Wanting to Go Somewhere (想去)
S + 想 + 去 + 地方Use '想' together with the verb '去' and a place to express the desire to go to a certain location.
我想去学校。
I want to go to school.
他想去商店。
He wants to go to the store.
Lesson 4: Persuading Someone to Stay Home
劝一劝Learn to use 想, 去, 天气, 很 through the topic of persuasion.
7 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~16 min
Vocabulary7 words
都Adverb
- all, bothindicates that something covers the whole group
Examples
我们都很好。
We are all very well.
很Adverb
- veryAn adverb indicating a high degree.
Examples
我很高兴。
I am very happy.
来Verb
- 1.to comeA verb for moving toward the speaker or the place being talked about.
- 2.(in the structure yao...le)Used to signal that something is about to happen.
Examples
你来吗？
Are you coming?
快来看！
Come and look, quick!
去Verb
- 1.to goIndicates the action of going to a place.
- 2.to (do something)When it follows a place, it indicates purpose.
Examples
我去学校。
I go to school.
你去不去?
Are you going or not?
天气Noun
- weatherrefers to the state of the weather
Examples
天气很好。
The weather is very good.
下雨Verb
- to rainused both as a verb and for the weather phenomenon
Examples
今天下雨。
It's raining today.
下雨了，带伞。
It's raining, bring an umbrella.
想Verb
- to wantindicates a personal intention or wish
Examples
我想去中国。
I want to go to China.
我想喝茶。
I want to drink tea.
Grammar
Describing the Weather (天气很…)
天气 + 很 + 形容词Use '天气' (weather) as the subject, combined with '很' and an adjective, to describe the weather conditions.
今天天气很好。
The weather is very nice today.
明天天气很冷。
The weather is very cold tomorrow.
Dialogues
Persuading Someone to Stay Home
Linh persuades Minh not to go out because it's raining.
Li
Linh
今天天气不好，外面下雨了。
The weather is bad today; it's raining outside.
Mi
Minh
但是我想去公园。
But I want to go to the park.
Li
Linh
我们都不想去，天气很冷。
None of us want to go; the weather is very cold.
Mi
Minh
好吧，我不去了。
All right, I won't go then.