Chinese for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 1

Let's go!

Chinese suggestion with 吧 — 我去公园 (I'll go to the park) — and 吧 for soft suggestions.

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    明天晴天，

    míng tiān qíng tiān,

    Tomorrow it is going to be sunny.

    Tip: 晴天 <qíngtiān> = good weather, sunny

  2. Rose Rose

    我去公园。

    wǒ qù gōng yuán.

    I'll go to the park.

    Tip: 去 <qù> = to go 公园 <gōngyuán> = public park

  3. Yennifer Yennifer

    我也想去公园。

    wǒ yě xiǎng qù gōng yúan.

    I want to go to the park too.

    Tip: 想 <xiǎng> = to wish, to want, to miss

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    一起去吧！

    yìqǐ qù ba!

    Let's go together!

    Tip: 一起 <yìqǐ> = together

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 吧 do at sentence end?

Multiple uses: 1) Suggestion (走吧 = 'let's go'). 2) Mild assumption (你是学生吧? = 'you're a student, right?'). 3) Reluctant agreement.

What does 晴天 mean?

'Sunny day / clear weather'. 晴 = clear/sunny, 天 = day/sky. Other: 阴天 (cloudy), 雨天 (rainy).

Common Chinese parks?

公园 (park). Famous: 北京颐和园 (Summer Palace), 上海人民公园 (People's Park). Important social spaces.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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