Lesson 7: Busy and Wanting to Go Out

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Learn to use 太, 了, 想, and 出去 through the topic of verbs and adjectives.

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~11 min

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Vocabulary14 words

包bāoVerb

1.to wrap
2.bag, sack
3.Bao (a surname)

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？

biéderénzàinǎlǐ？

Where are the other people?

出去chūqùVerb

to go out

Examples

我要出去买东西。

wǒyàochūqùmǎidōngxī。

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。

wǒzhīdàocuòle。

I know I was wrong.

动dòngVerb

1.to move
2.to stir, to budge
3.to touch

Examples

别动！

biédòng！

Don't move!

风吹动了树叶。

fēngchuīdòngleshùyè。

The wind moved the leaves.

飞fēiVerb

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

Examples

鸟飞得很高。

niǎofēidéhěngāo。

The bird flies very high.

飞机飞过来了。

fēijīfēiguòláile。

The airplane is flying over.

回家huíjiāVerb

to go home

Examples

我要回家。

wǒyàohuíjiā。

I want to go home.

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.

忙mángAdjective

1.busy
2.hurried, occupiedUsed as an adjective or an adverb.

Examples

我很忙。

wǒhěnmáng。

I am very busy.

他忙工作。

tāmánggōngzuò。

He is busy with work.

明白míngbaiVerb

1.to understand
2.clear, obvious

Examples

我明白了。

wǒmíngbáile。

I understand now.

这个道理很明白。

zhègedàolǐhěnmíngbái。

This principle is very clear.

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.

真的zhēndeAdverb

1.really; truly
2.indeed; that's right

Examples

这是真的吗？

zhèshìzhēndema？

Is this true?

我真的喜欢你。

wǒzhēndexǐhuannǐ。

I really like you.

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。

tāxiǎngchūqùkànpéngyǒu。

He wants to go out to see a friend.

Dialogues

Busy and Wanting to Go Out

Two friends, Linh and Nam, talk at the end of the day.

Linh

今天的事真多，你忙吗？

jīntiāndeshìzhēnduō，nǐmángma？

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

Nam

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?

Linh

我不想出去。那些事太难了，我不明白。

wǒbùxiǎngchūqù。nàxiēshìtàinánle，wǒbùmíngbái。

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

Nam

别担心。我帮你。我们回家吧。

biédānxīn。wǒbāngnǐ。wǒmenhuíjiāba。

Don't worry. I'll help you. Let's go home.

Linh

好，谢谢！那个包是你的吗？

hǎo，xièxiè！nàgebāoshìnǐdema？

Okay, thanks! Is that bag yours?

Nam

不是，是别的。我们动吧。

búshì，shìbiéde。wǒmendòngba。

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