About This Lesson
Use Feeling nervous before class and starting slowly to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
我上课前感到紧张。
Wǒ shàngkè qián gǎndào jǐnzhāng. I feel nervous before class.
B
这种感觉很正常。大家都很友好。
Zhè zhǒng gǎnjué hěn zhèngcháng. Dàjiā dōu hěn yǒuhǎo. That feeling is normal. The group is friendly.
A
听到这个我很高兴。
Tīngdào zhège wǒ hěn gāoxìng. I am glad to hear that.
B
我们一开始慢慢来。
Wǒmen yī kāishǐ mànmàn lái. We take things slowly at first.
A
听起来不错。
Tīng qǐlái búcuò. That sounds good.
B
第一部分很简单。
Dì yī bùfen hěn jiǎndān. The first part is easy.Word by Word
我
In “我上课前感到紧张”, 我 means “I,” referring to the speaker. It comes before the speaker’s action or feeling, so it can be reused to introduce a personal state. Use it when saying what you yourself think, feel, or do, as A does before class.
上课
In “我上课前”, 上课 means “attend class” or “have class.” It names the class-related event before 前, so the phrase sets the time for feeling nervous. Use it when talking about participating in a lesson or when a lesson is taking place.
前
In “上课前”, 前 means “before” and follows the event that provides the time reference. This shows that the nervousness happens earlier than class. Use it after an event or time expression when describing something that happens before it.
感到
In “感到紧张”, 感到 means “feel” or “experience.” It links the speaker to the emotional state 紧张, so it appears before the feeling being described. Use it to describe someone’s emotional experience, as the speaker does about feeling nervous before class.
紧张
In “感到紧张”, 紧张 means “nervous” or “tense,” describing the speaker’s feeling before class. It follows 感到 to name the state being felt. Use it when telling someone that you feel nervous about a lesson or another situation.
这种
In “这种感觉”, 这种 means “this kind of” and points to the particular type of feeling just mentioned. It comes before 感觉 because it identifies the kind of thing being discussed. Use it before a noun when referring to a type that is clear from the conversation, as B does when reassuring A.
感觉
In “这种感觉”, 感觉 means “feeling,” the emotional experience being discussed. It follows 这种, which specifies the kind of feeling. Use it when talking about an experience or reaction, especially when responding to how someone feels.
很
In “很正常” and “很友好”, 很 adds degree to the description that follows. Here it helps describe the feeling as normal and the group as friendly. Reuse it before a description when stating how something is, as B does both to reassure A and to describe the group.
正常
In “这种感觉很正常”, 正常 means “normal.” It is the description after 很, explaining that A’s feeling is not unusual. Use it to reassure someone about a feeling or situation that is ordinary.
大家
In “大家都很友好”, 大家 means “everyone” or “the whole group,” referring here to the people in the class. It names the group being described and comes before 都. Use it when referring to people together rather than to one individual.
都
In “大家都很友好”, 都 means “all” or “everyone,” showing that 友好 applies to the whole group. It follows 大家, the group being discussed. Use it after a group subject when a statement applies to all members.
友好
In “大家都很友好”, 友好 means “friendly,” describing the people in the group. It follows 很 as the positive description of the group. Use it to describe people or a group in a welcoming situation such as a class.
听到
In “听到这个”, 听到 means “hear” or “receive information by hearing.” 这个 is what is heard, and the phrase refers to learning B’s reassuring news. Use it before information or news when responding to something you have just heard.
这个
In “听到这个”, 这个 means “this” or “this matter,” referring back to B’s statement that the group is friendly. It follows 听到 as the information A has heard. Use it to point to something already clear from the conversation when reacting to recent information.
高兴
In “听到这个我很高兴”, 高兴 means “glad” or “happy.” It is the positive feeling A expresses after hearing the reassuring information, and it follows 很 in this phrase. Use it to show pleasure about news or another situation.
我们
In “我们一开始慢慢来”, 我们 means “we” or “us” and includes the people taking the lesson together. It is the subject of the shared plan to proceed slowly at first. Use it when presenting an action or pace as something the speaker and others will do together.
一开始
In “我们一开始慢慢来”, 一开始 means “at first” or “to begin with.” The expression combines 一, “one,” with 开始, “begin” or “start,” and together it marks the beginning stage of the activity. Use it to set the starting point of a lesson or another process.
慢慢
In “慢慢来”, 慢慢 means “slowly,” telling the group not to rush. It comes before 来 to describe the manner of proceeding in the shared plan. Use it when encouraging someone or a group to move through an activity at an unhurried pace.
来
In “慢慢来”, 来 is part of the instruction to proceed, so the whole expression means “take things slowly”; it is not being used here to describe someone coming to a place. 慢慢 gives the pace, while 来 helps frame the action as something to do. Use this expression when encouraging a learner or colleague to continue calmly.
听起来
In “听起来不错”, 听起来 means “sounds good” or “seems good” based on what has been heard. 听 refers to hearing, while 起来 helps express how something comes across; together they evaluate the suggestion. Use it to respond positively to an idea, plan, or suggestion you have just heard.
不错
In “听起来不错”, 不错 means “good” or “not bad,” giving a positive evaluation. It follows 听起来 and evaluates the idea or plan that was just mentioned. Use it to say that a suggestion sounds acceptable or pleasing.
第一
In “第一部分”, 第一 means “first” and identifies the earliest section in an ordered sequence. It comes before 部分 to specify which section is meant. Use it before a noun when referring to the first item or stage of a lesson or process.
部分
In “第一部分”, 部分 means “part” or “section.” Together with 第一, it identifies the opening section of the lesson content. Use it when a lesson, task, or other activity is divided into sections.
简单
In “第一部分很简单”, 简单 means “easy” or “simple.” It describes the first section after 很, so B reassures A that this part will not be difficult. Use it to assess the difficulty or complexity of a lesson activity or piece of work.
Grammar Points
听起来 + 形容词
听起来不错。
Tīng qǐlái búcuò.It sounds good.
“听起来”后面直接接形容词，表示根据听到的内容作出评价。
感到 + 形容词
上课前感到紧张。
Shàngkè qián gǎndào jǐnzhāng.I feel nervous before class.
“感到”后面接形容词，表达感受；中文中主语有时可以省略。
Chinese Vocabulary
大家
pron
dàjiā
everyone
感到
verb
gǎndào
to feel
感觉
noun
gǎnjué
feeling
高兴
adj
gāoxìng
happy; glad
紧张
adj
jǐnzhāng
nervous
上课前
phrase
shàngkè qián
before class
听到
verb
tīngdào
to hear
一开始
adv
yī kāishǐ
at first; in the beginning
友好
adj
yǒuhǎo
friendly
这个
det
zhège
this
这种
det
zhè zhǒng
this kind of
正常
adj
zhèngcháng
normal
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
feeling
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感觉everyone
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大家nervous
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紧张normal