Dialogue
小明\uFF1A
Zhè这shì是nǐ你de的shū书ma吗？Is this your book?
小红\uFF1A
Bú不shì是，nà那shì是Xiǎo小Wáng王de的。Wǒ我yǒu有liǎng两běn本shū书，yì一běn本zài在zhuō桌zi子shang上。No, that one is Xiao Wang's. I have two books; one is on the table.
小明\uFF1A
Zhuō桌zi子shang上yǒu有shén什me么dōng东xi西？What things are on the table?
小红\uFF1A
Yǒu有yí一gè个bēi杯zi子、yí一bù部shǒu手jī机，hái还yǒu有yì一xiē些yī衣fu服。There's a cup, a phone, and also some clothes.
小明\uFF1A
Duō多shao少jiàn件yī衣fu服？How many pieces of clothing?
小红\uFF1A
Sān三gè个。Nà那ge个bēi杯zi子shì是nǐ你de的ma吗？Three. Is that cup yours?
小明\uFF1A
Shì是，nà那ge个bēi杯zi子shì是wǒ我de的。Nà那ge个shǒu手jī机shì是shéi谁de的？Yes, that cup is mine. Whose phone is that?
小红\uFF1A
Méi没yǒu有diàn电nǎo脑。Nà那ge个shǒu手jī机shì是duō多shao少qián钱de的？Wǒ我bù不zhī知dào道。There's no computer. How much is that phone? I don't know.
小红\uFF1A
Shì是，nà那xiē些yī衣fu服shì是wǒ我de的。Nǐ你de的yī衣fu服zài在yǐ椅zi子shang上。Yes, those clothes are mine. Your clothes are on the chair.
小明\uFF1A
Xiè谢xie谢！Thanks!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
东西thing这this那that哪which桌子table椅子chair杯子cup书book本classifier for books, magazines and files手机cell phone电脑computer电视television电话telephone衣服clothes有to have; there is没有haven't的possessive and descriptive particle个general classifier for people and things些some; a few多少how many; how much
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
东
西
这
那
有
没
的
个
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.
Classifiers 个/本/件
Use the correct classifier between a number/demonstrative and a noun.
有/没有 for possession
Use 有 to say someone has something; negate with 没有, not 不有.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Describe the items on your desk or in your bag. Use at least two classifiers and one 有/没有 sentence.
Frame
我的桌子上有……。有……个……，还有……。没有……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 有 to state what exists and 没有 for what is absent.
- \u2610 I paired each noun with the correct classifier (个/本/部).
- \u2610 I used 的 to show possession at least once.
- \u2610 I used 这/那 to point to specific items.