| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The concert is from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM." |
| 音乐会从晚上八点(pause with a tap of the finger)十点。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn (pause with a tap of the finger)shí diǎn.) |
| 音乐会从晚上八点(pause with a tap of the finger)十点。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn (pause with a tap of the finger)shí diǎn.) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 音乐会从晚上八点到十点。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn.) |
| 音乐会从晚上八点到十点。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn.) |
| "The concert is from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM." |
| We use 到 here because it follows the pattern 从 + [starting time] + 到 + [ending time], which means "from... to..." and is used to show a time range with a clear start and end. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "The store is open until 7:00 PM." |
| 商店开(pause with a tap of the finger)晚上七点。 (Shāngdiàn kāi (pause with a tap of the finger) wǎnshang qī diǎn.) |
| 商店开(pause with a tap of the finger)晚上七点。 (Shāngdiàn kāi (pause with a tap of the finger) wǎnshang qī diǎn.) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 商店开到晚上七点。 (Shāngdiàn kāi dào wǎnshang qī diǎn.) |
| 商店开到晚上七点。 (Shāngdiàn kāi dào wǎnshang qī diǎn.) |
| "The store is open until 7:00 PM." |
| 到 is used to indicate the ending time — it shows how long the store stays open. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "Breakfast is from 7:30 AM." |
| 早餐从早上七点半(pause with a tap of the finger)。 (Zǎocān cóng zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn (pause with a tap of the finger).) |
| 早餐从早上七点半(pause with a tap of the finger)。 (Zǎocān cóng zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn (pause with a tap of the finger).) |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) |
| 早餐从早上七点半开始。 (Zǎocān cóng zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| 早餐从早上七点半开始。 (Zǎocān cóng zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| "Breakfast is from 7:30 AM." |
| Again, 开始 tells us when something begins — it finishes the sentence naturally after the time. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| 图书馆 (túshūguǎn) |
| 图书馆开 (Túshūguǎn kāi) |
| 图书馆开到 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào) |
| 图书馆开到下午 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào xiàwǔ) |
| 图书馆开到下午五点半。 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.) |
| "The library is open until 5:30 PM." |
| 图书馆开到下午五点半。 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.) |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| 电影从凌晨一点(开始 or 到)。 (Diànyǐng cóng língchén yī diǎn (kāishǐ or dào).) |
| 电影从凌晨一点(开始 or 到)。 (Diànyǐng cóng língchén yī diǎn (kāishǐ or dào).) |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) |
| 电影从凌晨一点开始。 (Diànyǐng cóng língchén yī diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| "The movie is from 1:00 AM." |
| We use 开始 here to show when the movie begins. It completes the structure '从 + time + 开始' to express a starting point. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| 餐厅开(到 or 开始)晚上十一点。 (Cāntīng kāi (dào or kāishǐ) wǎnshang shíyī diǎn.) |
| 餐厅开(到 or 开始)晚上十一点。 (Cāntīng kāi (dào or kāishǐ) wǎnshang shíyī diǎn.) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 到 (dào) |
| 餐厅开到晚上十一点。 (Cāntīng kāi dào wǎnshang shíyī diǎn.) |
| "The restaurant is open until 11:00 PM." |
| We use 到 to indicate the end time. It links the action to when it finishes — here, when the restaurant closes. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Chinese. |
| Translate "The lesson is from 9:00 AM." into Chinese. |
| 课程 (kèchéng) — the subject, meaning "lesson," |
| followed by |
| 从 (cóng) — the preposition meaning "from," |
| next |
| 早上 (zǎoshang) — meaning "morning," |
| followed by |
| 九点 (jiǔ diǎn) — meaning "9 o'clock," |
| next |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) — the verb meaning "to start." |
| We use 从 + [time] + 开始 to say when something begins. |
| In this sentence, 课程从早上九点开始 means "The lesson starts from 9:00 AM." |
| The word 开始 means "to start," and 从 means "from," which marks the starting point in time. |
| 课程从早上九点开始。 (Kèchéng cóng zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| 课程从早上九点开始。 (Kèchéng cóng zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| "The lesson is from 9:00 AM. |
| Translate "The pharmacy is open until 8:00 PM." into Chinese. |
| 药店 (yàodiàn) — the subject, meaning "pharmacy," |
| followed by |
| 开 (kāi) — the verb meaning "to open" or "is open," |
| next |
| 到 (dào) — the preposition meaning "until," |
| followed by |
| 晚上 (wǎnshang) — meaning "evening," |
| next |
| 八点 (bā diǎn) — meaning "8 o'clock." |
| We use 到 + [time] to describe how long a place remains open. |
| In this case, 药店开到晚上八点 means "The pharmacy is open until 8:00 PM." |
| The word 到 means "until" and tells us the end point in time. |
| 药店开到晚上八点。 (Yàodiàn kāi dào wǎnshang bā diǎn.) |
| 药店开到晚上八点。 (Yàodiàn kāi dào wǎnshang bā diǎn.) |
| "The pharmacy is open until 8:00 PM. |
| Translate "Dinner is from 7:30 PM." into Chinese. |
| 晚餐 (wǎncān) — the subject, meaning "dinner," |
| next |
| 从 (cóng) — meaning "from," |
| followed by |
| 晚上 (wǎnshang) — meaning "evening," |
| next |
| 七点半 (qī diǎn bàn) — meaning "7:30," |
| followed by |
| 开始 (kāishǐ) — meaning "to start." |
| This follows the same 从 + [time] + 开始 pattern. |
| We use it to say when something starts. Here, 晚餐从晚上七点半开始 means "Dinner is from 7:30 PM." |
| 开始 tells us the action begins, and 从 marks the starting time. |
| 晚餐从晚上七点半开始。 (Wǎncān cóng wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| 晚餐从晚上七点半开始。 (Wǎncān cóng wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| "Dinner is from 7:30 PM. |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which time expression is used in the sentences? |
| 音乐会从晚上八点开始。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| 音乐会从晚上八点开始。 (Yīnyuèhuì cóng wǎnshang bā diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| Did you hear 晚上八点? |
| 晚上八点 (wǎnshang bā diǎn) means "8:00 PM." |
| It's a common way to express time in the evening in Chinese. |
| How about...? |
| 图书馆开到下午五点半。 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| 图书馆开到下午五点半。 (Túshūguǎn kāi dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.) |
| Did you hear 下午五点半? |
| 下午五点半 (xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn) means "5:30 PM." |
| It uses 下午 for "afternoon" and 半 for "half past." |
| Next… |
| 电影从凌晨一点开始。 (Diànyǐng cóng língchén yī diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| One more time. |
| 电影从凌晨一点开始。 (Diànyǐng cóng língchén yī diǎn kāishǐ.) |
| Did you hear 凌晨一点? |
| 凌晨一点 (língchén yī diǎn) means "1:00 AM." |
| 凌晨 means "before dawn"; it is commonly used from about 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM. |
| And... |
| 晚餐从晚上七点半开始。 (Wǎncān cóng wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| One more time. |
| 晚餐从晚上七点半开始。 (Wǎncān cóng wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) |
| Did you hear 晚上七点半? |
| 晚上七点半 (wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn) means "7:30 PM." |
| This is a typical way to say evening time using 半 for "half past." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about policies at a hotel in Chinese. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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