Lesson 10: Friday

5 min read

Target Audio

Listen to the dialogue 5 times before moving on. Don’t try to understand everything — just let the sounds wash over you.

Vocabulary

New words for this lesson. Hover over pinyin to see characters.

PinyinMeaningCharacters
wánto play玩
XIŪXIto rest休息
Kànto look, to watch看
diànYǐngmovie電影
nàrthere那兒
zhèrhere這兒

Numbers:

PinyinMeaningCharacters
wǔfive五

Pattern Practice

Practice these patterns out loud. The goal is automatic production.

Statements (7)

1. Day of the week:

XĪNGQĪWǓ！ Friday!

2. Subject + xiǎng + verb + object:

wǒ xiǎng Kàn diànYǐng。 I want to watch a movie.

3. Subject + xiǎng + verb:

wǒ xiǎng XIŪXI。 I want to rest.

4. Subject + yào + verb:

nǐ Yào XIŪXI！ You need to rest!

5. qù + verb (go do something):

Qù wán！ Go play!

6. Subject + qù + location:

wǒmen Qù nàr。 We go there.

7. Echo question (surprised/confirming):

wán？shénme wán？ Play? What play?

Questions & Answers (3)

Q1: nǐ xiǎng Zuò shénme？ — What do you want to do? A1: wǒ xiǎng XIŪXI。 — I want to rest.

Q2: wǒmen Qù nǎr？ — Where are we going? A2: wǒmen Qù nàr。 — We go there.

Q3: nǐ xiǎng Kàn diànYǐng ma？ — Do you want to watch a movie? A3: wǒ xiǎng Kàn diànYǐng。 — I want to watch a movie.

Pinyin Target Story

Read while listening. Focus on connecting sounds to meaning.

  1. XĪNGQĪWǓ！ Friday!

  2. nǐ xiǎng Zuò shénme？ What do you want to do?

  3. wǒ xiǎng Kàn diànYǐng。 I want to watch a movie.

  4. wǒ xiǎng XIŪXI。 I want to rest.

  5. wán？shénme wán？GŌNGZuò！ Play? What play? Work!

  6. nǐ Yào XIŪXI！ You need to rest!

  7. XIŪXI？hǎo，hǎo，XIŪXI。 Rest? OK, OK, rest.

  8. wǒmen Qù nǎr？ Where are we going?

  9. wǒmen Qù nàr。 We go there.

  10. Qù wán！ Go play!

Comprehension Check

Choose the best answer based on the story.

1. What day is it?

2. Lily wants to…

3. Kevin wants to…

4. Boss Wang first says…

5. Auntie Fang says…

Pinyin Production

Test your ability to produce the sounds. Type pinyin with tone marks (e.g., nǐhǎo) or tone numbers (e.g., ni3hao3).

Multiple Choice (5)

1. “to rest” =

2. “to play” =

3. “movie” =

4. “there” =

5. “here” =

Typing (5)

6. I want to rest.→

7. I want to watch a movie.→

8. Where are we going?→

9. We go there.→

10. Go play!→

Character Reader

Read the characters. Sound out each one, then check with the colored version below.

Plain Text

星期五！
你想做什麼？
我想看電影。
我想休息。
玩？什麼玩？工作！
你要休息！
休息？好，好，休息。
我們去哪兒？
我們去那兒。
去玩！

Colored by Tone

星期五！
你想做什麼？
我想看電影。
我想休息。
玩？什麼玩？工作！
你要休息！
休息？好，好，休息。
我們去哪兒？
我們去那兒。
去玩！

Character Production

Now produce the characters from memory.

Multiple Choice (5)

1. “to rest” =

2. “to play” =

3. “movie” =

4. “there” =

5. “here” =

Typing (5)

6. I want to rest.→

7. I want to watch a movie.→

8. Where are we going?→

9. We go there.→

10. Go play!→

Listen Again

Play the dialogue three more times. Listen 1: Just listen. Listen 2: Follow along mentally. Listen 3: Try to anticipate the next word.

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Answers

  1. C

  2. B

  3. A

  4. B

  5. C

  6. A

  7. B

  8. C

  9. A

  10. B

  11. A

  12. B

  13. C

  14. A

  15. B

Typing:

  • 1: wǒ xiǎng xiūxi
  • 2: wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng
  • 3: wǒmen qù nǎr
  • 4: wǒmen qù nàr
  • 5: qù wán
  • 6: 我想休息
  • 7: 我想看電影
  • 8: 我們去哪兒
  • 9: 我們去那兒
  • 10: 去玩
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Comprehension Check

  1. C) XĪNGQĪWǓ (Friday)
  2. B) Kàn diànYǐng (watch a movie)
  3. A) XIŪXI (rest)
  4. B) GŌNGZuò! (Work!)
  5. C) Qù wán! (Go play!)

Pinyin Production

MC: 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B

Typing: 6. wǒ xiǎng xiūxi 7. wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng 8. wǒmen qù nǎr 9. wǒmen qù nàr 10. qù wán

Character Production

MC: 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B

Typing: 6. 我想休息 7. 我想看電影 8. 我們去哪兒 9. 我們去那兒 10. 去玩