教室里 In the Classroom in Chinese

我们wǒmen的de教室jiàoshì不bú大dà，但是dànshì很hěn干净gānjìng。

Our classroom isn't big, but it's very clean.

教室jiàoshì里lǐ有yǒu二十èrshí张zhāng桌子zhuōzi和hé二十èrshí把bǎ椅子yǐzi。

There are twenty desks and twenty chairs in the classroom.

黑板hēibǎn在zài教室jiàoshì的de前面qiánmiàn，老师lǎoshī站zhàn在zài黑板hēibǎn前面qiánmiàn。

The blackboard is at the front of the classroom, and the teacher stands in front of it.

我wǒ的de眼睛yǎnjing不太bú tài好hǎo，我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan坐zuò在zài前面qiánmiàn。

My eyes aren't very good, so I like to sit in front.

我们wǒmen班bān有yǒu三十sānshí个gè学生xuésheng。

Our class has thirty students.

下课xiàkè的时候de shíhou，同学们tóngxuémen喜欢xǐhuan说话shuōhuà，也yě喜欢xǐhuan笑xiào。

When class is over, my classmates like to talk, and they also like to laugh.

我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan我wǒ的de教室jiàoshì和hé同学tóngxué。

I like my classroom and classmates very much.

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Key words 生词

教室jiàoshìclassroom

黑板hēibǎnblackboard

干净gānjìngclean

前面qiánmiànfront

眼睛yǎnjingeyes

班bānclass

Grammar note 语法点

不 tone change before 4th tone — negation sandhi

不 is normally pronounced bù, but before a 4th-tone syllable it changes to bú for smoother speech: 不大 (bú dà), 不太 (bú tài).

我们的教室不大。— Our classroom isn't big.

在 + place — location marker

在 marks where something or someone is located, usually placed right before the place word: 老师站在黑板前面 = 'the teacher stands in front of the blackboard.'

老师站在黑板前面。— The teacher stands in front of the blackboard.

的时候 — 'when ~'

Verb/clause + 的时候 means 'when ~ happens': 下课的时候 = 'when class is over.'

下课的时候，同学们喜欢说话。— When class is over, my classmates like to talk.

Check yourself 小测验

1. How many desks are in the classroom?

2. Why does the writer like sitting in front?

3. How many students are in the class?

教室里Jiàoshì lǐIn the Classroom in Chinese

Key words 生词

Grammar note 语法点

Check yourself 小测验

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