1StoryEveryday life1 min

Our New Flat

A walk through a new home, room by room.

A description of a home. 有(yǒu) says what there is in a room; 在(zài) says where a thing is. Watch which of the two each sentence uses.

我们(wǒmen)家(jiā)有(yǒu)新(xīn)房子(fángzi)。房子(fángzi)不(bú)大(dà)，可是(kěshì)很(hěn)漂亮(piàoliang)。我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)个(ge)卧室(wòshì)，一(yí)个(ge)客厅(kètīng)，一(yí)个(ge)浴室(yùshì)。

客厅(kètīng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)大(dà)沙发(shāfā)和(hé)一(yì)张(zhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)。电视(diànshì)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)对面(duìmiàn)。晚上(wǎnshang)爸爸(bàba)妈妈(māma)在(zài)客厅(kètīng)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)。

我(wǒ)的(de)卧室(wòshì)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。床(chuáng)在(zài)窗户(chuānghu)旁边(pángbiān)，书桌(shūzhuō)在(zài)床(chuáng)前面(qiánmiàn)。我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)我(wǒ)的(de)卧室(wòshì)。

房子(fángzi)后面(hòumiàn)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)院子(yuànzi)。星期天(xīngqītiān)早上(zǎoshang)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

Words: 77
Sentences: 11
Words per sentence: 7.0
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: 1
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

客厅(kètīng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu) · 房子(fángzi)后面(hòumiàn)有(yǒu)
有(yǒu) says what there is or what somebody has: 客厅(kètīng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)大(dà)沙发(shāfā). Having and existing with yǒu →
电视(diànshì)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)对面(duìmiàn) · 床(chuáng)在(zài)窗户(chuānghu)旁边(pángbiān)
Thing + 在(zài) + place: 床(chuáng)在(zài)窗户(chuānghu)旁边(pángbiān), “the bed is next to the window”. Zài: where it is, where it happens →

The words from 1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 30 of the 42 words in this text are at 1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

书桌
desk
1
前面
in front; ahead
1
卧室
bedroom
1
可是
but
2
吃饭
to eat; to have a meal
1
后面
behind; at the back
1
喜欢
to like
1
大
big; old (in age)
1
妈妈
mum; mother
1
客厅
living room
1
家
home; family
1
对面
opposite; across the road
1
小
small; young
1
床
bed
1
张
measure word for flat things
1
房子
house; flat
1
新
new
1
旁边
beside; next to
1
早上
(early) morning
1
星期天
Sunday
1
晚上
evening; night
1
桌子
table
1
沙发
sofa
1
浴室
bathroom
1
漂亮
pretty; beautiful
1
爸爸
dad; father
1
电视
television
1
看
to look; to watch; to read
1
窗户
window
1
院子
yard; courtyard
1

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 10 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Home and rooms 15 Basic adjectives 4 Clock and calendar 3 People and family 2 Adverbs and connecting words 1 Basic verbs 1 Feelings 1 Food and drink 1 The first measure words 1 Places in town 1

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. How many bedrooms does the flat have?

2. Where is the television?

3. What does the family do on Sundays?