Lesson 3: A Busy Morning

起床

Learn 想/要 + V and 在 + 地点 + V through A Busy Morning.

10 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~16 min

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Vocabulary10 words

本子běnziNoun

notebooka notebook or writing pad

Examples

我买了一个本子。

wǒmǎileyígèběnzi。

I bought a notebook.

把字写在本子上。

bǎzìxiězàiběnzishàng。

Write the characters in the notebook.

到dàoVerb

1.to arrive (at a place)
2.until (a point in time)
3.to (used after a verb to indicate result or destination)

Examples

我明天到北京。

wǒmíngtiāndàoběijīng。

I arrive in Beijing tomorrow.

从八点到十点。

cóngbādiǎndàoshídiǎn。

From eight o'clock to ten o'clock.

给gěiVerb

1.to give
2.(used to introduce the recipient) for; to

Examples

我给你一本书。

wǒgěinǐyìběnshū。

I give you a book.

妈妈给我买了一件衣服。

māmagěiwǒmǎileyíjiànyīfu。

Mom bought me a piece of clothing.

看到kàndàoVerb

to see; to catch sight of

Examples

我看到了一只猫。

wǒkàndàoleyìzhīmāo。

I saw a cat.

你看到我的书了吗？

nǐkàndàowǒdeshūlema？

Have you seen my book?

起qǐVerb

1.to get up, to rise
2.to begin, to start
3.to lift, to raise
4.classifier for cases, incidentsUsed as a measure word for accidents or incidents, e.g. 一起事故 (an accident).

Examples

我每天早上六点起床。

wǒměitiānzǎoshàngliùdiǎnqǐchuáng。

I get up at six o'clock every morning.

我们从十点起上课。

wǒmencóngshídiǎnqǐshàngkè。

We start class at ten o'clock.

起来qǐláiVerb

1.to get up, to stand up
2.(after a verb) to begin and continue

Examples

我早上六点起来。

wǒzǎoshàngliùdiǎnqǐlái。

I get up at six in the morning.

他唱起来了。

tāchàngqǐláile。

He started singing.

上课shàngkèVerb

1.to go to class, to attend class
2.to begin a classusually used in a school context

Examples

我明天上午八点上课。

wǒmíngtiānshàngwǔbādiǎnshàngkè。

I have class at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

老师说现在开始上课。

lǎoshīshuōxiànzàikāishǐshàngkè。

The teacher says class begins now.

一起yìqǐAdverb

together

Examples

我们一起去学校。

wǒmenyìqǐqùxuéxiào。

We go to school together.

我们一起看电影。

wǒmenyìqǐkàndiànyǐng。

We watch a movie together.

用yòngVerb

1.to use
2.to need; to have to

Examples

我用筷子吃饭。

wǒyòngkuàizichīfàn。

I eat with chopsticks.

你不用等我。

nǐbúyòngděngwǒ。

You don't need to wait for me.

找到zhǎodàoVerb

to find; to locate

Examples

我找到了我的手机。

wǒzhǎodàolewǒdeshǒujī。

I found my phone.

你找到了吗？

nǐzhǎodàolema？

Did you find it?

Grammar

Wanting to Do Something (using 想/要)

S + 想/要 + V

We use '想' or '要' before a verb to express the wish to do something. '想' expresses a desire or thought; '要' expresses a stronger intention or a need to do something.

我想快点儿起床。

wǒxiǎngkuàidiǎnrqǐchuáng。

I want to get up a bit quicker.

我要找我的手机。

wǒyàozhǎowǒdeshǒujī。

I want to find my phone.

Doing Something Somewhere

S + 在 + 地点 + V

Use '在' before a location and a verb to indicate an action happening at a certain place.

我在家里找本子。

wǒzàijiālizhǎoběnzi。

I’m looking for my notebook at home.

他们在学校一起学习。

tāmenzàixuéxiàoyìqǐxuéxí。

They are studying together at school.

Dialogues

A Busy Morning

Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan are roommates.

小林

小南，你起来了吗？

xiǎonán，nǐqǐláilema？

Xiao Nan, are you up yet?

小南

我起来了。我看到我的书了，找不到我的本子。

wǒqǐláile。wǒkàndàowǒdeshūle，zhǎobudàowǒdeběnzi。

I’m up. I found my book, but I can’t find my notebook.

小林

本子？你用一下我的本子，给你！

běnzi？nǐyòngyíxiàwǒdeběnzi，gěinǐ！

A notebook? Use mine — here you go!

小南

谢谢你！好了，我们一起去上课吧。

xièxienǐ！hǎole，wǒmenyìqǐqùshàngkèba。

Thank you! Okay, let's go to class together.

小林

好，我们一起走吧。

hǎo，wǒmenyìqǐzǒuba。

Okay, let's walk together.

小南

我找到我的本子了！在书下边。

wǒzhǎodàowǒdeběnzile！zàishūxiàbian。

I found my notebook! It was under the book.

小林

太好了！找到就好，我们走吧。

tàihǎole！zhǎodàojiùhǎo，wǒmenzǒuba。

Great! As long as you found it — let’s go.

小南

现在几点了？我们的课八点上。

xiànzàijǐdiǎnle？wǒmendekèbādiǎnshàng。

What time is it now? Our class starts at eight.

小林

七点半，还有时间。

qīdiǎnbàn，háiyǒushíjiān。

Half past seven — we still have time.