| Pinyin | 中文 | English | Pinyin | 中文 | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gànshénme | 干什么 | what are you doing? | shì | 事 | matter, affair | |
| xīngqī | 星期 | week | kǎoyā | 烤鸭 | roast duck | |
| xīngqī jǐ | 星期几 | which day | diǎnzhōng | 点钟 | hour o’clock | |
| bàn | 半 | half | yíkè | 一刻 | one quarter hour | |
| zǎo yìdiǎn | 早一点 | a little earlier | wǎn yìdiǎn | 晚一点 | a little later |
[time] = [part] = shàngwǔ, xiàwǔ, zhōngwǔ, zǎoshang, wǎnshang
[time] = [hour] = yì diǎnzhōng, … , shí er diǎnzhōng, X diǎn bàn, X diǎn (yí/sān) kè
[place] = xuéxiào, bàngōngshì, shāngdiàn, fàndiàn, zhèlǐ
[city] = Běijīng, Shànghǎi, Xī’ān
[drink] = píjiǔ, kāfēi, chá, shuǐ, kělè, lǜ chá, hóng chá
| # | Prompt | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nǐ jí diǎn qù? | Wǒ [hour] diǎn qù. |
| 2 | Nǐ míngtiān shénme shíhòu lái? | Wǒ míngtiān [hour] diǎn lái. |
| 3 | Nǐ jí diǎn qù [place]? | Wǒ [hour] diǎn qù [place]. |
| 4 | Nǐ [time] gàn shénme? | Wǒ méi shì / Wó yǒu shì / Wǒ qù [place] |
| 5 | Wǒmen shénme shíhòu jiàn? | Wǒmen [part] [hour] diǎn jiàn ba. |
| 6 | Nǐ kéyǐ [time1] chī fàn ma? | Bù kéyǐ. [time2] ba. |
| 7 | Ní xiǎng [time] lái ma? | Xiǎng. wǒ yào [time] qù. |
| 8 | Wǒmen shénme shíhòu hē [drink]? | [day] [time] diǎn ba? |
| 9 | Nǐ míngtiān shénme shíhòu qù [place]? | Míngtiān [time] qù. |
Suggestions for this activity
Tell the participants about some events you have planned for next week. They will fill in the planner. Then ask the questions about the events.
Use this type of sentence to describe the activities:
- Xīngqī [day] [time of day] [time] wǒ [activity]
- [activity] = qù [place], chī [food], hē [drink], jiàn [person]
- more complex activities: zài [place] [activity], gēn [person] [activity]
Then query the students with these questions:
- Wǒ shénme shíhòu [activity] ？
- Wǒ xīngqī [day] [time] gànshénme?
- Wǒ xīngqī [day] gànshénme?
| qiántiān | zuótian | jīntiān | míngtiān | hòutiān | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xīngqī tiān | xīngqī yī | xīngqī èr | xīngqī sān | xīngqī sì | xīngqī wǔ | xīngqīl iù | |
| zǎoshang | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| shàngwǔ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| zhōngwǔ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| xiàwǔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| wǎnshang | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
