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language learning center · A1 · Lesson 6

Ask simple questions

Practice this topic in Chinese: Ask simple questions.

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

你住在哪里?

Where do you live?

马克

你周末做什么?

What do you do at weekends?

小雨

课程什么时候开始?

When does the class start?

马克

你和谁一起去?

Who are you going with?

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
  • 你住在哪里?

    Where do you live?

    你住在哪里?

  • 你周末做什么?

    What do you do at weekends?

    你周末做什么?

  • 课程什么时候开始?

    When does the class start?

    课程什么时候开始?

  • 你和谁一起去?

    Who are you going with?

    你和谁一起去?

  • 你为什么学中文?

    Why do you study Chinese?

    你为什么学中文?

Notice, try, and speak

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Where do you live?”

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Where do you live?”

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. 你住在哪里?
  2. 2. 你周末做什么?
  3. 3. 课程什么时候开始?
  4. 4. 你和谁一起去?
  5. 5. 你为什么学中文?
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