Lesson 4
Time & dates
Tell what day it is, say what time it is, talk about today / tomorrow / yesterday.
📚 New vocabulary · 14
💡 Grammar note
Time words go BEFORE the verb (or at the start of the sentence): 我 明天 去 北京 = 'Tomorrow I go to Beijing.' Never at the end like English. To ask the time: 现在 几 点? — literally 'now how-many o'clock?'
🏋️ Quick practice
10 mixed questions: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character, and fill-in sentences.
🏋️ More practice
Open the full exercises page scoped to just this lesson's vocabulary — all three vocab-based modes (pinyin → meaning, listen → recognise, match) using only the 14 words you just learned.
🎓 Full lecture practice
The full workout, broken into stages. We split this lesson's vocabulary into small sub-groups and run a short drill for each — easier to absorb than 20 mixed questions in a row. Then the final stage mixes every type: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character, fill the blank, English → 中 builder, word order, and tone identification. Includes a 🎤 pronunciation challenge when your mic + Whisper are available.
Ready to move on?
Demonstrate the lesson first: score 70% or higher in Quick practice or Full lecture, then mark it complete.