20 min

language learning center · A1 · Lesson 5

My daily routine

Practice this topic in Chinese: My daily routine.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

小雨

我七点起床。

I get up at seven.

马克

我在家吃早饭。

I have breakfast at home.

小雨

我坐公交车去上班。

I go to work by bus.

马克

下午我学中文。

In the afternoon I study Chinese.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • 我七点起床。

    I get up at seven.

    我七点起床。

  • 我在家吃早饭。

    I have breakfast at home.

    我在家吃早饭。

  • 我坐公交车去上班。

    I go to work by bus.

    我坐公交车去上班。

  • 下午我学中文。

    In the afternoon I study Chinese.

    下午我学中文。

  • 我通常八点吃晚饭。

    I normally have dinner at eight.

    我通常八点吃晚饭。

Notice, try, and speak

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “I get up at seven.”

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “I get up at seven.”

Make it yours

Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Chinese in a real conversation

  1. 1. 我七点起床。
  2. 2. 我在家吃早饭。
  3. 3. 我坐公交车去上班。
  4. 4. 下午我学中文。
  5. 5. 我通常八点吃晚饭。
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