Lesson 5.3: Simple directional complements

 

Content for Lesson 5.3
来,去
 

Simple directional complements

Indicates the direction of action towards the speaker
来教室
来宿舍

Indicates the direction of action against the speaker
去学校
许食堂

 


Test question

我可以进去吗?
Can I go in?
快进来吧。
Come in quickly.

Scenario 1

你快下来,我们一起去吃饭吧。
我不下去了, 我包了饺子,你上来吧,我们一起吃饺子。
Come down, let's go eat together.
I can't go down, I made dumplings. You come up here, let's eat dumplings together.

Scenario 2

大卫快请进来了。
我不进去了,你可以出来吗?
David, quickly please come in.
I can't come in, can you come out?

Scenario 3
你可以过来吗?
可以, 我马上过去。
Can you come over?
I can, I will go immediately.

Scenario 4
我忘了作业,我要马上回去。

I forgot my homework, I want to go back immediately.

 


Examples

Going up stairs (A - B)
大卫上来了。(A - B)
大卫上去了。(B - A)
David came up.
David went up.

Going down stairs (A - B)
大卫下去了。(A - B)
大卫下来了。(B - A)
David went down.
David came down.

Coming into a room (A - B)
大卫进来了。 (A - B)
大卫进去了。(B - A)
David came in.
David went in.

Going out of a room (A - B)
大卫出去了。 (A - B)
大卫出来了。(B - A)
David went out.
David came out.

Going to a location (A - B)
大卫过来了。 (A - B)
大卫过去了。(B - A)
David is coming.
David went away.

Returning to a location (A - B)
大卫回来了。(A - B)
大卫回去了。 (B - A)
David came back.
David went back.

There is no 去 when using 起, only 来, i.e. 起床
大卫起来了。
David got up.

他们跑来了。
他们走来了。
他送来了很多礼物。
他给我拿来了一杯咖啡。
姐姐从超市回来了。
They ran.
They came.
He sent many gifts.
He brought me a cup of coffee.
My sister came back from the supermarket.

 


Quiz

Fill in the blank.

  1. 外面太冷了,咱们(1)吧!
    进去

  2. 他去旅行了,下星期(1)。
    回来

  3. 山上一定很漂亮,咱们快(1)吧!
    上去

  4. 哎,山上的风景美极了,你们快点儿(1)啊!
    上来

  5. 她还没(1)呢,你过一会儿再来电话吧。
    回来

TRUE OR FALSE

  1. 你看!车站在马路那边,你快过来吧。
    F

  2. 图书馆要关门了,我们回去吧。
    T

  3. 房间里特别暖和,你们别在外面聊天了,快出去吧。
    F

  4. 大(Dà)卫(wèi),我(Wǒ)在(zài)楼(lóu)下(xià)等(děng)你(nǐ),你快点下去 。
    F

  5. 我(Wǒ)饿(è)了(le),要出去买点儿吃的。
    T