Level 3 - Lesson 23
This lesson keeps the home setting from the previous utility lesson and shifts into everyday cleaning and hygiene. You will coordinate small chores and talk through a simple morning or evening routine.
Contains 2 words
to sweep
sofa
Contains 2 words
washing machine
Contains 3 words
to brush
扫沙发旁边
sǎo shāfā pángbiān
sweep beside the sofa
先扫地
xiān sǎo dì
sweep the floor first
洗衣机可以用吗？
xǐyījī kěyǐ yòng ma?
Can the washing machine be used?
用洗衣机
yòng xǐyījī
use the washing machine
洗澡以后
xǐzǎo yǐhòu
after bathing
Situation: Two housemates identify two dirty areas in the same room, divide the sweeping, and confirm they can finish before leaving.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
这个房间里的沙发和洗衣机旁边都很脏。
It is dirty beside both the sofa and the washing machine in this room.
to bathe; to take a shower
tooth; teeth
toothbrush
先刷牙
xiān shuāyá
brush your teeth first
牙刷在哪里？
yáshuā zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the toothbrush?
晚上洗澡
wǎnshang xǐzǎo
bathe in the evening
王一雪
Wang Yixue
我扫沙发旁边，你扫洗衣机旁边，行吗？
I'll sweep beside the sofa, and you sweep beside the washing machine. Does that work?
白家月
Bai Jiayue
行。我们一小时以后要出发，来得及吗？
Okay. We need to leave in an hour. Do we have enough time?
王一雪
Wang Yixue
来得及。一起扫，半小时就能完成。
Yes. If we sweep together, we can finish in half an hour.
Situation: One person has clothes ready while another checks that the washing machine is available.
刘明
Liu Ming
洗衣机可以用吗？
Can the washing machine be used?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
可以，里面没有衣服。
Yes. There are no clothes inside.
刘明
Liu Ming
那我先用洗衣机。
Then I will use the washing machine first.
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
好，你用完以后我再用。
Okay. I will use it after you are finished.
Situation: After bathing, one housemate cannot find the toothbrush needed to brush their teeth; the other traces where it was left and retrieves it.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
我洗完澡了，想刷牙，找不到牙刷。
I've finished bathing and want to brush my teeth, but I can't find my toothbrush.
安妮
Annie
你洗澡以前在哪儿看见牙刷了？
Where did you see the toothbrush before bathing?
白家月
Bai Jiayue
我记得在杯子旁边，现在没有。
I remember it being beside the cup, but it isn't there now.
安妮
Annie
我看见了，在房间的桌子上。我拿给你。
I found it. It's on the table in the room. I'll bring it to you.
Situation: Two people have little time and both need the bathroom, so they coordinate brushing and breakfast.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
明天早上我们都要用洗手间。
Tomorrow morning, we both need to use the bathroom.
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
但是时间不多，你先刷牙吧。
But we do not have much time. You brush your teeth first.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
好，我刷完牙就出来。
Okay. I will come out as soon as I finish brushing my teeth.
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
那我先吃早饭，等你出来。
Then I will eat breakfast first and wait for you to come out.
