Learning Chinese HSK1 Lession 11:Telling Time in Chinese how to say before in Chinese how to say when in Chinese

1. What time is it now?

1. Conversation
A:现在几点?

[xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ?] What time is it now?

B:现在十点十分。

[xiàn zài shí diǎn shí fēn 。] It’s 10:10 now.

A: 中午几点吃饭?

[zhōng wǔ jǐ diǎn chī fàn ?] What time do you eat lunch?

B: 十二点吃饭。

[shí èr diǎn chī fàn 。] At 12 o’clock.

2. New words
1. 现在 xiànzài n. now

2.点 diăn m. o’clock

3.分 fēn m. minute

4. 中午 zhōngwŭ n. noon

5. 吃饭 chī fàn V. to eat a meal

2. When is father coming home?

1. Conversation
A:爸爸什么时候回家?

[bàba shén me shí hòu huí jiā ?] When is father coming home?

B:下午五点。

[xià wǔ wǔ diǎn 。] At five o’clock in the afternoon.

A:我们什么时候去看电影?

[wǒ men shén me shí hòu qù kàn diàn yǐng ?] When are we going to see the movie?
B:六点三十分。

[liù diǎn sān shí fēn 。] At half past six.

2. New Words
6.时候 shíhou n. time, moment

7.回 huí v. to come/go back, to return

8.我们 wǒmen pron. we, us

9. 电影 diànyǐng n. film, movie

3. Can you come back before Friday?

1. Conversation
A:我星期一去北京。

[wǒ xīng qī yī qù běi jīng 。] I’ll go to Beijing next Monday.

B:你想在北京住几天?

[nǐ xiǎng zài běi jīng zhù jǐ tiān ?] How long will you stay in Beijing?

A:住三天。

[zhù sān tiān 。] For three days.

B:星期五前能回家吗?

[xīng qī wǔ qián néng huí jiā ma ?] Can you come back before Friday?

A:能。

[néng 。] Yes, I can.

2. New Words
10. 住 zhù v. to live, to stay

11. 前 qián n. before, earlier than

Proper Noun

北京 Běijīng Beijing, capital of China

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