About This Lesson
Use Basic Routines and Family to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
我去睡觉了。
Wǒ qù shuìjiào le. I am going to bed.
B
我很早起床。
Wǒ hěn zǎo qǐchuáng. I wake up early.
A
我去上班。
Wǒ qù shàngbān. I go to work.
B
我去上学。
Wǒ qù shàngxué. I go to school.
A
我和家人在一起。
Wǒ hé jiārén zài yìqǐ. I am with my family.
B
这是我的朋友。
Zhè shì wǒ de péngyou. This is my friend.Word by Word
我
In “我去睡觉了。” and the other dialogue lines, “我” means “I” or “me,” referring to the speaker. It commonly comes before the action or situation being described, as in “我去上班。” Use it when talking about your own routine or current situation.
去
In “我去睡觉了。” and “我去上班。”, “去” means “go” and introduces the activity or destination that follows. A useful pattern is “我去 + activity,” such as the dialogue form “我去上学。” Use it when telling someone where you are going or what routine you are starting.
睡觉
In “我去睡觉了。”, “睡觉” means “sleep” or “go to bed.” It follows “去” to name the activity, forming “去睡觉”. Use this expression when announcing that you are going to bed.
了
At the end of “我去睡觉了。”, “了” marks a change of situation or presents the action as now taking place. Here it helps announce that the speaker is going to bed now. This sentence-final form is useful when reporting a newly changed situation.
很
In “我很早起床。”, “很” strengthens the degree of “早”, giving the meaning “very early.” It appears before “早” in the dialogue. Use it before a word that describes a strong degree, especially when describing a routine.
早
In “我很早起床。”, “早” means “early” and describes when the speaker gets up. The pattern “很早 + action” places the time description before the action, as in “很早起床”. Use it when talking about an early morning routine.
起床
In “我很早起床。”, “起床” means “get up” from bed. It follows the time phrase “很早” to say that getting up happens early. Use it when describing the start of your morning.
上班
In “我去上班。”, “上班” means “go to work” or “attend work,” naming the work activity after “去”. The reusable dialogue pattern is “去上班”. Use it when talking about commuting to work or beginning your workday.
上学
In “我去上学。”, “上学” means “go to school” or “attend school.” It follows “去” in the pattern “去上学”. Use it when describing a student’s regular trip to school.
和
In “我和家人在一起。”, “和” means “with” and links “我” with “家人”. A useful pattern is “和 + person”, as in the dialogue form “和家人”. Use it when saying who you are together with.
家人
In “我和家人在一起。”, “家人” means “family members” and identifies the people accompanying the speaker. It follows “和” in “和家人”. Use it when describing time spent together with your family.
在
In “我和家人在一起。”, “在” contributes the idea of being in the state expressed by “在一起”. Together, “在一起” means “be together”; that meaning belongs to the full expression. Use this form when describing people who are together.
一起
In “我和家人在一起。”, “一起” means “together” and completes the expression “在一起”. It follows “在” in this dialogue. Use it when saying that people share the same time or situation together.
这
In “这是我的朋友。”, “这” means “this” and points to the person being identified. It comes before “是” in the pattern “这是 + noun”. Use “这是...” when introducing or identifying someone or something nearby.
是
In “这是我的朋友。”, “是” means “be” or “is” and links “这” with “我的朋友”. The dialogue uses the identification pattern “这是 + noun”. Use it when introducing or identifying a person or thing.
的
In “我的朋友”, “的” marks the relationship between “我” and “朋友”, so “我的” means “my”. It comes after the possessor and before the noun, as in “我 + 的 + 朋友”. Use this pattern to identify who something belongs to or is connected with.
朋友
In “这是我的朋友。”, “朋友” means “friend” and names the person being introduced. It follows the possessive phrase “我的”. Use “我的朋友” when identifying or introducing a friend.
Grammar Points
很早 + 动词短语
我很早去睡觉。
Wǒ hěn zǎo qù shuìjiào.I go to bed very early.
表示时间或程度的副词通常放在动词短语前面，修饰后面的动作。
Chinese Vocabulary
很早
adv
hěn zǎo
very early
我很早起床。
家人
noun
jiārén
family members
我和家人在一起。
朋友
noun
péngyou
friend
这是我的朋友。
起床
verb
qǐchuáng
wake up; get up
我很早起床。
去睡觉
phrase
qù shuìjiào
go to bed
我去睡觉了。
上班
verb
shàngbān
go to work
我去上班。
上学
verb
shàngxué
go to school
我去上学。
是
verb
shì
be; is
这是我的朋友。
我
pron
wǒ
I; me
我去睡觉了。
在一起
phrase
zài yìqǐ
together; be together
我和家人在一起。
这
pron
zhè
this
这是我的朋友。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
together; be together
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在一起go to work
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上班go to school
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上学very early