| Pinyin | 中文 | English | Pinyin | 中文 | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shénme shíhòu | 什么时候 | when | gēn | 跟 | with | |
| jīntiān | 今天 | today | xiànzài | 现在 | now | |
| zuótiān | 昨天 | yesterday | nà | 那 | then | |
| míngtiān | 明天 | tomorrow | xiàwǔ | 下午 | afternoon | |
| shàngwǔ | 上午 | late morning | zhōngwǔ | 中午 | noon |
[time], [part] = shàngwǔ, xiàwǔ, zhōngwǔ, zǎoshang, wǎnshang
[place] = xuéxiào, bàngōngshì, shāngdiàn, fàndiàn, zhèlǐ
[city] = Bě]ijīng, Shànghǎi, Xī’ān
[drink] = píjiǔ, kāfēi, chá, shuǐ, kělè, lǜ chá, hóng chá
| # | Prompt | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nǐ shénme shíhòu [qù]? | Wǒ [time] [qù]. |
| 2 | Nǐ míngtiān shénme shíhòu [lái]? | Wǒ míngtiān [part] [lái]. |
| 3 | Nǐ shénme shíhòu [qù] [place]? | Wǒ [time] [qù] [place]. |
| 4 | Wǒmen shénme shíhòu jiàn? | Wǒmen [day] [part] jiàn ba. |
| 5 | Nǐ kéyǐ [time1] qù chī fàn ma? | Bù kéyǐ. [time2] ba. |
| 6 | Ní xiǎng [day] lái ma? | Xiǎng. wǒ yào [day] [time] lái. |
| 7 | Wǒmen shénme shíhòu hē [drink]? | [time] ba |
| 8 | Ní xiǎng gēn wǒ qù [place] ma? | shénme shíhòu qù? |
| [time] hǎo ma? | Hǎode. Nà, [time] jiàn |
Suggestions for Usage
Tell the students about some events you have planned for today and tomorrow. They will fill in a planner. Use this format for your question:
[day] [time of day] [time] wǒ [activity] [activity] = qù [place], chī [food], hē [drink], jiàn [person]
Optional alternatives: zài [place] [activity], gēn [person] [activity]
| Planner 1 | jīntiān | míngtiān |
|---|---|---|
| zǎoshang | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | |
| shàngwǔ | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| zhōngwǔ | 12 | 12 |
| xiàwǔ | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| wǎnshang | 5 | 5 |
| Planner 2 | jīntiān | míngtiān |
|---|---|---|
| zǎoshang | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | |
| shàngwǔ | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| zhōngwǔ | 12 | 12 |
| xiàwǔ | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| wǎnshang | 5 | 5 |
