| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| 我们要跟同学(pause with a tap of the finger)图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué (pause with a tap of the finger) túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| 我们要跟同学(pause with a tap of the finger)图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué (pause with a tap of the finger) túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| 在 (zài) |
| 在 (zài) |
| 我们要跟同学在图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué zài túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| 我们要跟同学在图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué zài túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| "We are going to do homework with classmates at the library." |
| We use 在 in this sentence because it's the preposition that tells us where the action happens. It's placed right before the location — here, 图书馆 — to show where you're doing the homework. |
| 也 is an adverb, meaning "also," "too," or "as well.l" |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| 她要(pause with a tap of the finger)朋友在电影院看电影。 (Tā yào (pause with a tap of the finger) péngyou zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng.) |
| 她要(pause with a tap of the finger)朋友在电影院看电影。 (Tā yào (pause with a tap of the finger) péngyou zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng.) |
| 跟 (gēn) |
| 跟 (gēn) |
| 她要跟朋友在电影院看电影。 (Tā yào gēn péngyou zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng.) |
| 她要跟朋友在电影院看电影。 (Tā yào gēn péngyou zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng.) |
| "She's going to watch a movie with her friends at the cinema." |
| We use 跟 in this sentence because it's the word for "with" in this structure. "的 (de)" is a possessive or descriptive particle — it does not express "with." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| 明天我弟弟要跟妈妈去超市 (pause with a tap of the finger)。 (Míngtiān wǒ dìdi yào gēn māma qù chāoshì mǎi cài.) |
| 明天我弟弟要跟妈妈去超市 (pause with a tap of the finger)。 (Míngtiān wǒ dìdi yào gēn māma qù chāoshì mǎi cài.) |
| 买菜 (mǎi cài) |
| 买菜 (mǎi cài) |
| 明天我弟弟要跟妈妈去超市买菜。 (Míngtiān wǒ dìdi yào gēn māma qù chāoshì mǎi cài.) |
| 明天我弟弟要跟妈妈去超市买菜。 (Míngtiān wǒ dìdi yào gēn māma qù chāoshì mǎi cài.) |
| "Tomorrow my younger brother is going to do grocery shopping with Mom at the supermarket." |
| We use 买菜 (mǎi cài) in this sentence because it means "to buy groceries." 漂亮 is an adjective meaning beautiful, which is not grammatically correct here. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| 我们 (wǒmen) |
| 我们要 (Wǒmen yào) |
| 我们要跟 (Wǒmen yào gēn) |
| 我们要跟老师 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī) |
| 我们要跟老师在 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zài) |
| 我们要跟老师在 实验室 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zà shíyànshì) |
| 我们要跟老师在 实验室做 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zà shíyànshì zuò) |
| 我们要跟老师在实验室做实验。 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zài shíyànshì zuò shíyàn.) |
| "We're going to do experiments with the teacher in the lab." |
| 我们要跟老师在实验室做实验。 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zài shíyànshì zuò shíyàn.) |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "He is going to play soccer with his dad in the park on Sunday." |
| 他星期天要(跟妈妈 or 跟爸爸)在公园踢足球。 (Tā xīngqītiān yào (gēn māma or gēn bàba) zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.) |
| 他星期天要(跟妈妈 or 跟爸爸)在公园踢足球。 (Tā xīngqītiān yào (gēn māma or gēn bàba) zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.) |
| 跟爸爸 (gēn bàba) |
| 跟爸爸 (gēn bàba) |
| 他星期天要跟爸爸在公园踢足球。 (Tā xīngqītiān yào gēn bàba zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.) |
| "He is going to play soccer with his dad in the park on Sunday." |
| We use the phrase 跟爸爸 "with dad" completes the [跟 + person] part of the sentence pattern, and matches the context of the activity. 跟妈妈 "with mom" is grammatically fine, but doesn't match the intended meaning here. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "Today I'm going to have lunch with colleagues at the restaurant." |
| 我今天要跟同事(在餐厅 or 在医院)吃午饭。 (Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn tóngshì (zài cāntīng or zài yīyuàn) chī wǔfàn.) |
| 我今天要跟同事(在餐厅 or 在医院)吃午饭。 (Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn tóngshì (zài cāntīng or zài yīyuàn) chī wǔfàn.) |
| 在餐厅 (zài cāntīng) |
| 在餐厅 (zài cāntīng) |
| 我今天要跟同事在餐厅吃午饭。 (Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn tóngshì zài cāntīng chī wǔfàn.) |
| "Today I'm going to have lunch with colleagues at the restaurant." |
| We use 在餐厅 because it means "at the restaurant." The location marker 在 is required before the place. 在医院 means "at the hospital." |
| Let's translate some sentences into Chinese. |
| Translate "They are going to discuss work with clients in the meeting room next week." into Chinese. |
| 他们 (tāmen) — the subject, meaning "they," |
| next |
| 下周 (xiàzhōu) — meaning "next week," |
| followed by |
| 要 (yào) — the verb meaning "going to," |
| next |
| 跟客户 (gēn kèhù) — meaning "with clients," |
| followed by |
| 在会议室 (zài huìyìshì) — meaning "in the meeting room," |
| next |
| 谈工作 (tán gōngzuò) — the verb phrase meaning "to discuss work." |
| Here, we highlight 要 (yào), which shows intention. It introduces what the subject plans to do. |
| 他们下周要跟客户在会议室谈工作。 (Tāmen xiàzhōu yào gēn kèhù zài huìyìshì tán gōngzuò.) |
| 他们下周要跟客户在会议室谈工作。 (Tāmen xiàzhōu yào gēn kèhù zài huìyìshì tán gōngzuò.) |
| "They are going to discuss work with clients in the meeting room next week." |
| Translate "Younger sister is going to cook with grandpa in the kitchen." into Chinese. |
| 妹妹 (mèimei) — the subject, meaning "younger sister," |
| followed by |
| 要 (yào) — meaning "going to," |
| next |
| 跟爷爷 (gēn yéye) — meaning "with grandpa," |
| followed by |
| 在厨房 (zài chúfáng) — meaning "in the kitchen," |
| next |
| 做饭 (zuò fàn) — the verb phrase meaning "to cook." |
| Let's focus on 跟 (gēn), which means "with." It links the subject with the person they'll be doing the action with — in this case, grandpa. |
| 妹妹要跟爷爷在厨房做饭。 (Mèimei yào gēn yéye zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) |
| 妹妹要跟爷爷在厨房做饭。 (Mèimei yào gēn yéye zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) |
| "Younger sister is going to cook with grandpa in the kitchen." |
| Translate "I am going to chat with classmates at the café this weekend." into Chinese. |
| 我 (wǒ) — the subject, meaning "I," |
| followed by |
| 周末 (zhōumò) — meaning "weekend," |
| next |
| 要 (yào) — the verb meaning "going to," |
| followed by |
| 跟同学 (gēn tóngxué) — meaning "with classmates," |
| next |
| 在咖啡店 (zài kāfēidiàn) — meaning "at the café," |
| followed by |
| 聊天 (liáotiān) — the verb meaning "to chat." |
| Here, we highlight 在 (zài), which marks the location of the action. It comes before the place where the activity happens — here, the café. |
| 我周末要跟同学在咖啡店聊天。 (Wǒ zhōumò yào gēn tóngxué zài kāfēidiàn liáotiān.) |
| 我周末要跟同学在咖啡店聊天。 (Wǒ zhōumò yào gēn tóngxué zài kāfēidiàn liáotiān.) |
| "I am going to chat with classmates at the café this weekend." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which grammar point do you hear in each sentence? |
| 我们要跟同学在图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué zài túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| 我们要跟同学在图书馆做作业。 (Wǒmen yào gēn tóngxué zài túshūguǎn zuò zuòyè.) |
| Did you hear, 跟同学? 跟同学, meaning "with classmates," is used before the location and verb phrase to show who you're doing the activity with. |
| How about...? |
| 我们要跟老师在实验室做实验。 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zài shíyànshì zuò shíyàn.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| 我们要跟老师在实验室做实验。 (Wǒmen yào gēn lǎoshī zài shíyànshì zuò shíyàn.) |
| Did you hear, 在实验室? 在实验室, meaning "in the lab," 在 (zài) marks the location in this structure. |
| Next… |
| 他星期天要跟爸爸在公园踢足球。 (Tā xīngqītiān yào gēn bàba zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.) |
| One more time. |
| 他星期天要跟爸爸在公园踢足球。 (Tā xīngqītiān yào gēn bàba zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.) |
| Did you hear, 他要? 他要, meaning "he is going to," is used before the rest of the sentence to express intent. |
| And... |
| 妹妹要跟爷爷在厨房做饭。 (Mèimei yào gēn yéye zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) |
| One more time. |
| 妹妹要跟爷爷在厨房做饭。 (Mèimei yào gēn yéye zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) |
| Did you hear, 跟爷爷? 跟爷爷, meaning "with grandpa," 跟 (gēn) links the subject to the companion. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about making and discussing plans in Chinese. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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