Lesson 2: Praising and Complaining About Weather and Food

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Learn to use 很, 太, 了 through the topic of praising and complaining.

12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary12 words

菜càiNoun

vegetablecan also mean a dish in general, but in HSK 1 it usually means 'vegetable'

Examples

这个菜好吃。

zhègecàihǎochī。

This dish is delicious.

我要买菜。

wǒyàomǎicài。

I want to buy vegetables.

多duōAdjective

1.many, muchan adjective indicating a large quantity
2.how (much)an adverb in questions such as 'how much'

Examples

人很多。

rénhěnduō。

There are a lot of people.

你多大？

nǐduōdà？

How old are you?

好hǎoAdjective

good; well; fine

Examples

你的中文很好。

nǐdezhōngwénhěnhǎo.

Your Chinese is very good.

很hěnAdverb

veryAn adverb indicating a high degree.

Examples

我很高兴。

wǒhěngāoxìng。

I am very happy.

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.

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.

热rèAdjective

hotDescribes hot weather or a hot feeling.

Examples

今天很热。

jīntiānhěnrè。

It is very hot today.

少shǎoAdjective

1.few, littlethe opposite of "many/much"
2.to lack, to be missingin certain contexts

Examples

钱很少。

qiánhěnshǎo。

There is very little money.

人少一点好。

rénshǎoyìdiǎnhǎo。

It's better with fewer people.

水shuǐNoun

waterdrinking water or water in general

Examples

我想喝水。

wǒxiǎnghēshuǐ。

I want to drink water.

这里有水。

zhèlǐyǒushuǐ。

There is water here.

听tīngVerb

to listenused for sounds, music, lectures, etc.

Examples

听音乐。

tīngyīnyuè。

Listen to music.

听我说。

tīngwǒshuō。

Listen to me.

新xīnAdjective

newThe opposite of "old" (jiù).

Examples

这是新书。

zhèshìxīnshū。

This is a new book.

漂亮piàoliangAdjective

pretty; beautifulused for people or things

Examples

她很漂亮。

tāhěnpiàoliang。

She is very pretty.

Grammar

Very + Adjective

S + 很 + 形容词

This sentence pattern is used to emphasize a quality of a thing or person. '很' (very) is placed before an adjective to increase the degree of that adjective.

这个菜很好。

zhègecàihěnhǎo。

This dish is very good.

今天的天气很热。

jīntiāndetiānqìhěnrè。

The weather is very hot today.

Too... (Already)

S + 太 + 形容词 + 了

This sentence pattern is used to express a strong emotion, usually surprise or a complaint about something being excessive. '太' (too) is placed before the adjective and '了' is placed at the end of the sentence.

这个水太少了。

zhègeshuǐtàishǎole。

There's too little water here.

今天太热了！

jīntiāntàirèle！

It's too hot today!

Dialogues

Praising and Complaining About Weather and Food

Two friends, Linh and Nam, are talking about the weather and lunch.

Linh

今天天气怎么样？

jīntiāntiānqìzěnmeyàng？

How's the weather today?

Nam

今天太热了！

jīntiāntàirèle！

It's too hot today!

Linh

是啊。你想喝什么？

shìa。nǐxiǎnghēshénme？

Yeah. What do you want to drink?

Nam

我想喝很多水。这个菜怎么样？

wǒxiǎnghēhěnduōshuǐ。zhègecàizěnmeyàng？

I want to drink a lot of water. How's this dish?

Linh

这个菜很漂亮，也很好吃。

zhègecàihěnpiàoliang，yěhěnhǎochī。

This dish looks very nice, and it's also very tasty.

Nam

太好了！我听你的话，多吃菜，少喝水。

tàihǎole！wǒtīngnǐdehuà，duōchīcài，shǎohēshuǐ。

Great! I'll listen to you and eat more vegetables and drink less water.