Lesson 17.1
A family discussion
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Little family discussion
- 是…..的
- Using ‘的’ to express such as: the red one/ the good ones
- 把 something Verb
条tiáo measure word, for something long and winding
裙qún 子zi skirt
谁shéi 的de whose
红hóng 的de red
绿lǚ 的de green
黄huáng yellow
蓝lán blue
收shōu 好hăo put away
为wèi 什shé么me why
叫jiào call/ call on someone to do sth.
桌zhuō 子zi table/ desk
椅yǐ子zi chair
沙shā 发fā sofa
床chuáng bed
放fàng put
泡pào to brew tea/ instant coffee
煮zhŭ to cook
收shōu 走zǒu to take away
女nǚ 儿ér daughter
Lesson 17.2
A busy schedule
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking to a friend about your busy schedule
- Use of adjectives
- Favourite things/ the thing one wants to do the most
- Sequence: first, then and then
好hăo good
坏huài bad
新xīn new
旧jiù old
老lăo old/ long time
男nán male
女nǚ female
贵guì expensive
便pián 宜yí cheap
聪cōng 明míng clever
笨bèn stupid/ clumsy
要yào 好hăo close
最zuì the most
事shì thing/ matter
做zuò to do
先xiān first
然rán后hòu then
喜xǐ 欢huān to like
蛋dàn 糕gāo cake
把bă
带dài to bring
回huí 来lái to come back
放fàng to put
冰bīng 箱xiāng refrigerator
里lǐ inside
上shàng 班bān to go to work
Lesson 17.3
Buying fruit
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Buying fruit and discussing what your family like to eat and how to eat a special fruit
- Use of 就
- Use of 的
- Strengthen the use of the sequence and 把
西xī 瓜guā watermelon
草căo 莓méi strawberry
菠bō 萝luó pineapple
橘jú 子zǐ tangerine
硬yìng hard
软ruăn soft
内nèi 行háng
甜tián sweet
其qí 实shí actually
方fāng 便biàn convenient
不bú 用yòng do not need
洗xǐ to wash
麻má 烦fán trouble
洗xǐ 一yì 洗xǐ to wash
就jiù (if)…..then (result)
Audio Review
The help you consolidate what you have learned in the first unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.