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Not my bag

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HSK 1 About 4 minutes

不是我的包

Bú shì wǒ de bāo

Not my bag

Story

  1. 。

    Dàhǎi zài huǒchēzhàn.

    Dahai is at the train station.

    Words in this sentence
    大海 Dàhǎi
    Dahai (name) Dictionary
    在 zài
    at, in; to be at Dictionary
    火车站 huǒchēzhàn
    train station Dictionary
  2. 。

    tā dǎkāi tā de hēi bāo.

    He opens his black bag.

    Words in this sentence
    他 tā
    he, him Dictionary
    打开 dǎkāi
    to open Dictionary
    他 tā
    he, him Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    黑 hēi
    black Dictionary
    包 bāo
    bag Dictionary
  3. 。

    bāo lǐ méiyǒu tā de shū.

    His books are not in the bag.

    Words in this sentence
    包 bāo
    bag Dictionary
    里 lǐ
    in, inside Dictionary
    没有 méiyǒu
    there is not; does not have Dictionary
    他 tā
    he, him Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    书 shū
    book Dictionary
  4. !

    bāo lǐ yǒu gǒu de yīfu!

    There are dog clothes in the bag!

    Words in this sentence
    包 bāo
    bag Dictionary
    里 lǐ
    in, inside Dictionary
    有 yǒu
    to have; there is Dictionary
    狗 gǒu
    dog Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    衣服 yīfu
    clothes Dictionary
  5. :“!”

    yí gè nǚrén pǎo lái:“ zhè shì wǒ de bāo!”

    A woman runs up: "This is my bag!"

    Words in this sentence
    一 yí
    one, a Dictionary
    个 gè
    (measure word for people and things) Dictionary
    女人 nǚrén
    woman Dictionary
    跑 pǎo
    to run Dictionary
    来 lái
    to come Dictionary
    这 zhè
    this Dictionary
    是 shì
    to be Dictionary
    我 wǒ
    I, me Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    包 bāo
    bag Dictionary
  6. 。

    tā de hēi bāo lǐ yǒu Dàhǎi de shū.

    Her black bag has Dahai's books in it.

    Words in this sentence
    她 tā
    she, her Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    黑 hēi
    black Dictionary
    包 bāo
    bag Dictionary
    里 lǐ
    in, inside Dictionary
    有 yǒu
    to have; there is Dictionary
    大海 Dàhǎi
    Dahai (name) Dictionary
    的 de
    (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
    书 shū
    book Dictionary
  7. :“!”

    tāmen shuō:“ duìbuqǐ!”

    They say, "Sorry!"

    Words in this sentence
    他们 tāmen
    they, them Dictionary
    说 shuō
    to say, to speak Dictionary
    对不起 duìbuqǐ
    sorry Dictionary

Grammar focus

  • 没有 "there is no": 包里没有他的书
  • 的 shows possession: 我的包 "my bag"

Vocabulary

Questions

1大海在哪儿?Dàhǎi zài nǎr?Where is Dahai?
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Answer: B. Sentence 1: 大海在火车站, "Dahai is at the train station."

  • A: School is not in this story.
  • C: The hospital is not in this story; he is at the 火车站.
2包里没有大海的书。Bāo lǐ méiyǒu Dàhǎi de shū.Dahai's books are not in the bag.
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Answer: A. True. Sentence 3: 包里没有他的书, "His books are not in the bag."

  • B: Sentence 3 says 没有他的书: his books are not there.
3包里有什么?Bāo lǐ yǒu shénme?What is in the bag?
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Answer: C. Sentence 4: 包里有狗的衣服, "There are dog clothes in the bag!"

  • A: His books are in the woman's bag (sentence 6), not in this one.
  • B: Fruit is not in the story.
4大海的书在哪儿?Dàhǎi de shū zài nǎr?Where are Dahai's books?
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Answer: B. Sentence 6: 她的黑包里有大海的书. The two black bags look the same, so they took the wrong ones.

  • A: Sentence 6 says the books are in her bag.
  • C: Sentence 6 tells us: 她的黑包里有大海的书.
5他__他的黑包。Tā __ tā de hēi bāo.He ___ his black bag.
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Answer: A. Sentence 2: 他打开他的黑包, "He opens his black bag." Then he sees what is inside.

  • B: He already has the bag; he does not buy it.
  • C: 跑 is what the woman does in sentence 5; you cannot 跑 a bag.

Speaking task

你的包里有什么?

Nǐ de bāo lǐ yǒu shénme?

What is in your bag?

Tips

  • 包里有…… lists what is in your bag.
  • Use 没有 for what is not there.
Try it yourself first, then show the model answer

我的包里有书、手机和水。没有衣服。

Wǒ de bāo lǐ yǒu shū, shǒujī hé shuǐ. Méiyǒu yīfu.

In my bag there are books, my phone and water. There are no clothes.

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