Chinese · A1 · Unit 23
Yesterday
昨天
By the end you can
- Say what you did yesterday
- Ask someone what they did at the weekend
- Understand a short story in the past
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 昨天 | (zuótiān) yesterday | 昨天我在家。 |
| 了 | (le) (after a verb: the action is done) | 我吃了两个包子。 |
| 你做什么了？ | (nǐ zuò shénme le?) what did you do? | 周末你做什么了？ |
| 我去了 | (wǒ qù le) I went (to) | 昨天我去了超市。 |
| 玩得很开心 | (wán de hěn kāixīn) had a great time | 周末玩得很开心！ |
| 我看了 | (wǒ kàn le) I watched, I saw (部 is the measure word for films) | 昨天晚上我看了一部电影。 |
| 见面 | (jiàn miàn) meet up (和 + person + 见面) | 我和朋友见面了。 |
| 没 | (méi) didn't (for the past, instead of 不) | 我昨天没去上班。 |
| 上个星期 | (shàng ge xīngqī) last week | 上个星期我病了。 |
| 一整天 | (yì zhěng tiān) all day | 我工作了一整天。 |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 昨天我。
- 我吃了。
- 昨天很。
Then talk it through
On Monday morning a colleague asks about your weekend. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.