在学校学习 Studying at School

我wǒ在zài学校xuéxiào学习xuéxí汉语Hànyǔ。

I study Chinese at school.

我们wǒmen的de老师lǎoshī是shì中国Zhōngguó人rén，她tā很hěn好hǎo。

Our teacher is Chinese, and she is very nice.

上午shàngwǔ我们wǒmen学xué写xiě汉字Hànzì。

In the morning we learn to write Chinese characters.

我wǒ写xiě的de字zì不太bú tài好hǎo，老师lǎoshī说shuō没关系méi guānxi。

The characters I write are not very good, but the teacher says it doesn't matter.

下午xiàwǔ四点sì diǎn，我们wǒmen回家huí jiā。

At four in the afternoon, we go home.

我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan学习xuéxí汉语Hànyǔ。

I really like studying Chinese.

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Key words 生词

学习xuéxíto study

学校xuéxiàoschool

汉语HànyǔChinese (language)

汉字HànzìChinese character

老师lǎoshīteacher

没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter; no problem

在 + place + verb — where you do something

Say where first, then what you do: 在学校学习 = study at school.

我在学校学习汉语。 — I study Chinese at school.

不太 + adjective — not very

不太 softens a negative judgement. Because 太 is fourth tone, 不 is read bú here.

我写的字不太好。 — The characters I write are not very good.

verb + 的 + noun — a modifier before a noun

A whole phrase can describe a noun if you add 的: 我写的字 = the characters that I write.

我写的字不太好。 — The characters I write are not very good.

1. What does the narrator study at school?

2. Where is the teacher from?

3. What time do they go home in the afternoon?

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