HSK 1 Conversational Chinese 第七课 你什么时候能来Lesson 7 When can you come? Text 3

Shālì lái Běijīng yí gè yuè le. Tā hěn xiǎng bàba hé māma,

莎莉 来 北京  一 个  月  了。她 很  想    爸爸 和  妈妈，

tā māma xià gè yuè lái Běijīng, néng zài Běijīng zhù yí gè xīngqī.

她 妈妈   下  个  月  来 北京， 能    在 北京   住 一 个  星期。

Sally has been in Beijing for one month. She misses her dad and mom very much; her mom will come to Beijing next month and can stay in Beijing for one week.

语法点 Language Points

1. 能愿动词“能”：用在动词前，表示有一种能力或可能性。例如：

The modal verb“能”：used in front of the verb to express a type of ability or possibility.

For example:

这儿的水不能喝。

You can’t drink the water here.

我妈妈能来北京一个星期。

My mom can come to Beijing for one week.

你能来北京吗？

Can you come to Beijing? 

 

2. 心理动词“想”：此处意思是“想念”，可以用程度副词修饰。例如：

The psychological verb“想”：here it means “to miss”. It can be modified by adverbs of degree. For example:

我想家了。

I miss home.

我很想爸爸妈妈。

I miss my mom and dad very much. 

 

3. 介词“在”：后面加表示位置的词语组成介词短语，修饰后面的谓语，表示动作行为发生的位置。例如： 

The preposition“在”：It forms a prepositional phrase when followed by words indicating a place or position. The prepositional phrase modifies the predicate,to indicate the place or position the action or behavior takes place at. For example:

我在北京学习汉语。

[I in Beijing study Chinese] I study Chinese in Beijing.

我在商店买水果。

[I at shop buy fruit] I buy fruit at the shop.

我在饭馆吃饭。

[I at restaurant eat] I eat at the restaurant. 

 

4. 量词“个”：使用范围最广的个体量词。在表示一个完整个体的意思时，可以用“个”。例如：

The measure word“个”：the most wide-ranging individual measure word. We can use “个”when referring to a complete or whole individual unit. For example：

一个人、一个朋友、一个苹果、一个字

One person, one friend, one apple, one character

如果是一个完整的时间段，一般也可以用“个”。例如：

We generally also use “个” to refer to a whole period of time. For example:

一年有十二个月。

There are twelve months in one year.

一个月有四个星期。

There are four weeks in one month.

注意：“年”和“分钟”不能用“个”。

Note：“年”and“分钟”cannot be used with“个”. 

 

5. 时量补语：用在动词后，表示动作持续时间的长短。例如：

Time complements: used after the verb to indicate the duration of time the action lasts. For example:

我妈妈能在北京住一个星期。

My mom can stay in Beijing for one week.

我在北京住了三天。