Chinese · A2 · Unit 12
A day that went wrong
倒霉的一天
By the end you can
- Tell someone about a bad day
- Explain a problem and ask for help
- Understand a short complaint
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 什么都不顺 | (shénme dōu bú shùn) nothing went right | 昨天什么都不顺。 |
| 没赶上 | (méi gǎnshang) missed (a bus, a train) | 我没赶上公交车。 |
| 忘了 | (wàng le) forgot | 我忘了带钥匙。 |
| 丢了 | (diū le) lost | 我的手机丢了。 |
| 迟到 | (chídào) be late | 我上班迟到了。 |
| 而且 | (érqiě) and also, on top of that | 而且还下雨了。 |
| 真倒霉 | (zhēn dǎoméi) what bad luck | 钱包也丢了，真倒霉！ |
| 不是我的错 | (bú shì wǒ de cuò) it wasn't my fault | 这不是我的错！ |
| 烦死了 | (fán sǐ le) so annoying | 今天真是烦死了！ |
| 不过 | (búguò) but, still | 不过我最后还是到家了。 |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 昨天什么都不顺。先是。
- 而且。
- 不过。
Then talk it through
Telling a friend about a day when everything went wrong. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.