Level 1 Part 1 Lesson 5-2

Question 1

玩 儿

Answer 1

wán er

to have fun; to play (verb)

Question 2

了

Answer 2

le

(a dynamic particle)

The dynamic particle 了 (le) signifies: 1) the occurrence or completion of an action, event, or 2) the emergence of a situation. The action, event, or situation usually pertains to the past, but sometimes it can refer to the future. Therefore 了 (le) is not a past tense marker, and the use of了 (le) should not taken as an equivalent to the past tense in English.

Question 3

图书馆

Answer 3

túshū guǎn

library (noun)

Question 4

一起

Answer 4

yīqǐ

together (adverb)

Question 5

聊天儿

Answer 5

liáotiān er

to chat (verb plus object)

Question 6

聊

Answer 6

liáo

to chat (verb)

Question 7

天

Answer 7

tiān

sky (noun)

Question 8

才

Answer 8

cái

not until, only then (adverb)

the adverb 才 (cái, not until) indicates that the occurrence of an action or situation is later then the speaker may have expected. 才 (cái) never takes the particle 了 (le), whether or not it pertains to an action or situation in the past.

Question 9

回家

Answer 9

huí jiā

to go home (verb with object)

Question 10

回

Answer 10

huí

to return (verb)