Lesson 09
Conversation 1 : What time is it? Conversation 2 : What time do you get up? Conversation 3 : What time do you have a break? Conversation 4 : When will you go back? Grammar Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : What time is it?
- | Xiànzài 现在 jǐ几 diǎn点 le ?了 | | - | Xiànzài 现在 chà差 yí kè1刻 bā diǎn.8点 |
| 现在 | xiànzài | (n) | now | 点 | diǎn | (n) | o'clock | 了 | le | (part) | a modal particle | 差 | chà | (v) | be short of | 刻 | kè | (n) | a quarter (of an hour) |
Audio file : lesson 09 - dialog 01.mp3 |
Translation
- What time is it?
- It's a quarter to eight.
Conversation 2 : What time do you get up?
- | Měitiān 每天 zǎoshàng早上 nǐ你 jǐ几 diǎn点 qǐ起 chuáng?床? | | - | Wǒ 我 liùdiǎn6点 bàn半 qǐchuáng.起床。 | | - | Nǐ 你 shàngwǔ上午 shénme shíhou什么时候 shàngkè?上课? | | - | Wǒmen 我们 shàngwǔ上午 bādiǎn8点 kāishǐ开始 shàngkè.上课。 |
| 每 | měi | (adj) | every | 每天 | měitiān | (n) | everyday | 起 | qǐ | (v) | to rise | 床 | chuáng | (n) | bed | 起床 | qǐchuáng | (v) | to get up | 半 | bàn | (n) | a half | 上午 | shàngwǔ | (n) | morning | 课 | kè | (n) | class, lesson | 上课 | shàngkè | (v) | attend class | 开始 | kāishǐ | (v) | begin |
Audio file : lesson 09 - dialog 02.mp3 |
Translation
- What time do you get up in the morning? ( every morning )
- I wake up at half past six.
- What time do you have class in the morning?
- Class begins at 8:00 AM.
( we start attending class at 8:00 AM ) Conversation 3 : What time do you have a break?
- | Nǐmen 你们 jǐdiǎn几点 xiūxi?休息? | | - | Wǒmen 我们 shí diǎn shí fēn10点10分 zuǒyòu左右 xiūxi.休息。 | | - | Xiūxi 休息 de的 shíhou时候 nǐmen你们 zuò做 shénme?什么? | | - | Yǒude 有的 rén人 hē喝 kāfēi,咖啡, yǒude有的 rén人 xīyān.吸烟。 |
| 休息 | xiūxi | (v) | have a rest | 分 | fēn | (n) | minute | 左右 | zuǒyòu | (v) | about, or so | 时候 | shíhou | (n) | time, moment | 有的 | yǒude | (n) | some | 喝 | hē | (v) | drink | 咖啡 | kāfēi | (n) | coffee | 吸烟 | xīyān | (v) | smoke |
Audio file : lesson 09 - dialog 03.mp3 |
Translation
- What time do you have a break?
- At about 10:10. ( we have a break at... )
- What do you do during the break?
- Some people have a coffee, some people smokes.
Conversation 4 : When will you go back?
- | Zhōngwǔ 中午 nǐ你 jǐdiǎn几点 chī吃 wǔfàn?午饭? | | - | Yǒushíhou 有时候 yì diǎn,一点 yǒushíhou有时候 liǎng diǎn.两点。 | | | Chī 吃 wǔfàn午饭 yǐhòu,以后, wǒ我 huí回 jiā.家。 |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | (n) | noon | 吃 | chī | (v) | eat | 饭 | fàn | (n) | rice, meal | 午饭 | wǔfàn | (n) | lunch | 有时候 | yǒushíhou | | sometimes | 以后 | yǐhòu | (v) | after | 两 | liǎng | (n) | two | 家 | jiā | (v) | family, home |
Audio file : lesson 09 - dialog 04.mp3 |
Translation
- At what time do you have lunch?
- Sometimes at 1PM, sometimes at 2PM. After lunch, I go back home.
Grammar Phrase
structure : verb 的 noum When used attributively, a verb or a
verbalconstruction must take after it the structural
particle 的.
Example:
- 休息 的 时候 resting time (to rest + time)
- 吃饭 的 时候 eating time (to eat + time)
Two : 二 and 两 Both 二 and 两 mean "two". When "two" comes before a
measure word, 两 is used instead of 二.
Example:
- 两点 two o'clock
- 两分钟 two minutes
- 两个人 two people
Exercises : Substitution Drills Exercise 1
- | Xiànzài 现在 jǐ几 diǎn点 le ?了 | | - | Xiànzài 现在 |
| 两点十分 | liǎng diǎn shí fēn | 2:10 | 两点一刻 | liǎngdiǎnyīkè | 2:15 | 差一刻八点 | chàyíkèbādiǎn | 7:45 | 差五分钟两点 | chàwǔfēnzhōng liǎngdiǎn | 1:55 |
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Exercise 2
- | Nǐ 你 shénme shíhou什么时候 | | | shàngkè ? 上课 | | - | Wǒmen 我们 kāishǐ开始 | | | shàngkè. 上课 |
| Sub. 1 | | | Sub. 2 | 早上 | zǎoshang | morning | 8:00 | 上午 | shàngwǔ | forenoon | 11:00 | 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon | 1:00 | 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | 2:30 | 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening | 7:30 |
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Exercise 3
- | Xiūxi 休息 de的 shíhou时候 nǐmen你们 zuò做 | | | shénme ? 什么 | | - | Yǒude 有的 rén人 | | | yǒude 有的 rén人 |
| 喝茶 | hē chá | drink tea | 去厕所 | qù cèsuǒ | go to the toilet | 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | make a phone call | 吸烟 | xī yān | smoke |
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