I can say the time and the date, talk about my day in the right order, and say that the weather has changed.
What we review
What we review
Time: time of day → hour → minutes (下午四点半, where English says “4:30 p.m.”); 两点, but 十二点.
Date: 年 → 月 → 号 → 星期; 星期 + number; Sunday is 星期天.
My day: who — when — where — what they do; time and place before the verb (see the table).
Weather: 很冷 — it's cold, 冷了 — it's gotten cold; about the past — no 了.
What I can do now: ask and tell the time and the date; say when my birthday is; talk about when I get up, work, have lunch, and rest; talk about the weather and say that it has changed.
Word order
You can move the time to the start: 早上七点我在家吃早饭 (Zǎoshang qī diǎn wǒ zài jiā chī zǎofàn).
| Who | When | Where | What they do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 我 (wǒ) | 早上七点 (zǎoshang qī diǎn) | 在家 (zài jiā) | 吃早饭 (chī zǎofàn) |
| 王志远 (Wáng Zhìyuǎn) | 上午九点 (shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn) | 在公司 (zài gōngsī) | 上班 (shàngbān) |
| 美玲 (Měilíng) | 晚上 (wǎnshang) | 在饭店 (zài fàndiàn) | 吃饭 (chīfàn) |
Is, has become, too, no longer
| Say | Means |
|---|---|
| 很忙 (hěn máng) | busy (it just is) |
| 忙了 (máng le) | has gotten busy (wasn't before) |
| 太忙了 (tài máng le) | too busy |
| 不忙了 (bù máng le) | no longer busy (was before) |
Lesson notes
What we review
Time: time of day → hour → minutes (下午四点半, where English says “4:30 p.m.”); 两点, but 十二点.
Date: 年 → 月 → 号 → 星期; 星期 + number; Sunday is 星期天.
My day: who — when — where — what they do; time and place before the verb (see the table).
Weather: 很冷 — it's cold, 冷了 — it's gotten cold; about the past — no 了.
What I can do now: ask and tell the time and the date; say when my birthday is; talk about when I get up, work, have lunch, and rest; talk about the weather and say that it has changed.