Chinese · B1 · Unit 22
If I could
要是我能……
By the end you can
- Say what you would do in an imagined situation
- Talk about wishes and regrets
- Understand a text about imagined situations
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 要是 | (yàoshi) if (spoken) | 要是我有一年的假期，我就去学潜水。 |
| 就好了 | (jiù hǎo le) if only (要是…就好了) | 要是我会说粤语就好了。 |
| 假如 | (jiǎrú) suppose, if | 假如你能回到二十岁，你会做什么？ |
| 中彩票 | (zhòng cǎipiào) win the lottery | 要是中彩票了，你第一件事做什么？ |
| 早知道 | (zǎo zhīdào) if I'd known (早知道…就…) | 早知道这么堵，我就坐地铁了。 |
| 后悔 | (hòuhuǐ) regret | 我很后悔当年没好好学英语。 |
| 遗憾 | (yíhàn) regret, pity (for something that didn't happen) | 我最大的遗憾是没去国外留学。 |
| 愿望 | (yuànwàng) wish | 她的愿望是开一家自己的书店。 |
| 实现 | (shíxiàn) come true; make happen | 希望你的愿望早日实现。 |
| 说不定 | (shuōbudìng) maybe, you never know | 别放弃，说不定明年就有机会了。 |
| 环游世界 | (huányóu shìjiè) travel round the world | 如果有钱有时间，我想环游世界。 |
| 想象 | (xiǎngxiàng) imagine | 你能想象吗？我们一夜之间成了百万富翁。 |
Then talk it through
Friends discuss what they would do if they won a lot of money. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.