爸爸工作 Dad Goes to Work

我wǒ爸爸bàba在zài商店shāngdiàn工作gōngzuò。

My dad works at a store.

他tā早上zǎoshang七点qī diǎn去qù商店shāngdiàn。

He goes to the store at seven in the morning.

中午zhōngwǔ他tā不bù回家huí jiā，在zài商店shāngdiàn吃饭chī fàn。

At noon he does not go home; he eats at the store.

晚上wǎnshang六点liù diǎn，他tā回家huí jiā。

At six in the evening, he goes home.

爸爸bàba很hěn忙máng，他tā很hěn喜欢xǐhuan他tā的de工作gōngzuò。

Dad is very busy, and he likes his job a lot.

我wǒ也yě想xiǎng去qù他tā的de商店shāngdiàn看看kànkan。

I also want to go take a look at his store.

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Key words 生词

工作gōngzuòto work; job

商店shāngdiànstore; shop

中午zhōngwǔnoon

回家huí jiāto go home

忙mángbusy

点diǎno'clock

在 + place + verb — where an action happens

In Chinese the place phrase comes before the verb: 在商店工作 (at-store work), the opposite order from English 'work at the store'.

我爸爸在商店工作。 — My dad works at a store.

Time before the verb

Time words like 早上七点 come before the verb, and usually right after the subject.

他早上七点去商店。 — He goes to the store at seven in the morning.

不 — negation

Put 不 before the verb to say 'not'. Before a fourth-tone syllable it is read bú, elsewhere bù.

中午他不回家。 — At noon he does not go home.

1. Where does Dad work?

2. What time does Dad go to the store in the morning?

3. Where does Dad eat at noon?