Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 37
我在看书I'm reading
I'm reading chapter.
Dialogue
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我在看书— I'm reading
- 朋月友天, 你在做什么?What are you doing?
- 友天我在看书. 你呢?Reading. You?
- 朋月我正在吃饭.Eating right now.
- 友天小白呢?And Xiao Bai?
- 朋月她病了, 坐着喝茶.She's sick — sitting and drinking tea.
- 友天我们都做不一样的事.We're all doing different things.
Vocabulary
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- 在
adverbin the middle of (V)
- 正
adverbright now
- 正在
expressionright now (V-ing)
- 着
auxiliary(continuous particle)
New characters
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- 做
(in 做过 = have done)
做过 zuò guo — have done- 正
right now
正在 zhèngzài — right now (V-ing)- 着
(continuous)
- 事
matter (recall Bk1)
故事 gùshi — story同事 tóngshì — colleague
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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zhèngright nowWriting
zhe(continuous)Writing
Grammar
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进行体 — 在 / 正在
Explanation
主语 + (正)在 + V = "subject is V-ing right now". 例: 我在看书 / 我正在吃饭. 否定: 没在 / 不在 + V.
Examples
- 友天, 你在做什么?What are you doing?
Pronunciation
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