Lesson 8
Wants, abilities & feelings
Express what you want, what you can do, who/what you love and know.
📚 New vocabulary · 9
💡 Grammar note
会 is for learned skills: 我 会 说 汉语 = 'I can speak Chinese.' 能 is physical ability or permission: 你 能 来 吗? = 'Can you come?'. 认识 means 'to know (a person)'.
🏋️ 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 9 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.