Mandarin · Chapter 13 · Lesson 5 · Phrase session
Bring an umbrella
Sun, cloud, pandas and the grass you are not allowed to walk on.
Why these go together
Talk about the weather and the seasons, what is growing in the park and the animals you like.
你最喜欢什么季节?
Which season do you like best?
今天有太阳,天气很好。
It's sunny today; lovely weather.
今天的云特别多,可能会下雨。
It's very cloudy today; it might rain.
下雨了,你带伞了吗?
It's raining. Have you brought an umbrella?
公园里的花都开了。
The flowers in the park are all out.
别在草上走。
Keep off the grass.
Literally: Don't walk on the grass.
熊猫是我最喜欢的动物。
Pandas are my favourite animal.
树上有一只鸟。
There's a bird in the tree.
中国的北方很冷。
The north of China is cold.
如果明天下雨,我们就不去爬山了。
If it rains tomorrow, we won't go walking in the hills.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
你最喜欢什么? (Which season do you like best?)
nǐ zuì xǐ huan shén me ___?
今天有,天气很好。 (It's sunny today; lovely weather.)
jīn tiān yǒu ___, tiān qì hěn hǎo 。
今天的特别多,可能会下雨。 (It's very cloudy today; it might rain.)
jīn tiān de ___ tè bié duō , kě néng huì xià yǔ 。
下雨了,你带了吗? (It's raining. Have you brought an umbrella?)
xià yǔ le , nǐ dài ___ liǎo ma ?
公园里的都开了。 (The flowers in the park are all out.)
gōng yuán lǐ de ___ dōu kāi le 。
别在上走。 (Keep off the grass.)
bié zài ___ shàng zǒu 。
熊猫是我最喜欢的。 (Pandas are my favourite animal.)
xióng māo shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de ___。
树上有一只。 (There's a bird in the tree.)
shù shàng yǒu yì zhī ___。
中国的很冷。 (The north of China is cold.)
zhōng guó de ___ hěn lěng 。
明天下雨,我们就不去爬山了。 (If it rains tomorrow, we won't go walking in the hills.)
___ míng tiān xià yǔ , wǒ men jiù bú qù pá shān le 。
Lesson 5 of 9 in this chapter