Lesson 2: Asking About Hobbies and Weather

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Learn how to use 喜欢 and 了 through the topics of hobbies and weather.

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

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Vocabulary14 words

北京běijīngNoun

Beijingthe capital of China

Examples

我去北京。

wǒqùběijīng。

I am going to Beijing.

北京很大。

běijīnghěndà。

Beijing is very big.

电视diànshìNoun

television, TVshort for 'electric vision' (television)

Examples

我看电视。

wǒkàndiànshì。

I watch TV.

读dúVerb

to reademphasizes reading aloud or reading for comprehension

Examples

读书。

dúshū。

To read a book.

读报。

dúbào。

To read a newspaper.

看kànVerb

to look; to watch; to readCan be used for watching TV, reading a book, or seeing someone.

Examples

看书。

kànshū。

Read a book.

看电视。

kàndiànshì。

Watch TV.

了liǎoParticle

marks a completed action or a change of situationUsed at the end of a sentence or after a verb.

Examples

我吃了。

wǒchīle。

I have eaten.

冷lěngAdjective

1.coldDescribes a low temperature or a cold feeling.
2.chilly, coldCan also be used for moods or feelings.

Examples

今天很冷。

jīntiānhěnlěng。

It is very cold today.

水很冷。

shuǐhěnlěng。

The water is very cold.

去qùVerb

1.to goIndicates the action of going to a place.
2.to (do something)When it follows a place, it indicates purpose.

Examples

我去学校。

wǒqùxuéxiào。

I go to school.

你去不去?

nǐqùbuqù?

Are you going or not?

热rèAdjective

hotDescribes hot weather or a hot feeling.

Examples

今天很热。

jīntiānhěnrè。

It is very hot today.

书shūNoun

book

Examples

这是我的书。

zhèshìwǒdeshū。

This is my book.

他看书。

tākànshū。

He reads a book.

天气tiānqìNoun

weatherrefers to the state of the weather

Examples

天气很好。

tiānqìhěnhǎo。

The weather is very good.

听tīngVerb

to listenused for sounds, music, lectures, etc.

Examples

听音乐。

tīngyīnyuè。

Listen to music.

听我说。

tīngwǒshuō。

Listen to me.

喜欢xǐhuanVerb

to likeexpresses fondness or preference

Examples

我喜欢你。

wǒxǐhuannǐ。

I like you.

我喜欢看书。

wǒxǐhuankànshū。

I like reading.

下雨xiàyǔVerb

to rainused both as a verb and for the weather phenomenon

Examples

今天下雨。

jīntiānxiàyǔ。

It's raining today.

下雨了，带伞。

xiàyǔle，dàisǎn。

It's raining, bring an umbrella.

中国ZhōngguóNoun

China

Examples

我想去中国旅游。

wǒxiǎngqùzhōngguólǚyóu.

I want to travel to China.

Grammar

The 'Like Something' Structure

S + 喜欢 + O

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

我喜欢看书。

wǒxǐhuankànshū。

I like reading books.

她喜欢听音乐。

tāxǐhuantīngyīnyuè。

She likes listening to music.

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。

wǒkàndiànshìle。

I watched TV.

他去北京了。

tāqùběijīngle。

He went to Beijing.

Dialogues

Asking About Hobbies and Weather

Two friends (Minh and Hoa) talk one evening.

Minh

Hoa,你今天喜欢做什么？

Hoa,nǐjīntiānxǐhuanzuòshénme？

Hoa, what do you like to do today?

Hoa

我喜欢看书和看电视。今天下雨了，天气很冷。

wǒxǐhuankànshūhékàndiànshì。jīntiānxiàyǔle，tiānqìhěnlěng。

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

Minh

是啊，北京现在也很冷。你喜欢去中国吗？

shìa，běijīngxiànzàiyěhěnlěng。nǐxǐhuanqùzhōngguóma？

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

Hoa

喜欢！我很想去北京。你呢？你喜欢什么？

xǐhuan！wǒhěnxiǎngqùběijīng。nǐne？nǐxǐhuanshénme？

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

Minh

我喜欢听音乐。今天太冷了，我不想出门。

wǒxǐhuantīngyīnyuè。jīntiāntàilěngle，wǒbùxiǎngchūmén。

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

Hoa

我也是。我们看书吧！

wǒyěshì。wǒmenkànshūba！

Me too. Let's read books!