Chinese for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 8

Listing activities

Chinese for listing activities — 我们在你那里可以做什么? (What can we do at your place?) — listing options.

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    我们在你那里

    wǒ men zài nǐ nà lǐ

    At your place

  2. Rocky Rocky

    可以做什么？

    kě yǐ zuò shén me?

    what can we do?

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    我们可以去海边

    wǒ men kě yǐ qù hǎi biān

    We can go to the beach

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    晒太阳，游泳，打球。

    shài tài yáng, yǒu yǒng, dǎ qiú.

    Sunbathing, swimming and playing ball.

    Tip: 晒太阳<shàitàiyáng> = sunbathing 游泳<yóuyǒng> = to swim

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 那里 mean?

'That place / over there'. 你那里 = 'your place / where you are'. Different from 那 (that thing/one).

Chinese for friend activities?

看电影 (watch movie), 玩游戏 (play games), 聊天 (chat), 吃饭 (eat), 喝酒 (drink), 散步 (walk).

What does 我们可以 mean?

'We can / let's'. Suggesting joint activity. 我们可以一起去 = 'we can go together'.

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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