Lesson 5: Getting ready for class

上课

Learn 要 + 进 + 地点 and 记得 + 吗? through Getting ready for class.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary3 words

记得deVerb
  • to remember

Examples

我记得他的名字。

dedemíngzi

I remember his name.

你还记得这件事吗?

háidezhèjiànshìma

Do you still remember this matter?

jìnVerb
  • 1.to enter; to go in
  • 2.to advance; to make progress

Examples

请进。

qǐngjìn

Please come in.

他进了房间。

jìnlefángjiān

He entered the room.

听写tīngxiěVerb
  • dictationthe teacher reads aloud and students write it down

Examples

今天有听写。

jīntiānyǒutīngxiě

There is a dictation today.

请听写这个句子。

qǐngtīngxiězhègezi

Please take down this sentence in dictation.

Grammar

Getting ready to go into a place

S + 要 + 进 + 地点

To express being about to go into a place, use the pattern: subject + 要 + 进 + place. Here 要 indicates intention or an action about to happen, 进 means 'to enter', and after 进 comes the place you want to go.

我们要进去。

menyàojìn

We’re going in.

你要拿本子进图书馆吗?

yàoběnzijìnshūguǎnma

Are you going to take a notebook into the library?

Asking whether someone remembers

S + 记得 + 吗?

To ask whether someone remembers something, use the pattern: subject + 记得 + 吗? 记得 is the verb 'to remember', and 吗 is a sentence-final particle that turns a statement into a yes-no question. This is a very common and simple way to ask.

你记得拿本子吗?

deběnzima

Do you remember to bring a notebook?

你记得今天有考试吗?

dejīntiānyǒukǎoshìma

Do you remember there's a test today?

Dialogues

Before class starts

Two students, Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan, are getting ready to go into the classroom.

小林
小林

小南,你记得拿本子吗?

xiǎonándeběnzima

Xiao Nan, do you remember to bring a notebook?

小南
小南

我记得。我的本子在这里。

dedeběnzizàizhèli

I remember. My notebook is right here.

小林
小林

好。我们要进去了。

hǎomenyàojìnle

OK. We’re about to go in.

小南
小南

今天有考试吗?

jīntiānyǒukǎoshìma

Is there a test today?

小林
小林

有,不难。

yǒunán

Yes, and it's not hard.

小南
小南

老师说今天有听写。

lǎoshīshuōjīntiānyǒutīngxiě

The teacher said there’s a dictation today.

小林
小林

听写不难,这些汉字我都会写。我们进去吧。

tīngxiěnánzhèxiēhàndōuhuìxiěmenjìnba

Dictation isn't hard — I can write all of these characters. Let's go in.