Festival, alasan, kontras, dan pilihan
Introduced| English | Bahasa Indonesia |
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| reason | akal budi |
A useful situation
- Your goal: Explain a change of plan and respond with a suggestion.
- Before you start, recall the words you already know. New words below are here to help, not a list you must master before continuing.
Words you will use
- why为什么 wèishénme — why. you你why为什么不去？
- because因为 yīnwèi — because. because因为rain下雨(completed / change)了。
- suggestion particle here吧 ba — suggestion particle here. tomorrow明天to go去suggestion particle here吧。
- together一起 yìqǐ — together. we / us我们together一起to go去。
- rain下雨 xià yǔ — rain. rain下雨(completed / change)了。
Match each word with its meaning in this unit.
Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.
Build the meaning
- why为什么 asks for a reason; because因为 introduces one. A reply should explain the decision rather than repeat it.
- ……suggestion particle here吧 can soften a suggestion: we / us我们tomorrow明天to go去suggestion particle here吧. (completed / change)了 can indicate a new situation in rain下雨(completed / change)了; it is not simply a past-tense marker.
A suggestion is not a confirmed arrangement until the other person agrees. (completed / change)了 may signal a change, not merely past time.
Complete “Why are you not going?”: 你____不去？
为什么 requests the reason.
Listen for a fresh detail
- Listen before revealing the script.
- Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.
Show the listening script and meaning
today今天degree / adjective linker很to warm up热。I / me我not不to go去park (for public recreation)公园。we / us我们evening晚上to go去suggestion particle here吧。
It is hot today. I am not going to the park. Let’s go in the evening.
When is the suggested visit?
晚上 gives this evening in the recording’s today context.
Read a different account
today今天rain下雨(completed / change)了。Wang Li (1900-1986), one of…王力not不to go去park (for public recreation)公园。林安问：“why为什么？”he / him他variant of 说说：“because因为rain下雨(completed / change)了。we / us我们tomorrow明天together一起to go去suggestion particle here吧。”
- The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
- Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.
Show the reading meaning
It has started raining today. Wang Li does not go to the park. He explains the rain and suggests going together tomorrow.
What is Wang Li’s reason?
因为下雨了 explains the change of plan.
Speak, write, and review
- Say why a fictional trip cannot happen today. Suggest a new time and let your partner accept or decline.
- Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.
A: because因为rain下雨(completed / change)了，we / us我们tomorrow明天to go去suggestion particle here吧。 B: good好，tomorrow明天to go去。
- Write a reason for a change of plan and a new suggestion.
- Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with one detail changed. Revisit it after a few days; return sooner to the part that felt difficult.
Explain a change of plan and respond with a suggestion. Use the examples as support, then try a fresh version. Completing these exercises records practice, not a guarantee of mastery.
Practise this unit’s words and skills · Choose the next guided unit
Write a reason for a change of plan and a new suggestion.
Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.