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Lesson 4: Helping Out in the Room

拿东西

Learn 帮 + 人 + 动词 and 给 + 人 + 东西 through Helping Out in the Room.

7 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~11 min
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Vocabulary7 words

帮bāngVerb
  • 1.to help
  • 2.to support, to assist

Examples

谢谢你帮我。

xièxienǐbāngwǒ。

Thank you for helping me.

别biéAdjective
  • 1.other, different
  • 2.don't (used in commands to forbid something)
  • 3.to leave, to part

Examples

别说话！

biéshuōhuà！

Don't talk!

你别去。

nǐbiéqù。

Don't go.

得到dédàoVerb
  • 1.to receive, to obtain
  • 2.to gain

Examples

我得到了一个礼物。

wǒdédàoleyígèlǐwù。

I received a gift.

他得到了老师的表扬。

tādédàolelǎoshīdebiǎoyáng。

He received praise from the teacher.

放fàngVerb
  • 1.to put; to place
  • 2.to let go; to release
  • 3.to set free; to let off
  • 4.to play (music, video)e.g. 放音乐 (play music), 放电影 (show a movie)

Examples

请把书放在桌子上。

qǐngbǎshūfàngzàizhuōzishàng。

Please put the book on the table.

分fēnVerb
  • 1.to divide; to separate
  • 2.to distribute; to hand out
  • 3.to distinguish
  • 4.minutee.g. 五分钟 (five minutes), 八点十分 (8:10)
  • 5.point/mark (score); cent (money)e.g. 一百分 (100 points), 一分钱 (one cent)

Examples

我们把蛋糕分成三份。

wǒmenbǎdàngāofēnchéngsānfèn。

We divide the cake into three parts.

现在是三点十分。

xiànzàishìsāndiǎnshífēn。

It's three ten now.

门ménNoun
  • 1.door
  • 2.field, branch (of study)
  • 3.Men (a surname)
  • 4.measure word for a subject/course, skill, or firearm, etc.vd 一门课 (một môn học), 一门手艺 (một nghề)

Examples

请关门。

qǐngguānmén。

Please close the door.

这是一门课。

zhèshìyìménkè。

This is a course.

重要zhòngyàoAdjective
  • important

Examples

学习中文很重要。

xuéxízhōngwénhěnzhòngyào。

Studying Chinese is very important.

这是一个重要的问题。

zhèshìyígèzhòngyàodewèntí。

This is an important question.

Grammar

Helping Someone Do Something

S + 帮 + 人 + 动词

Place the word 帮 (help) before a person and then a verb, to express helping someone do a specific thing.

请你帮我拿这个东西。

qǐngnǐbāngwǒnázhègedōngxi。

Please help me get this thing.

妈妈帮我拿书。

māmabāngwǒnáshū。

Mom helps me get the book.

Giving Someone Something

S + 给 + 人 + 东西

Use this structure to express the action of giving or handing something to someone. 给 means 'to give'.

朋友给我一本书。

péngyougěiwǒyìběnshū。

A friend gives me a book.

我给他一个重要的东西。

wǒgěitāyígèzhòngyàodedōngxi。

I give him something important.

Dialogues

Helping Out in the Room

Two friends, Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan, are in a room.

小林
小林

请帮我拿那个东西，好吗？

qǐngbāngwǒnánàgedōngxi，hǎoma？

Please help me get that thing, okay?

小南
小南

哪个东西？

nǎgèdōngxi？

Which thing?

小林
小林

那个重要的东西，在门旁边。

nàgezhòngyàodedōngxi，zàiménpángbiān。

That important thing, next to the door.

小南
小南

好的，我给你。放在哪里？

hǎode，wǒgěinǐ。fàngzàinǎli？

Okay, I'll give it to you. Where should I put it?

小林
小林

请放在桌子上。谢谢你帮我！

qǐngfàngzàizhuōzishàng。xièxienǐbāngwǒ！

Please put it on the desk. Thanks for helping me!

小南
小南

别客气，朋友要帮朋友。

biékèqi，péngyouyàobāngpéngyou。

Don’t mention it — friends help each other.

小林
小林

我们放这些东西吧，你放上边，我放下边。

wǒmenfàngzhèxiēdōngxiba，nǐfàngshàngbian，wǒfàngxiàbian。

Let's put these things away — you put yours on top, I'll put mine underneath.

小南
小南

好。这本书能给我吗？

hǎo。zhèběnshūnénggěiwǒma？

Sure. Can I have this book?

小林
小林

给你。你帮了我很多。

gěinǐ。nǐbānglewǒhěnduō。

It’s yours — you’ve helped me a lot.