Lesson 5: Busy and Wanting to Go Out

出去

Learn 太 + 形容词 + 了 and 想 + 出去 + 动词 through Busy and Wanting to Go Out.

12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~11 min

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Vocabulary12 words

包bāoVerb

1.to wrap
2.bag, sack
3.Bao (a surname)
4.pack, packet (measure word)e.g. 一包烟 (a pack of cigarettes), 一包方便面 (a packet of instant noodles)

Examples

妈妈给我包了一个礼物。

māmagěiwǒbāoleyígèlǐwù。

Mom wrapped a gift for me.

我买了一个新包。

wǒmǎileyígèxīnbāo。

I bought a new bag.

别的biédePronoun

1.other, others
2.another one, other people

Examples

我喜欢这个，不喜欢别的。

wǒxǐhuanzhège，bùxǐhuanbiéde。

I like this one, I don't like the other ones.

别的人在哪里？

biéderénzàinǎli？

Where are the other people?

出去chūqùVerb

to go out

Examples

我要出去买东西。

wǒyàochūqùmǎidōngxi。

I want to go out to buy something.

他出去了。

tāchūqùle。

He went out.

错cuòAdjective

1.wrong, mistaken
2.bad, poor

Examples

这个答案是错的。

zhègedáànshìcuòde。

This answer is wrong.

我知道错了。

wǒzhīdaocuòle。

I know I was wrong.

飞fēiVerb

1.to fly
2.to fly about; to soar

Examples

鸟飞得很高。

niǎofēidehěngāo。

The bird flies very high.

飞机飞过来了。

fēijīfēiguòláile。

The airplane is flying over.

楼lóuNoun

1.floor (of a building)
2.a multi-story building
3.Lou (a surname)Used as a person's surname.

Examples

我家住在三楼。

wǒjiāzhùzàisānlóu。

My family lives on the third floor.

那栋楼很高。

nàdònglóuhěngāo。

That building is very tall.

楼下lóuxiàNoun

1.downstairs, the lower floor
2.downstairs; the floor belowRefers to a lower floor / downstairs (relative to where you are).

Examples

我家楼下有一家商店。

wǒjiālóuxiàyǒuyìjiāshāngdiàn。

There is a shop downstairs from my home.

我们楼下见。

wǒmenlóuxiàjiàn。

Let's meet downstairs.

明白míngbaiVerb

1.to understand
2.clear, obvious

Examples

我明白了。

wǒmíngbaile。

I understand now.

这个道理很明白。

zhègedàolǐhěnmíngbai。

This principle is very clear.

明天míngtiānNoun

tomorrow

Examples

明天见。

míngtiānjiàn。

See you tomorrow.

明天去学校。

míngtiānqùxuéxiào。

Going to school tomorrow.

那些nàxiēPronoun

those

Examples

那些是什么？

nàxiēshìshénme？

What are those?

难nánAdjective

1.difficult, hard
2.hard to bear, unpleasant

Examples

这个汉字很难写。

zhègehànzìhěnnánxiě。

This Chinese character is very hard to write.

事shìNoun

1.matter, thing, affair
2.work, business

Examples

这是什么事？

zhèshìshénmeshì？

What is this about?

他有很多事要做。

tāyǒuhěnduōshìyàozuò。

He has a lot of things to do.

Grammar

Too... (exclamation)

太 + 形容词 + 了

Used to express a feeling of excess, usually too much or too far. This pattern expresses surprise or an exclamation.

今天的事太多了！

jīntiāndeshìtàiduōle！

There's so much to do today!

这个汉字太难了！

zhègehànzìtàinánle！

This Chinese character is so hard!

Wanting to go out to do something

S + 想 + 出去 + 动词

Used to express the wish to go out to do an action. '出去' means to go out, and it is placed before the main verb.

我想出去买一个包。

wǒxiǎngchūqùmǎiyígèbāo。

I want to go out to buy a bag.

他想出去看朋友。

tāxiǎngchūqùkànpéngyou。

He wants to go out to see a friend.

Dialogues

Busy and Wanting to Go Out

Two friends, Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan, talk at the end of the day.

小林

今天的事真多，你忙吗？

jīntiāndeshìzhēnduō，nǐmángma？

There's really a lot to do today. Are you busy?

小南

太忙了！我有很多事。你想出去吗？

tàimángle！wǒyǒuhěnduōshì。nǐxiǎngchūqùma？

So busy! I have a lot to do. Do you want to go out?

小林

我不想出去。那些事太难了，我不明白。

wǒbùxiǎngchūqù。nàxiēshìtàinánle，wǒbùmíngbai。

I don't want to go out. Those tasks are too hard, I don't understand them.

小南

没关系。我帮你。我们回家吧。

méiguānxi。wǒbāngnǐ。wǒmenhuíjiāba。

It’s fine. I’ll help you. Let’s go home.

小林

好，谢谢！那个包是你的吗？

hǎo，xièxie！nàgebāoshìnǐdema？

Okay, thanks! Is that bag yours?

小南

不是，是别的。我们走吧。

búshì，shìbiéde。wǒmenzǒuba。

No, it's a different one. Let's get going.

小林

我的包不在这里，我看错了吗？

wǒdebāobúzàizhèli，wǒkàncuòlema？

My bag isn’t here — did I look wrong?

小南

你没看错，你的包在楼下。

nǐméikàncuò，nǐdebāozàilóuxià。

You didn't look wrong — your bag is downstairs.

小林

太好了。明天我要坐飞机去北京，事很多。

tàihǎole。míngtiānwǒyàozuòfēijīqùběijīng，shìhěnduō。

Great. Tomorrow I have to fly to Beijing — there's a lot to do.

小南

飞机几点飞？你要早点儿休息。

fēijījǐdiǎnfēi？nǐyàozǎodiǎnrxiūxi。

What time does the plane take off? You should get some rest early.