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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

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

Examples

他生病了。

tāshēngbìngle。

He got sick.

这个病很严重。

zhègebìnghěnyánzhòng。

This illness is very serious.

风fēngNoun
Illustration for 风
  • wind

Examples

风很大。

fēnghěndà。

The wind is strong.

外面有风。

wàimiànyǒufēng。

It is windy outside.

干gānAdjective
Illustration for 干
  • 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。

yīfugānle。

The clothes are dry.

我喜欢吃牛肉干。

wǒxǐhuanchīniúròugān。

I like to eat dried beef.

慢mànAdjective
Illustration for 慢
  • slow

Examples

请说慢一点。

qǐngshuōmànyìdiǎn。

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。

jīntiānfēnghěndà。

The wind is strong today.

外面天气很干。

wàimiàntiānqìhěngān。

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!

fēngtàidàle!

The wind is too strong!

今天太干了,我要喝水。

jīntiāntàigānle,wǒyàohēshuǐ。

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。

jīntiānfēnghěndà,tiānqìhěngān。

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。

shìde,wǒshēntǐbútàihǎo,wǒbìngle。

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

小林
小林

你病了?你要多休息。

nǐbìngle?nǐyàoduōxiūxi。

You're sick? You need to rest more.

小南
小南

好的,谢谢。我想喝水。

hǎode,xièxie。wǒxiǎnghēshuǐ。

Okay, thank you. I want to drink water.

小林
小林

我给你拿水。

wǒgěinǐnáshuǐ。

I'll get you some water.

小南
小南

我今天走路很慢,我们慢一点儿走。

wǒjīntiānzǒulùhěnmàn,wǒmenmànyìdiǎnrzǒu。

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。

hǎo,mànmànzǒu。fēngdà,nǐyàoduōchuānyìdiǎnr。

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