开车去北京 Drive to Beijing

今天jīntiān天气tiānqì很hěn好hǎo，我们wǒmen开车kāichē去qù北京Běijīng。

Today the weather is very good, and we are driving to Beijing.

现在xiànzài是shì上午shàngwǔ九jiǔ点diǎn，我们wǒmen很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

It is nine in the morning now, and we are very happy.

北京Běijīng有yǒu我们wǒmen的de朋友péngyou，他tā叫jiào王明Wáng Míng。

Beijing has our friend; his name is Wang Ming.

我们wǒmen想xiǎng去qù他tā家jiā喝茶hē chá。

We want to go to his home to drink tea.

王明Wáng Míng说shuō：“你们nǐmen来lái了le，太tài好hǎo了le！”

Wang Ming says, "You've come, that's wonderful!"

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Key words 生词

开车kāichēto drive

天气tiānqìweather

高兴gāoxìnghappy

朋友péngyoufriend

喝茶hē cháto drink tea

现在xiànzàinow

开车 — to drive (a car)

开 (to operate) plus 车 (vehicle) together mean 'to drive'; it works like a normal verb before a destination.

我们开车去北京。 — We are driving to Beijing.

有 — there is / there are

有 says that something exists at a place: place + 有 + person or thing.

北京有我们的朋友。 — Beijing has our friend.

想 + verb — to want to do something

想 sits right before another verb to say you want to do that action.

我们想去他家喝茶。 — We want to go to his home to drink tea.

1. How is the weather today?

2. What time is it in the morning?

3. What is their friend's name?