Dialogue
安娜\uFF1A
Qǐng请wèn问，xué学xiào校páng旁biān边yǒu有shāng商diàn店ma吗？Excuse me, is there a shop next to the school?
小王\uFF1A
Yǒu有！Xué学xiào校wài外bian边yǒu有yí一gè个shū书diàn店。Yes! Outside the school there's a bookstore.
安娜\uFF1A
Zài在nǎr哪Xué儿？xiào学qián校bian前hái边shi还hòu是bian后边？Where is it? In front of the school or behind it?
小王\uFF1A
Zài在xué学xiào校qián前bian边。Nǐ你cóng从zhèr这wǎng儿nà往bian那zǒu边shāng走，diàn商zài店zuǒ在bian左边。In front of the school. Walk from here toward that side; the shop is on the left.
安娜\uFF1A
Shū书diàn店lí离xué学xiào校yuǎn远ma吗？Is the bookstore far from the school?
小王\uFF1A
Bù不yuǎn远，wǔ五fēn分zhōng钟jiù就dào到le了。Not far, just five minutes.
安娜\uFF1A
Yuǎn远bu不yuǎn远？Wǒ我jiā家zài在xué学xiào校hòu后bian边。Is it far? My home is behind the school.
小王\uFF1A
Nǐ你jiā家zài在xué学xiào校hòu后bian边，wǒ我jiā家zài在xué学xiào校wài外bian边。Your home is behind the school; my home is outside the school.
安娜\uFF1A
Nǐ你zhù住xué学xiào校páng旁biān边ma吗？Do you live next to the school?
小王\uFF1A
Shì是，wǒ我zhù住zài在zhè这bian边。Shū书diàn店lǐ里yǒu有hěn很duō多shū书。Yes, I live around here. The bookstore has lots of books.
安娜\uFF1A
Xiè谢xie谢nǐ你！Thank you!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
里inside; in外outside外边outside这边this side那边over there这儿here那儿there哪里where?哪儿where?上on; above; to attend下below; next; to go down前front后empress边side在at; in; to be doing住to live房间room家home; family学校school商店store
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
里
外
上
下
前
后
在
家
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Question words in place
Keep 什么, 哪 and 几 in the same position as the missing information.
吗 yes-no questions
Add 吗 to a statement to ask a neutral yes-no question.
在 + place
Use 在 before a place word to say where someone is or does something.
Location words 里/外/上/下/前/后
Attach 里, 外, 上, 下, 前, 后 after a noun to specify position.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Describe where your home, school, and a nearby shop are in relation to each other. Use at least three location words.
Frame
我家在……。学校在家的……边。商店在学校……边。从……到……不远。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 在 + place to state locations.
- \u2610 I used at least three direction words (里/外/前/后/旁边).
- \u2610 I used 这儿/那儿 or 这边/那边 for reference points.
- \u2610 My description gives a clear sense of relative positions.