.

这个城市很有名。

zhègechéngshìhěnyǒumíng。

This city is very famous.

这边zhèbianPronoun
  • 1.this sideRefers to a direction or place near the speaker.
  • 2.here

Examples

请到这边来。

qǐngdàozhèbianlái。

Please come over here.

这边很安静。

zhèbianhěnānjìng。

It's very quiet here.

这儿zhèrPronoun
  • here; this placeCommonly used in everyday speech to refer to a place near the speaker.

Examples

我在这儿。

wǒzàizhèr。

I am here.

这儿有书。

zhèryǒushū。

There are books here.

Grammar

Indicating Where Something Is

S + 在 + Nơi chốn

This pattern is used to say that a person or thing is at a specific place. The verb '在' is placed before the location.

我在书店门口。

wǒzàishūdiànménkǒu。

I'm at the entrance of the bookstore.

老人在那边。

lǎorénzàinàbian。

The elderly man is over there.

Verbs Expressing a Perceived Result

V + 见

Some verbs for sensory activities, such as '看' (to look) and '听' (to listen), become '看见' (to see) and '听见' (to hear) when '见' is added after them, emphasizing the result that has been perceived.

我看见他了。

wǒkànjiàntāle。

I saw him.

你听见下雨了吗？

nǐtīngjiànxiàyǔlema？

Do you hear the rain?

Dialogues

Finding the Way to the Bookstore

Xiao Lin asks an elderly person for directions to the bookstore.

小林
小林

你好，请问书店在哪儿？

nǐhǎo，qǐngwènshūdiànzàinǎr？

Hello, excuse me, where is the bookstore?

老人
老人

书店在那边，你看见那个门口了吗？

shūdiànzàinàbian，nǐkànjiànnàgeménkǒulema？

The bookstore is over there. Do you see that entrance?

小林
小林

我看见了。那个书店有名吗？

wǒkànjiànle。nàgeshūdiànyǒumíngma？

I see it. Is that bookstore well known?

老人
老人

有名。老人喜欢去那儿。

yǒumíng。lǎorénxǐhuanqùnàr。

It's well known. Older people like to go there.

小林
小林

好的，谢谢！我听见下雨了，我要快进去。

hǎode，xièxie！wǒtīngjiànxiàyǔle，wǒyàokuàijìnqù。

OK, thank you! I hear rain — I’d better hurry inside.

老人
老人

好的，路上慢一点儿。

hǎode，lùshàngmànyìdiǎnr。

All right — take it slow on the way.

小林
小林

从这里到书店要走多远？

cóngzhèlidàoshūdiànyàozǒuduōyuǎn？

How far is it from here to the bookstore?

老人
老人

不远，走几分钟就到。书店就在那个门口。

bùyuǎn，zǒujǐfēnzhōngjiùdào。shūdiànjiùzàinàgeménkǒu。

Not far — a few minutes’ walk. The bookshop is right at that entrance.

小林
小林

我知道了，谢谢您！

wǒzhīdaole，xièxienín！

Got it — thank you!

老人
老人

不客气。外边下雨，你快进去吧。

búkèqi，wàibianxiàyǔ，nǐkuàijìnqùba。

You’re welcome. It’s raining out here — hurry inside.