Indicating location or place
S + 在 + 地方This sentence pattern is used to say where a person or thing is. '在' is placed after the subject and before the place.
我在学校里。
I'm in the school.
图书馆在那里。
The library is over there.
Lesson 3: Pointing Out Places — Here, There, Where
这里那里Learn 在 + 地方 and 到 + 地方 + 去 through Pointing Out Places — Here, There, Where.
12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~21 min
Vocabulary12 words
出Verb
- 1.to go out, to exit
- 2.to appear, to occur
- 3.to produce, to put out
Examples
他出门了。
He went out.
这个工厂出很多汽车。
This factory produces many cars.
出来Verb
- 1.to come out
- 2.to appear
- 3.(after a verb) indicates coming out, completing an action, or the ability to recognize
Examples
他从房间里出来了。
He came out of the room.
我看出来了。
I figured it out.
第prefix
- -th (used to indicate order)usually goes with an ordinal number
Examples
第一
first
我是第一名。
I am in first place.
马上Adverb
- 1.immediately, right away
- 2.on horseback
Examples
我马上去。
I'll go right away.
他骑在马上。
He is riding on the horse.
哪里Pronoun
- 1.where
- 2.somewhere (used in questions)
- 3.not at all (a modest reply to a compliment)thường nói lặp "哪里哪里" để khiêm tốn đáp lại lời khen
Examples
你住在哪里？
Where do you live?
我不知道她在哪里。
I don't know where she is.
那里Pronoun
- 1.thereIndicates a place far from the speaker.
- 2.that place
Examples
我喜欢那里。
I like that place.
那里有很多人。
There are many people there.
时候Noun
- 1.time, moment, when
- 2.timeused in compounds indicating a period of one's life, e.g. 小时候 (xiǎo shíhou - in one's childhood)
Examples
什么时候？
When?
外Noun
- 1.outside, outer
- 2.foreign, abroad
Examples
他在门外等我。
He is waiting for me outside the door.
我喜欢吃中国菜，不喜欢外国菜。
I like Chinese food, I don't like foreign food.
晚Adjective
- 1.evening, night
- 2.late
Examples
现在是晚上八点。
It's now eight o'clock in the evening.
今天我回来晚了。
I came back late today.
早Adjective
- 1.early
- 2.morning
- 3.good morning
Examples
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
早！你好吗？
Morning! How are you?
这里Pronoun
- here
Examples
这里是学校。
This is the school.
我在这里。
I am here.
最后Adjective
- 1.last; final
- 2.in the end; last
Examples
他是最后一个来的。
He was the last one to come.
Grammar
Going to a place
S + 到 + 地方 + 去Used to express the action of going to a specific place. '到' usually goes together with '去' at the end of the sentence to make the direction clear.
我马上到学校去。
I'm going to school right now.
他到哪里去？
Where is he going?
Dialogues
Asking the Way to a Friend's House
Xiao Nan calls Xiao Lin to ask for directions to her house.
小南
小南
喂，小林，你在哪里？
Hello, Xiao Lin, where are you?
小林
小林
我在家里。你现在在哪里？
I'm at home. Where are you right now?
小南
小南
我在学校外边。我想到你家去。
I'm outside the school. I want to go to your house.
小林
小林
好。你先往前走，到第二个路口，我家就在那里。
Okay. Go straight; at the second intersection, my home is right there.
小南
小南
今天有点儿晚了，我们早点儿去吃饭吧。
It's a bit late today, let's go eat soon.
小林
小林
行。你快来吧！
Sure. Come quickly!
小南
小南
我马上就到！我在路口这里。
I’ll be there in a moment! I’m here at the intersection.
小林
小林
好，我出来看看。
OK, I’ll come out and look.
小南
小南
我看到你了！最后一个门是你家吗？
I can see you! Is the last door your place?
小林
小林
对，最后一个。你快进来吧，外边有点儿冷。
Right, the last one. Come on in — it's a bit cold outside.