“I am Reading Books.”

Learn Chinese Book PDF: Lessons Overview

It must be the most common questions – “What are you doing?” “Are you available now?” These questions seem pretty simple, but can you answer in fluent  and understandable Chinese?

Beginner Chinese lessons topic “I am Reading Books” is a 50-minute TutorMandarin lesson. Beginner 1 level is for learners who cannot or speak a little bit of Chinese. Hence, we’ll teach you basic but useful words in life, simple conversation and how to express your needs at this level. To maximize your Chinese-learning efficiency,  experience the student-centered learning environment with our online professional tutors.

After “I am Reading Books.” lesson, you will know:

1. Asking people “What are” doing?” in Chinese and answer with present continuous tense.

2.  Describe a troublesome matter in Chinese.

3. Express you have to do something” in Chinese.

4. Talk about “worries”, “fear” or “afraid” in Mandarin.

5. Talk about your exams.

Plenty of exercises will help you review and practice what you just learned. Enjoy your lesson! But with real tutors, your learning effects would be greater!

Learn Chinese Grammar Exercises:

1. A: 你在看什么书？(Nǐ zài kàn shénme shū?)

Which book are you reading?
B: 我在看汉语课本。明天有汉语考试。(Wǒ zài kàn hànyǔ kèběn. Míngtiān yǒu hànyǔ kǎoshì.)

I am reading my Chinese textbook. I have a Chinese exam tomorrow.

2. A: 游乐园里有一个很有名的鬼屋，要不要一起去？(Yóu lèyuán li yǒu yīgè hěn yǒumíng de guǐwū, yào bùyào yīqǐ qù?)

There’s a famous haunting house in that amusement park, do you want to go with me?
B: 不了，我很胆小的，我怕被吓到心脏病发作啊！(Bùliǎo, wǒ hěn dǎn xiǎo de, wǒ pà bèi xià dào xīnzàng bìng fāzuò a!)
Oh no, I am really coward, I’m worrying myself having a heart attack after being shocked.

3. 我时间不多了，我得赶紧去公司上班。(Wǒ shíjiān bù duōle, wǒ dé gǎnjǐn qù gōngsī shàngbān.)

I’m running out of time, I have to go to work immediately.

4.  A: 你在烦恼什么啊？你看起来心情不好。(Nǐ zài fánnǎo shénme a? Nǐ kàn qǐlái xīnqíng bù hǎo.)

Are you bothering about something? You seem to be in a bad mood.

B: 最近工作上有很多麻烦的事情要处理，每天都睡得不是很好。(Zuìjìn gōngzuò shàng yǒu hěnduō máfan de shìqíng yào chǔlǐ, měitiān dū shuì dé bùshì hěn hǎo.)

There are a lot of troublesome stuff to deal with recently, and I can’t sleep well every night.

5. 我觉得这次考试不是很难。(Wǒ juédé zhè cì kǎoshì bùshì hěn nán.)

I think the exam this time wasn’t that hard.

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