Level 1 - Lesson 10
This lesson combines time words with everyday actions. You use the time-before-action pattern to say when things happen.
Contains 3 words
to attend class
to finish class
to go to school
Contains 3 words
Contains 3 words
Contains 6 words
Contains 4 words
你几点起床？
Nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?
What time do you get up?
我早上七点起床。
Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.
I get up at seven in the morning.
上午上课。
Shàngwǔ shàngkè.
Attend class in the morning.
我上午上课。
Wǒ shàngwǔ shàngkè.
I have class in the morning.
下午下课。
Xiàwǔ xiàkè.
Class ends in the afternoon.
Situation: A student describes getting up and breakfast.
美美
Meimei
你几点起床？
What time do you get up?
Time word order
Put the time expression before routine actions such as 起床 (qǐchuáng), 上课 (shàngkè), 上班 (shàngbān), and 睡觉 (shuìjiào).
Routine with time first
Says when a daily routine action happens.
to go to work; to be at work
to get off work
to rest
to get up
to sleep
to sleep; to go to bed
to eat
meal; cooked rice
cooked rice
breakfast
lunch
dinner
to drink
water
tea
milk
我上学。
Wǒ shàngxué.
I go to school.
我上班。
Wǒ shàngbān.
I go to work.
下午下班。
Xiàwǔ xiàbān.
Get off work in the afternoon.
我下午休息。
Wǒ xiàwǔ xiūxi.
I rest in the afternoon.
晚上睡。
Wǎnshang shuì.
Sleep at night.
你晚上几点睡？
Nǐ wǎnshang jǐ diǎn shuì?
What time do you sleep at night?
我晚上十点睡觉。
Wǒ wǎnshang shí diǎn shuìjiào.
I go to sleep at ten at night.
喝水。
Hē shuǐ.
Drink water.
我吃午饭。
Wǒ chī wǔfàn.
I eat lunch.
我吃晚饭。
Wǒ chī wǎnfàn.
I eat dinner.
方方
Fangfang
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
美美
Meimei
早饭吃什么？
What do you eat for breakfast?
方方
Fangfang
早饭吃米饭，喝牛奶。
For breakfast, I eat rice and drink milk.
Situation: Two students talk about class ending and what one does after class.
美美
Meimei
你下午几点下课？
What time does your class end in the afternoon?
方方
Fangfang
我下午三点下课。
My class ends at three in the afternoon.
美美
Meimei
下午下课后，你休息吗？
After afternoon class, do you rest?
方方
Fangfang
我休息，喝茶。
Yes, I rest and drink tea.
Situation: Two classmates compare class time and school time.
美美
Meimei
你上午几点上课？
What time do you have class in the morning?
方方
Fangfang
我上午九点上课。
I have class at nine in the morning.
美美
Meimei
你几点上学？
What time do you go to school?
方方
Fangfang
我早上八点上学。
I go to school at eight in the early morning.
Situation: Two classmates establish one person's morning work and afternoon finishing time.
美美
Meimei
你上午上班吗？
Do you go to work in the morning?
方方
Fangfang
是，我上午上班。
Yes, I work in the morning.
美美
Meimei
你几点下班？
What time do you finish work?
方方
Fangfang
我下午五点下班。
I finish work at five in the afternoon.
我早上七点起床 (wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng) means I get up at seven in the morning.
Use this when the routine has a specific clock time.
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
Use this when the part of the day is enough.
我上午上课。
I have class in the morning.
他上午九点上班。
He goes to work at nine in the morning.
晚上十点睡觉。
Go to sleep at ten at night.
Dialogue 01: Morning Schedule, Turn 2
Answer with a morning routine
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
Dialogue 02: After Class, Turn 4
End with a night routine
休息，喝茶。晚上十点睡觉。
I rest and drink tea. I go to sleep at ten at night.
This lesson applies the time-before-action pattern to daily routines. You can say 我早上七点起床 (Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng) or 我上午上课 (Wǒ shàngwǔ shàngkè) to put the time before the action.
