Mandarin Sprout
HSK learning path
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40 original HSK 1 lessons
Stage 8 · Lesson 38

Making the next plan clear

Agree on a choice, sequence, and availability.

11 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/28 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
明天míng tiān你nǐ能néng来lái吗ma?我wǒ想xiǎng跟gēn你nǐ一yī起qǐ学xué。

Can you come tomorrow? I would like to study with you.

小禾
行xíng。我wǒ先xiān准zhǔn备bèi书shū,马mǎ上shàng就jiù来lái。

Yes. I will get the books ready and come right away.

安安
你nǐ要yào先xiān吃chī饭fàn还hái是shì先xiān看kàn书shū?

Do you want to eat first or read first?

小禾
先xiān吃chī饭fàn吧ba。请qǐng等děng我wǒ一下yī xià儿ér。

Let us eat first. Please wait a moment.

安安
好hǎo。我wǒ在zài门mén口kǒu等děng,你nǐ到dào了le就jiù打电话dǎ diàn huà。

Okay. I will wait at the entrance; call when you arrive.

小禾
今天jīn tiān只zhǐ能néng学xué一点儿yī diǎn ér,下xià次cì我们wǒ men再zài多duō学xué一点儿yī diǎn ér。

We can only study a little today; let us do more next time.

Extension reading

两liǎng个gè人rén先xiān准zhǔn备bèi,再见zài jiàn面miàn。能néng来lái的de时候shí hou先xiān说shuō清qīng楚chǔ。

They prepare before meeting and clarify when they can come.

安ān安ān说shuō:“下xià次cì还hái是shì在zài这里zhè lǐ见jiàn吧ba。”

An An says, “Let us meet here again next time.”

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

只 zhī
only
再 zài
again; then
清楚 qīng chǔ
clear
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