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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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今天是几月几日?
jīntiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
What is the date today?
今天是12月20日。
jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì.
Today is December 20th.
A新年打算去哪里?
A xīnnián dǎsuàn qù nǎlǐ?
Where does A plan to go for the New Year?
A想去北京旅游。
A xiǎng qù běijīng lǚyóu.
A wants to travel to Beijing.
A买票了吗?
A mǎi piào le ma?
Has A bought the ticket?
还没有,他明天去火车站买。
hái méiyǒu, tā míngtiān qù huǒchēzhàn mǎi.
Not yet, he will go to the train station to buy it tomorrow.

Part 2: Full Text

在朋友家
A:今天是12月20日,新年就要到了。
B:新年你准备做什么?
A:我想去北京旅游,北京很不错,我去过一次。
B:你买票了吗?
A:还没有呢,明天就去火车站买票。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在朋友家
zài péngyou jiā
在(at) 朋友(friend) 家(home)
At a friend's house
今天是12月20新年就要到了。
jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì, xīnnián jiùyào dào le.
今天(today) 是(is) 12月(December) 20日(20th), 新年(New Year) 就要...了(is about to) 到(arrive).
Today is December 20th, the New Year is coming soon.
新年你准备做什么?
xīnnián nǐ zhǔnbèi zuò shénme?
新年(New Year) 你(you) 准备(plan) 做(do) 什么(what)?
What are you planning to do for the New Year?
我想去北京旅游,北京很不错,我去过一次。
wǒ xiǎng qù běijīng lǚyóu, běijīng hěn búcuò, wǒ qùguò yīcì.
我(I) 想(want) 去(go) 北京(Beijing) 旅游(travel), 北京(Beijing) 很(very) 不错(not bad/great), 我(I) 去过(have been to) 一次(once).
I want to travel to Beijing; Beijing is great, I've been there once.
你买了吗?
nǐ mǎi piào le ma?
你(you) 买(buy) 票(ticket) 了(particle) 吗(question particle)?
Have you bought the ticket?
还没有呢,明天就去火车站
hái méiyǒu ne, míngtiān jiù qù huǒchēzhàn mǎi piào.
还(still) 没有(not have) 呢(particle), 明天(tomorrow) 就(then) 去(go to) 火车站(train station) 买(buy) 票(ticket).
Not yet, I'll go to the train station to buy the ticket tomorrow.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
day / date
新年
xīnnián New Year
piào ticket
火车站
huǒchēzhàn train station

Part 5: Practice

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火车站新年
1. 明天是几月几(____)?
(míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ ( )?)
明天是几月几日?
míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
What is the date tomorrow?
2. 我没有钱买(____)。
(wǒ méiyǒu qián mǎi ( ).)
我没有钱买票。
wǒ méiyǒu qián mǎi piào.
I don't have money to buy a ticket.
3. 大卫在(____)买票。
(dàwèi zài ( ) mǎi piào.)
大卫在火车站买票。
dàwèi zài huǒchēzhàn mǎi piào.
David is buying a ticket at the train station.
4. (____)快要到了,你想去哪儿?
(( ) kuàiyào dào le, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?)
新年快要到了,你想去哪儿?
xīnnián kuàiyào dào le, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?
New Year is coming soon, where do you want to go?

Dive deeper into the grammar structure with the lesson below!

“要…了”: Something Is About to Happen