Lesson 1: Weather and the Body

天气和身体

Learn 很 + 形容词 and 太 + 形容词 + 了 through Weather and the Body.

4 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary4 words

bìngNoun
  • 1.to be sick, to be ill
  • 2.illness, disease

Examples

他生病了。

shēngbìngle

He got sick.

这个病很严重。

zhègebìnghěnyánzhòng

This illness is very serious.

fēngNoun
  • wind

Examples

风很大。

fēnghěn

The wind is strong.

外面有风。

wàimiànyǒufēng

It is windy outside.

gānAdjective
  • 1.dryOften used with food, clothes, and weather.
  • 2.dried food (such as dried meat or dried fish)
  • 3.to do, to work (pron. gàn)e.g. 干活 (to work), 你干什么 (what are you doing)

Examples

衣服干了。

fugānle

The clothes are dry.

我喜欢吃牛肉干。

huanchīniúròugān

I like to eat dried beef.

mànAdjective
  • slow

Examples

请说慢一点。

qǐngshuōmàndiǎn

Please speak a little more slowly.

Grammar

The 很 + adjective structure

S + 很 + 形容词

Use 很 before an adjective to describe the state or quality of something. Here 很 does not necessarily mean 'very'; it often simply links the subject and predicate to complete the sentence.

今天风很大。

jīntiānfēnghěn

The wind is strong today.

外面天气很干。

wàimiàntiānhěngān

The weather outside is very dry.

The 太...了 structure for a high degree

S + 太 + 形容词 + 了

This structure is used for emphasis, expressing an excessively high degree of an adjective, usually with positive or negative emotion. 太...了 is equivalent to 'too ...' or 'so ...'.

风太大了!

fēngtàile

The wind is too strong!

今天太干了,我要喝水。

jīntiāntàigānleyàoshuǐ

It's too dry today, I want to drink water.

Dialogues

Talking about health and weather

Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan talk about health and today's weather.

小林
小林

今天风很大,天气很干。

jīntiānfēnghěntiānhěngān

The wind is strong today, and the weather is very dry.

小南
小南

是的,我身体不太好,我病了。

shìdeshēntàihǎobìngle

Yes, I'm not feeling very well, I'm sick.

小林
小林

你病了?你要多休息。

bìngleyàoduōxiūxi

You're sick? You need to rest more.

小南
小南

好的,谢谢。我想喝水。

hǎodexièxiexiǎngshuǐ

Okay, thank you. I want to drink water.

小林
小林

我给你拿水。

gěishuǐ

I'll get you some water.

小南
小南

我今天走路很慢,我们慢一点儿走。

jīntiānzǒuhěnmànmenmàndiǎnrzǒu

I'm walking slowly today — let's take it slow.

小林
小林

好,慢慢走。风大,你要多穿一点儿。

hǎomànmànzǒufēngyàoduōchuāndiǎnr

Sure, take it slow. It’s windy — you should put on a bit more.