Chinese for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 5

Planning holidays

Chinese for plans — 计划 — 暑假你有计划吗? (Do you have plans for the summer holiday?).

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    暑假你有计划吗?

    shǔ jià nǐ yǒu jì huà ma?

    Do you have plans for the summer holidays?

    Tip: 计划 <jìhuà> = plan, to plan

  2. Rocky Rocky

    没有，你打算去哪里度假？

    méi yǒu, nǐ dǎ suàn qù nǎ lǐ dù jià?

    I don't. Where are you going to spend your summer holidays?

    Tip: 打算<dǎsuàn> = to plan, to intend 度假 <dùjià> = spend holiday, spend time during holiday

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    我家在海边。

    wǒ jiā zài hǎi biān.

    My house is by the beach.

    Tip: 海边 <hǎibiān> = seaside, beach

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    暑假你来我家玩吧！

    shǔ jià nǐ lái wǒ jiā wán ba!

    Why don't you come over for summer?

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 计划?

'Plan'. 计划 (formal) or 打算 (informal). 有什么计划? = 'what plans do you have?'.

What is 暑假?

'Summer vacation' (school). 寒假 = winter vacation. Both relate to school breaks.

Chinese for 'go on vacation'?

度假 (vacation), 出去玩 (go out and have fun), 旅游 (travel), 休假 (take leave).

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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