Mandarin · Chapter 5 · Lesson 19 · Phrase session
I'm not well
Feeling ill, getting better, and the sport that was supposed to prevent it.
Why these go together
Say you are ill or tired, pass on the doctor's advice, and talk about the sport you do.
你身体怎么样？
How are you keeping?
Literally: Your body how is it?
我生病了，今天不去学校。
I'm ill, so I'm not going to school today.
医生让我多休息。
The doctor told me to rest more.
你吃药了吗？
Have you taken your medicine?
我觉得很累。
I feel really tired.
我早上去跑步。
I go running in the morning.
我喜欢打篮球，也喜欢游泳。
I like playing basketball, and swimming too.
我一个星期游泳三次。
I swim three times a week.
别喝太多咖啡。
Don't drink too much coffee.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
你怎么样？ (How are you keeping?)
nǐ ___ zěn me yàng ？
我了，今天不去学校。 (I'm ill, so I'm not going to school today.)
wǒ ___ liǎo ， jīn tiān bú qù xué xiào 。
医生让我多。 (The doctor told me to rest more.)
yī shēng ràng wǒ duō ___。
你吃了吗？ (Have you taken your medicine?)
nǐ chī ___ liǎo ma ？
我觉得很。 (I feel really tired.)
wǒ jué de hěn ___。
我早上去。 (I go running in the morning.)
wǒ zǎo shàng qù ___。
我喜欢，也喜欢游泳。 (I like playing basketball, and swimming too.)
wǒ xǐ huan ___， yě xǐ huan yóu yǒng 。
我一个星期游泳三。 (I swim three times a week.)
wǒ yí gè xīng qī yóu yǒng sān ___。
别喝太多。 (Don't drink too much coffee.)
bié hē tài duō ___。
Lesson 19 of 22 in this chapter