Lesson 3: At the Restaurant (2/3)

吃饭

Learn 在 + 地方 + 动词 and 没 + 动词 through At the Restaurant (2/3).

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary3 words

méiAdverb
  • not, did not, have notNegates a state or an action that has already happened.

Examples

我没去。

méi

I did not go.

ròuNoun
  • meat

Examples

我喜欢吃肉。

huanchīròu

I like to eat meat.

这块肉很好。

zhèkuàiròuhěnhǎo

This piece of meat is very good.

在家zàijiāVerb
  • 1.at home
  • 2.at homeUsed in a more formal context.

Examples

我今天在家。

jīntiānzàijiā

I am at home today.

他在家吃饭。

zàijiāchīfàn

He eats at home.

Grammar

Saying what you are doing and where

S + 在 + 地方 + 动词

在 is placed before a location to indicate where an action takes place. Put 在 + place before the verb to specify what is being done and where.

我在家吃饭。

zàijiāchīfàn

I eat at home.

他在饭馆吃肉。

zàifànguǎnchīròu

He eats meat at the restaurant.

Negating an action (past / not yet done)

S + 没 + 动词

Put 没 before a verb to negate that an action happened (did not / have not done).

我没吃米饭。

méichīfàn

I haven't eaten rice.

他没吃饭。

méichīfàn

He hasn't eaten.

Dialogues

Asking about eating

A friend calls to ask another friend what they are eating.

小南
小南

你在家吗?

zàijiāma

Are you at home?

小林
小林

我不在家,我在饭馆。

zàijiāzàifànguǎn

I'm not at home, I'm at the restaurant.

小南
小南

你在饭馆吃什么?

zàifànguǎnchīshénme

What are you eating at the restaurant?

小林
小林

我吃米饭和菜。

chīfàncài

I'm eating rice and vegetables.

小南
小南

你吃不吃肉?

chībuchīròu

Do you eat meat?

小林
小林

我不吃肉,今天也没吃肉。

chīròujīntiānméichīròu

I don't eat meat, and I haven't eaten any today.