下雨了 Talking About Rain in Chinese

今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ天气tiānqì很hěn好hǎo，我wǒ想xiǎng去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi东西dōngxi。

This morning the weather was lovely, and I wanted to go shopping.

中午zhōngwǔ下雨xià yǔ了le，我wǒ不bù能néng去qù商店shāngdiàn了le。

At noon it started to rain, so I couldn't go to the shop anymore.

我wǒ在zài家jiā看kàn电视diànshì，喝hē了le一yì杯bēi热rè茶chá。

I watched TV at home and drank a cup of hot tea.

我wǒ的de猫māo在zài椅子yǐzi上shàng睡觉shuìjiào。

My cat slept on the chair.

下午xiàwǔ不bú下雨xià yǔ了le，天气tiānqì好hǎo了le。

In the afternoon the rain stopped and the weather turned nice again.

我wǒ和hé我wǒ的de狗gǒu去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi东西dōngxi，我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

My dog and I went to the shop to buy things, and we were both very happy.

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Key words 生词

下雨xià yǔto rain

天气tiānqìweather

能néngcan, to be able to

电视diànshìTV

睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep

商店shāngdiànshop, store

…了 (change of state)

了 at the end of a sentence signals that a situation has changed — something new is happening now.

中午下雨了。 — At noon it started to rain.

不能 + verb

能 means "can"; put 不 in front to say something is not possible.

我不能去商店了。 — I couldn't go to the shop anymore.

在 + place + verb

To say where an action happens, put 在 + place before the verb, not after it.

我在家看电视。 — I watched TV at home.

1. Why couldn't the speaker go to the shop at noon?

2. What did the speaker drink at home?

3. Who went to the shop in the afternoon?