Lesson 3: Choosing a Hotel Room

房间

Learn A + 比 + B + 形容词 (一点儿/一些) and 跟 + 人 + 一起 + 动词 (短语) through Choosing a Hotel Room.

4 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary4 words

跟gēnPreposition

1.with; together with
2.to follow
3.(of a woman) to marry

Examples

我跟朋友一起去学校。

wǒgēnpéngyouyìqǐqùxuéxiào。

I go to school together with my friends.

她跟老师说了。

tāgēnlǎoshīshuōle。

She spoke with the teacher.

房间fángjiānNoun

roomusually refers to a living room or bedroom

Examples

我的房间很大。

wǒdefángjiānhěndà。

My room is very big.

干净gānjìngAdjective

cleanDescribes a tidy, clean state.

Examples

房间干净。

fángjiāngānjìng。

The room is clean.

这件衣服干净吗？

zhèjiànyīfugānjìngma？

Is this piece of clothing clean?

一点儿yìdiǎnrNumeral

1.a little; a bitOften used at the end of a sentence or after a verb to indicate a very small amount.
2.a bit more (used after an adjective for comparison)e.g. 好一点儿 (a bit better), 大一点儿 (a bit bigger)

Examples

请等我一点儿时间。

qǐngděngwǒyìdiǎnrshíjiān。

Please give me a little time.

他说了一点儿中文。

tāshuōleyìdiǎnrzhōngwén。

He spoke a little Chinese.

Grammar

Comparing two things/people

A + 比 + B + 形容词 (一点儿/一些)

This structure is used to compare two things or two people. Put noun A first, then 比, then noun B, and finally the adjective. You can add 一点儿 or 一些 to soften the degree of comparison.

这个房间比那个房间干净一些。

zhègefángjiānbǐnàgefángjiāngānjìngyìxiē。

This room is a bit cleaner than that one.

今天比昨天热一点儿。

jīntiānbǐzuótiānrèyìdiǎnr。

Today is a bit hotter than yesterday.

Doing something together with someone

跟 + 人 + 一起 + 动词 (短语)

This structure expresses doing something together with another person. 跟 is placed before the companion, followed by 一起, then the verb or verb phrase.

我想跟朋友一起去玩儿。

wǒxiǎnggēnpéngyouyìqǐqùwánr。

I want to go out with my friends.

明天我跟妈妈一起去买东西。

míngtiānwǒgēnmāmayìqǐqùmǎidōngxi。

Tomorrow I'm going shopping together with my mom.

Dialogues

Choosing a Hotel Room

Xiao Lin is a guest and Xiao Nan is a hotel staff member.

小林

你好，我想看一下房间。

nǐhǎo，wǒxiǎngkànyíxiàfángjiān。

Hello, I'd like to take a look at a room.

小南

好的。这个房间很大，也很好。您要看看吗？

hǎode。zhègefángjiānhěndà，yěhěnhǎo。nínyàokànkanma？

Sure. This room is big and nice. Would you like to see it?

小林

好的。这个房间干净吗？

hǎode。zhègefángjiāngānjìngma？

Okay. Is this room clean?

小南

非常干净。跟那个房间比，这个贵一点儿。

fēichánggānjìng。gēnnàgefángjiānbǐ，zhègeguìyìdiǎnr。

Very clean. Compared with that room, this one is a bit more expensive.

小林

好，我跟朋友一起来玩儿，这个房间行吗？

hǎo，wǒgēnpéngyouyìqǐláiwánr，zhègefángjiānxíngma？

Okay, I'm here with friends. Is this room all right?

小南

行。房间里不热，也很好。

xíng。fángjiānlibúrè，yěhěnhǎo。

Sure. The room isn’t hot, and it’s nice.