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Mythic Mandarin

Xiaoyue’s day

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HSK 1 About 3 minutes

小月的一天

Xiǎoyuè de yì tiān

Xiaoyue's day

Story

  1. 。

    Xiǎoyuè měitiān qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

    Every day Xiaoyue gets up at seven.

    Words in this sentence
    小月 Xiǎoyuè
    Xiaoyue (name)
    每天 měitiān
    every day Dictionary
    七 qī
    seven Dictionary
    点 diǎn
    o'clock Dictionary
    起床 qǐchuáng
    to get up (out of bed) Dictionary

  2. ，，。

    jīntiān, tā qī diǎn qǐchuáng, hē kāfēi.

    Today she gets up at seven and drinks coffee.

    Words in this sentence
    今天 jīntiān
    today Dictionary
    她 tā
    she, her Dictionary
    七 qī
    seven Dictionary
    点 diǎn
    o'clock Dictionary
    起床 qǐchuáng
    to get up (out of bed) Dictionary
    喝 hē
    to drink Dictionary
    咖啡 kāfēi
    coffee Dictionary

  3. ，。

    bā diǎn, tā qù gōngsī.

    At eight she goes to the office.

    Words in this sentence
    八 bā
    eight Dictionary
    点 diǎn
    o'clock Dictionary
    她 tā
    she, her Dictionary
    去 qù
    to go Dictionary
    公司 gōngsī
    company, office Dictionary

  4. 。

    gōngsī méiyǒu rén.

    There's nobody at the office.

    Words in this sentence
    公司 gōngsī
    company, office Dictionary
    没有 méiyǒu
    there is not; does not have Dictionary
    人 rén
    person, people Dictionary

  5. ：！

    Xiǎoyuè kàn shǒujī: jīntiān shì xīngqīliù!

    Xiaoyue looks at her phone: today is Saturday!

    Words in this sentence
    小月 Xiǎoyuè
    Xiaoyue (name)
    看 kàn
    to look, to watch, to read Dictionary
    手机 shǒujī
    mobile phone Dictionary
    今天 jīntiān
    today Dictionary
    是 shì
    to be Dictionary
    星期六 xīngqīliù
    Saturday Dictionary

  6. 。

    tā huí jiā shuìjiào.

    She goes home to sleep.

    Words in this sentence
    她 tā
    she, her Dictionary
    回 huí
    to return, to go back Dictionary
    家 jiā
    home, family Dictionary
    睡觉 shuìjiào
    to sleep, to go to bed Dictionary

Grammar focus

  • 点 the hour: 七点 "seven o'clock"
  • 没有 "there is no": 公司没有人

Vocabulary

Questions

1小月每天几点起床？Xiǎoyuè měitiān jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?What time does Xiaoyue get up every day?
Show the answer and explanations

Answer: C. Sentence 1: 小月每天七点起床, "Every day Xiaoyue gets up at seven."

  • A: At eight she goes to the office (sentence 3).
  • B: Ten o'clock is not in the story.
2小月今天喝咖啡。Xiǎoyuè jīntiān hē kāfēi.Xiaoyue drinks coffee today.
Show the answer and explanations

Answer: A. True. Sentence 2: 喝咖啡, "drinks coffee."

  • B: Sentence 2 says she drinks 咖啡, coffee, so it is true.
3公司里有什么人？Gōngsī lǐ yǒu shénme rén?Who is at the office?
Show the answer and explanations

Answer: A. Sentence 4: 公司没有人, "There's nobody at the office."

  • B: Sentence 4 says 没有人: there is nobody.
  • C: No teacher is in the story.
4公司为什么没有人？Gōngsī wèishénme méiyǒu rén?Why is there nobody at the office?
Show the answer and explanations

Answer: C. Sentence 5: she looks at her phone and sees 今天是星期六. People do not work on Saturday.

  • A: On a Monday people would be at work; sentence 5 says 星期六.
  • B: She goes at eight (sentence 3), and the reason is the day: 星期六.
5她回家＿＿。Tā huí jiā __.She goes home to ___.
Show the answer and explanations

Answer: B. Sentence 6: 她回家睡觉. It is Saturday, so she goes back to bed.

  • A: She already got up at seven; now she goes home to 睡觉, sleep.
  • C: Tea is not in the story; she drank coffee in sentence 2.

Speaking task

你每天几点起床？几点睡觉？

Nǐ měitiān jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng? Jǐ diǎn shuìjiào?

What time do you get up and go to bed every day?

Tips

  • Put the time before the verb: 七点起床.
  • Say a day too: 星期六我……
Try it yourself first, then show the model answer

我每天七点起床，十一点睡觉。星期六我九点起床。

Wǒ měitiān qī diǎn qǐchuáng, shíyī diǎn shuìjiào. Xīngqīliù wǒ jiǔ diǎn qǐchuáng.

Every day I get up at seven and go to bed at eleven. On Saturday I get up at nine.

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