有
to have; there is / there are
HSK 1
Lesson 9 · 我明天上午在学校学习
What you'll learn
Use `有 / 是` to say what exists in a place or what a place is, and put time before place for study plans.
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Listen and Read
Start from a study plan for tomorrow morning, then practice `有 / 是` and time-place order.
小林
小方，明天上午你在哪儿学习？
Xiao Fang, where will you study tomorrow morning?
小方
我明天上午在学校学习。
I will study at school tomorrow morning.
小林
你在学校做什么？
What do you do at school?
小方
我读书，也学习中文。
I read, and I also study Chinese.
小林
房间里有什么？
What is there in the room?
小方
房间里有桌子和椅子，也有一本书。
There are tables and chairs in the room, and there is also a book.
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Core Words
First learn to say what exists in a place and what a place is.
房间
room
家
home; family
前边
in front; the front side
椅子
chair
本
measure word for books
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Pattern: `地点 + 有 + 人/物；地点/位置 + 是 + 地点/事物`
Start with the place to say what exists there or what that place is.
地点 + 有 + 人/物；地点/位置 + 是 + 地点/事物
To say something exists somewhere, use `place + 有 + person/thing`. To say what a place is, use `place + 是 + person/place/thing`. The negative of `有` is `没有`.
房间里有椅子。
There are chairs in the room.
房间里有一本书。
There is a book in the room.
我家前边是学校。
The school is in front of my home.
家里没有电视。
There is no TV at home.
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Learning Note
One pattern says something exists; the other says what the place is.
After `有`, say the person or thing that exists in the place. After `是`, say what the place or position is. Separate these two patterns before practicing.
房间里有椅子。
There are chairs in the room.
我家前边是学校。
The school is in front of my home.
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Quick Practice
Recognize the uses of `有` and `是`.
Which sentence means `There is a book in the room`?
Choose the Chinese sentence with the correct meaning.
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Quick Practice
Practice `place + 是 + place` on its own.
Which sentence means `In front of my home is the school`?
Choose the Chinese sentence with the correct meaning.
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Core Words
These words help you say where you will study tomorrow morning.
明天
tomorrow
上午
morning; before noon
学习
to study; to learn
做
to do; to make
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Pattern: `主语 + 时间 + 在 + 地点 + 动作`
When both time and place appear, say the time first and then the place.
主语 + 时间 + 在 + 地点 + 动作
When Chinese says both when and where an action happens, it usually puts the time first, then `在 + place`, and finally the action.
我明天上午在学校学习。
I will study at school tomorrow morning.
我下午在家读书。
I read at home in the afternoon.
我晚上在房间里看电视。
I watch TV in the room in the evening.
我白天在家学习中文。
I study Chinese at home during the day.
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Quick Practice
Practice the order `time + place + action`.
Which sentence has the correct time and place order?
Choose the sentence that means `I read at home in the afternoon`.
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Learning Note
Finally, read `有 / 是` and the time-place order smoothly.
After this lesson, remember two sentence types: what exists somewhere, and when and where someone does something. If you can say those, you have the main thread of this lesson.
房间里有椅子。
There are chairs in the room.
我明天上午在学校学习。
I will study at school tomorrow morning.