25 min

language learning center · A2 · Lesson 1

Talking about your week

Practice this topic in Chinese: Talking about your week.

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

星期一我在家办公。

On Mondays I work from home.

马克

我每周去两次健身房。

I go to the gym twice a week.

小雨

我晚上几乎总是自己做饭。

I almost always cook in the evening.

马克

有时候我和朋友见面。

Sometimes I meet my friends.

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
  • 星期一我在家办公。

    On Mondays I work from home.

    星期一我在家办公。

  • 我每周去两次健身房。

    I go to the gym twice a week.

    我每周去两次健身房。

  • 我晚上几乎总是自己做饭。

    I almost always cook in the evening.

    我晚上几乎总是自己做饭。

  • 有时候我和朋友见面。

    Sometimes I meet my friends.

    有时候我和朋友见面。

  • 星期天我通常休息。

    On Sundays I usually rest.

    星期天我通常休息。

Notice, try, and speak

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “On Mondays I work from home.”

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “On Mondays I work from home.”

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. 星期一我在家办公。
  2. 2. 我每周去两次健身房。
  3. 3. 我晚上几乎总是自己做饭。
  4. 4. 有时候我和朋友见面。
  5. 5. 星期天我通常休息。
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