天气
weather
HSK 1
Lesson 12 · 昨天下雪了
What you'll learn
Describe weather changes and simple body feelings, use sentence-final `了` for a new situation, and use `太...了` for high degree.
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Listen and Read
First listen to how two classmates talk about weather and how they feel.
小林
小方，下雪了。
Xiao Fang, it is snowing.
小方
是啊，今天有点儿冷。
Yes, today is a little cold.
小林
你冷吗？
Are you cold?
小方
我觉得有点儿冷。我想回家。
I feel a little cold. I want to go home.
小林
你要喝水吗？
Do you want to drink water?
小方
要。我喝点儿热水。
Yes. I will drink some warm water.
小林
今天太冷了。
Today is too cold.
小方
是啊，我生病了。
Yes. I am sick.
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Core Words
First learn to say weather and feelings clearly.
下雨
to rain
雨
rain
下
to fall; used for rain or snow
雪
snow
冷
cold
有点儿
a little; somewhat
觉得
to feel; to think
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Pattern: `新情况 / 新状态 + 了`
This lesson first teaches `了` at the end of a sentence.
新情况 / 新状态 + 了
Sentence-final `了` often shows a change or a new situation. When it starts snowing, say `下雪了`. When someone becomes sick, say `我生病了`.
下雨了。
It has started raining.
下雪了。
It has started snowing.
天气冷了。
The weather has become cold.
他生病了。
He has gotten sick.
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Quick Practice
Recognize when to use sentence-final `了`.
It starts snowing. Which sentence is most natural?
Choose the option that shows a new situation.
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Pattern: `太 + 形容词 + 了`
Use this pattern to show a high degree with stronger feeling.
太 + 形容词 + 了
`太...了` often shows a high degree and an exclamatory tone. It can be negative, as in `太冷了`, or positive, as in `太好了`.
太冷了！
It is too cold!
太好了！
That is great!
今天太忙了。
Today is really busy.
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Core Words
These words help you talk simply about illness and advice.
生病
to get sick; to be sick
喝
to drink
热水
warm water; hot water
回
to return; to go back
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Learning Note
When someone is sick, first learn three very basic things to say.
HSK1 does not need complex symptom descriptions. First read `喝热水` and `回家休息` smoothly. `有点儿 + adjective` means a little, as in `有点儿冷`; `喝 + 点儿 + thing` means drinking a little of something, as in `喝点儿热水`.
喝点儿热水。
Drink some warm water.
回家休息。
Go home and rest.
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Quick Practice
Choose the most natural degree expression.
Which sentence means `It is too cold today`?
Choose the sentence that uses `太...了`.
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Learning Note
Turn weather and body feelings into two short question-answer groups.
Repeat first. In the weather sentence, only replace `下雪` with `下雨`. For the degree sentence, practice `今天太冷了` and `今天太忙了` separately; do not put `忙` into the weather sentence.
今天天气怎么样？下雪了，有点儿冷。
How is the weather today? It is snowing and a little cold.
我觉得有点儿冷，想回家休息。
I feel a little cold and want to go home to rest.