Primary school in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about primary school in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你的小学在哪儿?Where was your primary school?
  2. 你小学时数学好吗?Were you good at maths at primary school?
  3. 你们班有多少学生?How many pupils were in your class?
  4. 你上小学时在哪儿吃午饭?Where did you have lunch at primary school?
  5. 你还记得你的小学班主任吗?Do you remember your primary school class teacher?
  6. 课间你常在操场上玩什么?What did you play in the playground at break time?
  7. 你小时候觉得学写字难吗?Did you find learning to write hard as a child?
  8. 你父母开完家长会回来会说什么?What did your parents say after parents' evening?

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