Lesson 6: Plans for the Evening

运动

Learn to use 喜欢, 要, and 一下 through the topics of sports, music, and entertainment.

9 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary9 words

运动yùndòngNoun

sports; exercisecan be a noun for sports or a verb meaning to exercise

Examples

运动对身体好。

yùndòngduìshēntǐhǎo。

Exercise is good for the body.

锻炼duànliànVerb

to exercisemainly refers to purposeful physical fitness exercise

Examples

我喜欢锻炼身体。

wǒxǐhuanduànliànshēntǐ。

I like to exercise.

专业zhuānyèNoun

1.major; field of study; specialtyused in study or work contexts
2.professionalpraising someone's skill or expertise

Examples

我学中文专业。

wǒxuézhōngwénzhuānyè。

I'm majoring in Chinese.

他很专业。

tāhěnzhuānyè。

He is very professional.

唱歌chànggēVerb

to sing

Examples

我喜欢唱歌。

wǒxǐhuanchànggē。

I like to sing.

高兴gāoxìngAdjective

1.happy; gladExpresses a joyful state.
2.pleasedLight in tone, common in everyday conversation.

Examples

我很高兴。

wǒhěngāoxìng。

I am very happy.

见到你很高兴！

jiàndàonǐhěngāoxìng！

Nice to meet you!

进来jìnláiVerb

to come inUsually said to someone standing outside the door.

Examples

请进来。

qǐngjìnlái。

Please come in.

他进来了。

tājìnláile。

He came in.

快kuàiAdjective

1.fast; quick
2.happy; pleased
3.soon; about to

Examples

他跑得很快。

tāpǎodéhěnkuài。

He runs very fast.

我很快就要回家了。

wǒhěnkuàijiùyàohuíjiāle。

I will be going home soon.

休息xiūxiVerb

to rest

Examples

我休息一下。

wǒxiūxiyíxià。

I'll rest for a while.

找zhǎoVerb

1.to look for; to search
2.to seek out; to call on (someone)

Examples

我在找我的手机。

wǒzàizhǎowǒdeshǒujī。

I'm looking for my phone.

你可以去找他。

nǐkěyǐqùzhǎotā。

You can go find him.

Grammar

Liking or wanting to do something (talking about hobbies or intentions)

S + 喜欢 / 要 + 动词

This sentence pattern uses 喜欢 (to like) or 要 (to want) before a verb to express liking or wanting to do that action. This structure is very common and simple in everyday conversation.

我喜欢听音乐和看电影。

wǒxǐhuantīngyīnyuèhékàndiànyǐng。

I like listening to music and watching movies.

明天我要去打篮球。

míngtiānwǒyàoqùdǎlánqiú。

Tomorrow I want to go play basketball.

Doing something for a little while

V + 一下

Add 一下 after a verb to show that the action happens for a short time, not too long, or as a quick try. This way of speaking makes the sentence softer and more polite.

我累了，想休息一下。

wǒlèile，xiǎngxiūxiyíxià。

I'm tired, I want to rest for a little while.

请你帮我找一下我的书。

qǐngnǐbāngwǒzhǎoyíxiàwǒdeshū。

Please help me find my book for a moment.

Dialogues

Plans for the Evening

Two friends, Linh and Nam, are talking after class.

Linh

Nam，今天晚上你想做什么？

Nam，jīntiānwǎnshàngnǐxiǎngzuòshénme？

Nam, what do you want to do this evening?

Nam

我想先锻炼一下，然后打篮球。你呢？

wǒxiǎngxiānduànliànyíxià，ránhòudǎlánqiú。nǐne？

I want to exercise a bit first, then play basketball. How about you?

Linh

我不太喜欢运动。我喜欢在家里听音乐或者看电影。

wǒbútàixǐhuanyùndòng。wǒxǐhuanzàijiālǐtīngyīnyuèhuòzhěkàndiànyǐng。

I don't really like sports. I like staying home listening to music or watching movies.

Nam

好的。运动以后，你唱歌吗？

hǎode。yùndòngyǐhòu，nǐchànggēma？

Sure. After exercising, do you sing?

Linh

有时候唱，但是我唱得不快，朋友说不好听。进来喝杯茶吧！

yǒushíhòuchàng，dànshìwǒchàngdébúkuài，péngyǒushuōbùhǎotīng。jìnláihēbēichába！

Sometimes I sing, but I don't sing well, and my friends say it doesn't sound good. Come in and have a cup of tea!

Nam

谢谢！我运动完了就进来。今天真高兴。

xièxiè！wǒyùndòngwánlejiùjìnlái。jīntiānzhēngāoxìng。

Thanks! I'll come in as soon as I finish working out. Today is really fun.