HSK1 — Day 23 — I Want To... I Can...
Panpan wants to learn swimming! What do you want to do? Let's learn 'want' and 'can'.
Today's Vocabulary
会
can (learned skill)
我会汉语。
Wǒ huì Hànyǔ.
I can speak Chinese.
能
can / to be able to
我能去。
Wǒ néng qù.
I can go.
想
to want to
我想吃苹果。
Wǒ xiǎng chī píngguǒ.
I want to eat an apple.
太
too / very
这个太大。
Zhège tài dà.
This is too big.
一点儿
a little
我想喝一点儿水。
Wǒ xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
I want to drink a little water.
都
all / both
我们都是学生。
Wǒmen dōu shì xuésheng.
We are all students.
Today's Grammar
会/能/想 go before a verb to express ability or desire. 太 before an adjective means "too" or "extremely".
我想喝水。
I want to drink water.
这个太大。
This is too big.
我能去商店吗？
Can I go to the shop?
这个苹果太小。
This apple is too small.
我们都喜欢喝茶。
We all like drinking tea.