Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 27
我家在那儿My home is over there
Say where your home and school are, talk about rooms, buildings and the library, and invite a friend over to sit down.
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我家在那儿— My home is over there
- 高朋文山, 你家在哪儿?Where's your home?
- 文山我家在大路的左边, 那个大楼里.On the left side of the main road, in that big building.
- 高朋哪一个房间?Which room?
- 文山十楼五号. 有两间房间. 房间里有大床.Floor 10, number 5. There are two rooms. There's a big bed in the room.
- 高朋学校呢?And the school?
- 文山学校在大路的右边. 图书馆在教学楼旁边.The school is on the right side of the main road. The library is next to the teaching building.
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门外的人— Someone outside the door
- 大友高朋, 谁在门外?Who's outside the door?
- 高朋我朋友. 他在外边.My friend. He's outside.
- 大友请他来! 房间里有椅子.Tell him to come! There are chairs inside.
- 高朋好. 我们坐这儿吧.OK. Let's sit here.
- 大友太好了! 坐下吧, 一起喝茶.Great! Sit down and let's have tea together.
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- 学校
nounschool
- 教学楼
nounteaching building
- 图书馆
nounlibrary
- 房间
nounroom
- 房子
nounhouse
- 楼
nounbuilding
- 路
nounroad
- 门
noundoor
- 床
nounbed
- 椅子
nounchair
- 间
measure word(measure word for rooms)
- 坐下
verbto sit down
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- 路
road
走路 zǒu lù — walk路上 lùshang — on the way; in the course of a journey路线 lùxiàn — route; itinerary- 楼
building
教学楼 jiàoxuélóu — teaching building- 房
(in 房间)
房间 fángjiān — room房子 fángzi — house- 床
bed
起床 qǐ chuáng — get up- 图
(in 图书馆 = library)
图书馆 túshūguǎn — library- 馆
(in 图书馆 = library)
图书馆 túshūguǎn — library体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; sports hall- 门
door
出门 chū//mén — leave home; go out大门 dàmén — front gate; main entrance- 椅
(in 椅子)
椅子 yǐzi — chair- 坐
sit; ride
坐下 zuòxia — sit down
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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lóubuildingWriting
lùroadWriting
méndoorWriting
fáng(in 房间)Recognition
chuángbedRecognition
yǐ(in 椅子)Recognition
xiàoschool (in 学校)Recognition
jiāoteachRecognition
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Pinning down location
Explanation
Continuation of ch25. With composite locatives: 学校里 / 教学楼前 / 房子的左边. Q: X 在哪儿? A: X 在 [place] [上/下/里/外...].
Examples
- 我家在大路的左边.My home is left of the main road.
- 图书馆在学校里.The library is in the school.
- 床在房间中间.Bed is in the middle of the room.
- 门外有人.Someone's outside the door.
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Measure words: 间 and 家
Explanation
Count rooms with 间: 两间房间 (two rooms). Count shops and restaurants with 家: 一家商店 (a shop), 这家饭店 (this restaurant). 这, 那 and 哪 take a measure word too: 这家饭店, 哪一个房间 (which room).
Examples
- 我家有两间房间.My home has two rooms.
- 这家饭店真好.This restaurant is really nice.
- 学校里有一家商店.There's a shop in the school.
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