Lesson 2: Asking About Hobbies and Weather

我的爱好

Learn 喜欢 + O and V + 了 through Asking About Hobbies and Weather.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

Vocabulary3 words

电视diànshìNoun
  • television, TVliterally 'electric vision' (television)

Examples

我看电视。

kàndiànshì

I watch TV.

huāNoun
  • 1.flower
  • 2.pattern; design
  • 3.to spend (money)

Examples

花园里有很多花。

huāyuánliyǒuhěnduōhuā

There are many flowers in the garden.

不要花太多钱。

yàohuātàiduōqián

Don't spend too much money.

下雨xiàVerb
  • to rainused both as a verb and for the weather phenomenon

Examples

今天下雨。

jīntiānxià

It's raining today.

下雨了,带伞。

xiàledàisǎn

It's raining, bring an umbrella.

Grammar

The 'Like Something' Structure

S + 喜欢 + O

Used to express a person's preferences. '喜欢' (to like) is the verb, coming after the subject and before the object.

我喜欢看书。

huankànshū

I like reading books.

她喜欢听歌。

huantīng

She likes listening to songs.

The 'Did Something' Structure

S + V + 了

Place '了' after a verb to indicate a completed action. It is often used in sentences describing the past.

我看电视了。

kàndiànshìle

I watched TV.

他去北京了。

běijīngle

He went to Beijing.

Dialogues

Asking About Hobbies and Weather

Two friends, Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua, talk one evening.

小明
小明

小花,你今天想做什么?

xiǎohuājīntiānxiǎngzuòshénme

Xiao Hua, what do you want to do today?

小花
小花

我喜欢看书和看电视。今天下雨了,天气很冷。

huankànshūkàndiànshìjīntiānxiàletiānhěnlěng

I like reading books and watching TV. It rained today, and the weather is very cold.

小明
小明

是啊,北京现在也很冷。你喜欢中国吗?

shìaběijīngxiànzàihěnlěnghuanzhōngguóma

Yeah, Beijing is also very cold right now. Do you like China?

小花
小花

喜欢!我很想去北京。你呢?你喜欢什么?

huanhěnxiǎngběijīngnehuanshénme

I do! I really want to go to Beijing. How about you? What do you like?

小明
小明

我喜欢听歌。今天太冷了,我不想出门。

huantīngjīntiāntàilěnglexiǎngchūmén

I like listening to songs. It's too cold today, so I don't want to go out.

小花
小花

我也是。我们看书吧!

shìmenkànshūba

Me too. Let's read books!