HSK2 — Day 8 — First Time, Again

Panpan
This is Panpan's first time teaching HSK2! Let's learn words about how many times.

Today's Vocabulary

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去年
qùnián
last year
去年我很忙。
Qùnián wǒ hěn máng.
Last year I was very busy.
第一
dì-yī
first
这是第一次。
Zhè shì dì-yī cì.
This is the first time.
time (occurrence)
这是第一次。
Zhè shì dì-yī cì.
This is the first time.
hái
still
你还想喝茶吗?
Nǐ hái xiǎng hē chá ma?
Do you still want to drink tea?
jiù
then / right away
我们就去。
Wǒmen jiù qù.
We'll go right away.
zài
again
再见!
Zàijiàn!
Goodbye!

Today's Grammar

第一次 means "the first time". 就 shows something happens right away; 还 means "still".

这是我第一次去中国。
Zhè shì wǒ dì-yī cì qù Zhōngguó.
This is my first time going to China.
你还想喝茶吗?
Nǐ hái xiǎng hē chá ma?
Do you still want to drink tea?
去年我去了北京。
Qùnián wǒ qùle Běijīng.
Last year I went to Beijing.
我就是学生。
Wǒ jiù shì xuésheng.
I am just a student.
这是我第一次吃苹果。
Zhè shì wǒ dì-yī cì chī píngguǒ.
This is the first time I eat an apple.