Lesson 2: Asking About Housing and Weather

房子

Learn 是 + O + 的 + N and V + 了 through Asking About Housing and Weather.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

Vocabulary3 words

读书shūVerb
  • 1.to read, to studycan also mean to attend school
  • 2.reading, studying

Examples

我喜欢读书。

huanshū

I like to read.

他还在读书。

háizàishū

He is still in school.

房子fángziNoun
  • 1.house
  • 2.home, residencea place to live

Examples

这是我的房子。

zhèshìdefángzi

This is my house.

他的房子很大。

defángzihěn

His house is very big.

jiāNoun
  • 1.home; house
  • 2.familyCan also mean the family members in a household.
  • 3.measure word (for shops, companies, businesses)e.g. 一家商店 (a shop), 一家公司 (a company), 三家饭馆 (three restaurants)

Examples

我回家。

huíjiā

I go home.

Grammar

Possessive Structure with 的

S + 是 + O + 的 + N

Use 的 to indicate possession or a relationship between two nouns. Structure: Subject + 是 + Owner + 的 + Noun. This structure is often used to emphasize who owns what.

这是我家的桌子。

zhèshìjiādezhuōzi

This is my family's table.

他是我的朋友。

shìdepéngyou

He is my friend.

Structure with 了 at the End of a Sentence

S + V + 了

Use 了 at the end of a sentence to express an action that has happened or a change of state. It indicates that something has been completed or that a new situation has appeared.

下雨了,天气很冷。

xiàletiānhěnlěng

It has started raining, and the weather is very cold.

我看见桌子了。

kànjiànzhuōzile

I saw the table.

Dialogues

Asking About Housing and Weather

Two friends talk on the phone about where they live and the weather.

小林
小林

喂,你好!你住在哪儿?

wéihǎozhùzàinǎr

Hello! Where do you live?

小南
小南

我住在学校旁边。我家不大。

zhùzàixuéxiàopángbiānjiā

I live next to the school. My home isn't big.

小林
小林

你喜欢你的家吗?

huandejiāma

Do you like your home?

小南
小南

喜欢。我家有很多书。你听,外面下雨了!

huanjiāyǒuhěnduōshūtīngwàimiànxiàle

I do. My home has a lot of books. Listen, it's raining outside!

小林
小林

是吗?这里天气很热。

shìmazhèlitiānhěn

Really? It's very hot here.

小南
小南

我这里天气不热,很冷。你那里热,多喝水!

zhèlitiānhěnlěngliduōshuǐ

It's not hot here, it's very cold. It's hot where you are — drink lots of water!

小林
小林

你在家常常做什么?

zàijiāchángchángzuòshénme

What do you usually do at home?

小南
小南

我很喜欢在家读书。我的房子不大,桌子上有很多书。

hěnhuanzàijiāshūdefángzizhuōzishàngyǒuhěnduōshū

I really like reading at home. My house isn’t big, and there are lots of books on the desk.