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Lesson 10 - Public Places

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Learn how to ask questions in mandarin chinese, where, where, who.
Vocabulary : Where do you go this morning?

Table of Contents

Lesson 10

Conversation 1 : Where do you go this morning?
Conversation 2 : Who are you going with?
Conversation 3 : Do you have free time?
Conversation 4 : Shall we go to the restaurant?
Grammar
Exercises : Substitution Drill

Conversation 1 : Where do you go this morning?

-	Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ 上午 nǐ 你 qù 去 nǎr ? 哪儿？

-	Wǒ 我 qù 去 Běijīng 北京 Fàndiàn. 饭店。

-	Nǐ 你 qù 去 Běijīng 北京 Fàndiàn 饭店 gàn 干 shénme? 什么？

-	Wǒ 我 qù 去 nàr 那儿 kàn 看 yí 一 gè 个 péngyou. 朋友。

饭店	fàndiàn	(n)	hotel
干	gàn	(v)	do
哪儿	nǎr	(pro)	where
那儿	nàr	(pro)	there
看	kàn	(v)	look at, see
个	gè	(m)	(a measure word)

Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 01.mp3

Translation

- Where do you go this morning?

- I go to the "Beijing Hotel".

- What for? ( You go to the Beijing Hotel to do what )

- I go there to see a friend.

Conversation 2 : Who are you going with?

-	Nǐ 你 gēn 跟 shéi 谁 yìqǐ 一起 qù? 去？

-	Wǒ 我 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 de 的 nǚpéngyou 女朋友 yìqǐ 一起 qù. 去。

跟	gēn	(prep)	with
一起	yìqǐ	(adv)	together
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	(n)	girlfriend

Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 02.mp3

Translation

- Who are you going with? ( with who together are you going )

- I go with my girlfriend.

Conversation 3 : Do you have free time?

-	Jīntiān 今天 xiàwǔ 下午 nǐ 你 yǒu 有 kòngr 空儿 ma? 吗？

-	Sāndiǎn 3点 yǐqián 以前 wǒ 我 méi 没 yǒu 有 kòngr. 空儿。

-	Xiàwǔ 下午 wǒ 我 qù 去 kàn 看 diànyǐng. 电影。

	Nǐ 你 qù 去 bú 不 qù ? 去？

-	Qù. 去。 Kàn 看 diànyǐng 电影 yǐhòu 以后 nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 qù 去 nǎr ? 哪儿？

有	yǒu	(v)	have
空儿	kòngr	(n)	free time
以前	yǐqián	(n)	before
以后	yǐhòu	(n)	after
没	méi	(adv)	not
电影	diànyǐng	(n)	film

Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 03.mp3

Translation

- This afternoon ( today afternoon ), do you have free time?

- Before 3pm, I don't have free time.

- This afternoon I go to watch a movie. Do you want to go?

- Yes. And after the movie, where do you want to go?

Conversation 4 : Shall we go to the restaurant?

-	Wǒmen 我们 yìqǐ 一起 qù 去 fànguǎnr 饭馆儿 chīfàn, 吃饭， hǎo 好 ma? 吗？

-	Xíng. 行。 Xiànzài 现在 nǐ 你 shàng 上 nǎr 哪儿 qù ? 去？

-	Wǒ 我 qù 去 shāngdiàn 商店 mǎi 买 dōngxi. 东西。

饭馆儿	fànguǎnr	(n)	restaurant
吃	chī	(v)	eat
饭	fàn	(n)	rice, meal
好	hǎo	(n)	good
好吗	hǎoma		is it ok?
行	xíng		all right
上	shàng	(v)	go
商店	shāngdiàn	(n)	shop, store
买	mǎi	(v)	buy
东西	dōngxi	(n)	thing

Audio file : lesson 10 - dialog 04.mp3

Translation

- We go together to eat in a restaurant, ok?

- Ok. Where are you going now?

- I'm going to buy some stuff?

Grammar

The preposition 跟 (with)

The prepositional construction 跟... is very often used in front of the verb as an adverbial adjunct.

Example:

- 你跟谁一起去商店？ Who do you go to the shop with?

- 我跟朋友一起去商店。 I go to the shop with friends

Negative form : 没

The negative form of the verb 有 is 没有.

Example:

- 你有空儿吗？ Do you have free time?

- 我没有空儿。 I don't have free time.

Exercises : Substitution Drills

Exercise 1

-	Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ 上午 nǐ 你 qù 去 nǎr ? 哪儿

-	Jīntiān 今天 shàngwǔ 上午 wǒ 我 qù 去 shāngdiàn. 商店

银行	yínháng	bank
书店	shūdiàn	bookshop
邮局	yóujú	post office
咖啡馆	kāfēiguǎn	coffee house
茶馆	cháguǎn	tea house
电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	cinema
大学	dàxué	university
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
医院	yīyuàn	hospital

Exercise 2

-	Nǐ 你 gēn 跟 shéi 谁 yìqǐ 一起 qù ? 去

-	Wǒ 我 gēn 跟 wǒde 我的 nǚpéngyou 女朋友 yìqǐ 一起 qù. 去

男朋友	nánpéngyou	boyfriend
同学	tóngxué	classmate
同事	tóngshì	colleague
爱人	àiren	husband / wife
孩子	háizi	child

Exercise 3

-	Wǒmen 我们 yìqǐ 一起 qù 去 chī fàn 吃饭 hǎoma ? 好吗

-	Xíng. 行

看电影	kàn diànyǐng	watch a movie
买东西	mǎi dōngxi	buy things
喝咖啡	hē kāfēi	drink coffee
喝茶	hē chá	drink tea
看老师	kàn lǎoshī	see a teacher