↶ Graded Readers

What time do you finish class today?

↶ Intermediate reading practice

What time do you finish class today?

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:小宇Xiǎo yǔ,你nǐ今天jīn tiān几jǐ点diǎn下课xià kè?

吴小宇Wú Xiǎo yǔ:下午xià wǔ四sì点diǎn二十èr shí。

姐jiě,你nǐ呢ne?

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:我wǒ下午xià wǔ三sān点diǎn半bàn就jiù下课xià kè了le,我wǒ在zài学校xué xiào等děng你nǐ吧ba。

马芳Mǎ Fāng:你们nǐ men下xià了le课kè就jiù先xiān回huí家jiā,我wǒ和hé你nǐ爸爸bà ba在zài家jiā等děng你们nǐ men,然后rán hòu我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ去qù饭馆fàn guǎn。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:哥哥gē ge几jǐ点diǎn下班xià bān?

他tā也yě要yào先xiān回huí家jiā吗ma?

马芳Mǎ Fāng:他tā五wǔ点diǎn下班xià bān,直接zhí jiē去qù饭馆fàn guǎn。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:那nà我wǒ和hé小宇Xiǎo yǔ也yě直接zhí jiē去qù饭馆fàn guǎn吧ba。

我们wǒ men从cóng学校xué xiào过去guò qù,大概dà gài五wǔ点diǎn一yī刻kè到dào。

吴大伟Wú Dà wěi:那nà好hǎo吧ba。

我wǒ和hé你nǐ妈妈mā ma四sì点diǎn三sān刻kè出门chū mén,五wǔ点diǎn过guò十shí分fēn左右zuǒ yòu到dào。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:好hǎo,那nà就jiù这么zhè me定dìng了le。

吴小宇Wú Xiǎo yǔ:现在xiàn zài几jǐ点diǎn了le?

马芳Mǎ Fāng:现在xiàn zài差chà一yī刻kè八bā点diǎn。

吴小宇Wú Xiǎo yǔ:哎呀āi yā,我wǒ八bā点diǎn上课shàng kè。

我wǒ先xiān走zǒu了le,又yòu要yào迟到chí dào了le。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:我wǒ也yě走zǒu了le。

我wǒ要yào坐zuò八bā点diǎn零líng五wǔ分fēn的de公交车gōng jiāo chē。

Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.

Whole-text audio

narration saved locally, offline — from https://download.mandarinbean.com/audio?source=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFmZmljLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vc2VjdXJlL2xlYXJuY2hpbmVzZS8zMTY1Lm1wMw&filename=What-time-do-you-finish-class-today.mp3&signature=98fa84b799a3c56e87c2efb816d0ad3cd3631b9fc44c994e456502ee48fcfac7

Vocabulary 73 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
吴小咪 Wú Xiǎo mīa name
小宇 Xiǎo yǔa personal name; Xiaoyu
你 nǐyou
今天 jīn tiāntoday
几 jǐhow much / how many
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
下课 xià kèto finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired
吴小宇 Wú Xiǎo yǔa Chinese personal name
下午 xià wǔafternoon / p.m.
四 sìfour / 4
二十 èr shítwenty; 20
姐 jiěolder sister
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
我 wǒI; me; my
三 sānthree / 3
半 bàn(after a number) and a half
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
学校 xué xiàoschool
等 děngto wait for; to await
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
马芳 Mǎ Fānga personal name, Ma Fang
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
下 xiàto decline / to go down
课 kèsubject / course / class / lesson
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
和 héand; together with
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
去 qùto go, to go to
饭馆 fàn guǎnrestaurant
哥哥 gē geolder brother
下班 xià bānto finish work; to get off work
他 tāhe; him; his
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
五 wǔfive / 5
直接 zhí jiēdirect / immediate / straightforward
那 nàthen (in that case)
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
过去 guò qùto go over; to pass by
大概 dà gàiroughly / probably / about
一 yīone / single / a (article)
刻 kèquarter (hour) / moment
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
吴大伟 Wú Dà wěiA personal name, Wu Dawei.
好 hǎoall right!
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
出门 chū ménto go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / (of a woman) to get married
过 guòto cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
十 shíten / 10
分 fēnminute (unit of time)
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
这么 zhè methis way / like this
定 dìngto fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to; to book; to order / to congeal; to coagulate
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
差 chàto fall short; to lack
八 bāeight
哎呀 āi yāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
上课 shàng kèto go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
又 yòu(once) again
迟到 chí dàoto arrive late
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
零 língzero / nought / zero sign / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
公交车 gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle / town bus