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 3: Persuading Someone to Stay Home
下雨天Learn 想 + 去 + 地方 and 天气 + 很 + 形容词 through Persuading Someone to Stay Home.
3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~16 min
Vocabulary3 words
玩儿Verb
- 1.to play, to have fun
- 2.to joke aroundless common at the HSK 1 level
Examples
我喜欢玩儿。
I like to play.
我们去公园玩儿吧。
Let's go play in the park.
没事儿Phrase
- 1.it's nothing, never mind
- 2.to be free, not busy, to have nothing going onOften used in questions.
Examples
对不起，我踩了你的脚。—没事儿。
Sorry, I stepped on your foot. — It's all right.
你今天没事儿吗？我们一起去公园吧。
Are you free today? Let's go to the park together.
好玩儿Adjective
- fun; interesting; enjoyableUsed to describe an activity, game, or something that brings enjoyment.
Examples
这个游戏很好玩儿。
This game is very fun.
我觉得这个电影很好玩儿。
I think this movie is a lot of fun.
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
Xiao Lin persuades Xiao Ming not to go out because it's raining.
小林
小林
今天天气不好，外面下雨了。
The weather is bad today; it's raining outside.
小明
小明
我想去外边玩儿。
But I want to go out and play.
小林
小林
今天很冷，我不想去。
It's cold today; I don't want to go.
小明
小明
好吧，我不去了。
All right, I won't go then.
小林
小林
外面下雨，不好玩儿。我们在家玩儿吧。
It’s raining outside, no fun at all. Let’s stay in and play at home.
小明
小明
好。在家玩儿也很好玩儿。
OK. Playing at home is fun too.
小林
小林
没事儿，明天天气好，我们再去。
No worries — if the weather is nice tomorrow we’ll go again.