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HSK1·Lesson 14

I Watched a Movie

我看了一个电影

Be able to understand and use the aspect particle "了(2)" to express the occurrence or completion of an action. | Master the use of the scope adverb "都". | Master the basic use of some separable words. | Understand and be able to describe learning process.

Text 1

在教室里，下课后，白家月和陈天中在谈论上一次课外旅行。

zài jiào shì lǐ ， xià kè hòu ， bái jiā yuè hé chén tiān zhōng zài tán lùn shàng yí cì kè wài lǚ xíng 。

After class, Bai Jiayue and Chen Tianzhong were talking about their last school trip in the classroom.

白家月 (Bai Jiayue)你们上火车后看见王老师了吗？
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)没看见。中午车开后，有些人在看书，有些人睡觉了。
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)你呢？
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我看了一个电影。

Text 2

在课堂上，王一飞问学生们的学习情况。

zài kè táng shàng ， wáng yì fēi wèn xué shēng men de xué xí qíng kuàng 。

In class, Wang Yifei was asking the students about their learning process.

王一飞 (Wang Yifei)你们会说汉语了，也会写汉字了吗？
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)我们都会写了。
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)老师，我听不见。
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)请大家不要说话！请听老师的问题：你们都会写哪些汉字了？
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我会写这些字了，您看！

Text 3

在家里，刘明和王一雪在谈论孩子的升学情况。

zài jiā lǐ ， liú míng hé wáng yì xuě zài tán lùn hái zi de shēng xué qíng kuàng 。

At home, Liu Ming and Wang Yixue were talking about their children's school admission.

刘明 (Liu Ming)明年女儿上中学。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)对。儿子也上小学了。
刘明 (Liu Ming)我们家有了一个中学生。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)还有了一个小学生。
刘明 (Liu Ming)上学后，他们都忙了。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)是的。太晚了，睡觉吧。
HanziPinyinEnglish
上shànggo up; get on; board
火车huǒchētrain
中午zhōngwǔnoon
开kāi(of vehicles) depart; leave
有些yǒuxiē(indicating a part) some
有的yǒudesome
了leused after a verb to indicate the completion of an action
写xiěwrite

pair_work

两人一组，说说上星期六或星期日你都做了什么。

Work in pairs and talk about what you did last Saturday or Sunday.

e.g. 我星期六上午上了中文课，中午吃了饭后休息了一下，下午去商店买了一些东西，晚上和朋友吃了晚饭。……

都dōuall; both
听见tīngjiànhear
不要búyàodon't
说话shuōhuàsay; speak; talk
听tīnglisten to; hear
哪些nǎxiēwhich
字zìcharacter; word
汉语HànyǔChinese language
汉字HànzìChinese character
明年míngniánnext year
中学zhōngxuémiddle school
小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle school student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; pupil
上学shàngxuéstart school; go to school
他们tāmenthey; them
她们tāmen(referring to female people) they; them
它们tāmen(plural of 它) they; them; their
晚wǎnlate

Aspect Particle "了(2)" (le)

The aspect particle "了(2)" (le) is placed after a verb to indicate that an action has occurred or been completed. When negating, "没" (méi) is used instead, and "了" (le) is omitted.

  • 我看了一个电影。 (Wǒ kànle yí gè diànyǐng.)

    I watched a movie.

  • 我买了一个新电脑。 (Wǒ mǎile yī gè xīn diànnǎo.)

    I bought a new computer.

  • 我昨天没去商店买东西。 (Wǒ zuótiān méi qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.)

    I didn't go to the shop to buy things yesterday.

Separable Words (1)

In this volume, words such as "上课" (shàng kè), "下课" (xià kè), "上班" (shàng bān), "下班" (xià bān), "说话" (shuō huà), "读书" (dú shū), "睡觉" (shuì jiào), "看病" (kàn bìng), and "生病" (shēng bìng) belong to a special type of verbal structure. These words can be either combined or separated: when combined, they function as single words; when elements are inserted between their components, they become phrases. Therefore, they are referred to as separable words. When separable words are split, the types of elements that can be inserted are limited.

  • 睡觉

    Separated: 睡了觉；睡了一觉

  • 上课

    Separated: 上了课；上中文课

  • 下班

    Separated: 下了班

  • 生病

    Separated: 生了病；生了大病

  • 说话

    Separated: 说了话；说了很多话

Scope Adverb "都" (dōu)

The scope adverb "都" (dōu) means "all" or "in general". The object being generalized is placed before "都" (dōu). When negating, the negative word is placed after "都" (dōu).

  • 我们都会写了。 (Wǒmen dōu huì xiě le.)

    We can all write them now.

  • 我和我的朋友们都去。 (Wǒ hé wǒ de péngyǒumen dōu qù.)

    My friends and I are all going.

  • 同学们都没听见。 (Tóngxuémen dōu méi tīngjiàn.)

    None of the students heard.