Practice free →

Talking about what happened in Chinese

Unit 15 — Past events · 46 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

▶ Practice this lesson free — with audio

Chinese words for talking about what happened

Example conversations in Chinese

What happened at work

今天工作上发生了什么事?
What happened at work today?
发生了很多事。我该从哪里说起呢?
A lot happened. Where should I start?
给我讲讲事情的经过吧。
Tell me the story.
嗯,老板很早就来了。
Well, the boss came in early.
然后发生了什么?
Then what happened?
然后她告诉了我们新项目的事。
Then she told us about the new project.
这个项目大吗?
Is the project big?
是的,所有人都参与这个项目。
Yes, everyone is on the project.
接下来她说了什么?
What did she say next?
她说这个项目星期一开始。
She said the project starts Monday.
这是个大消息。
That's big news.
是的,而且大家都谈论了这件事。
Yes, and everyone talked about it.

Telling a story

给我讲一个你旅行中的故事吧。
Tell me a story from your trip.
好的,我给你讲一个好笑的故事。
Okay, I'll tell you a funny story.
最先发生了什么?
What happened first?
我们下了飞机,然后去了酒店。
We got off the plane and went to the hotel.
然后发生了什么?
Then what happened?
然后我们见到了一位老朋友。
Then we saw an old friend.
你的朋友跟你们一起来了吗?
Did your friend come with you?
是的,她和我们一起去吃晚饭了。
Yes, she came with us to dinner.
那听起来是一次愉快的拜访。
That sounds like a nice visit.
是的。我们聊了聊明年拜访的事。
It was. We talked about a visit next year.
接下来发生了什么?
What happened next?
然后我们迷路了。这就是好笑的地方。
Then we got lost. That's the funny part.

Recent news

你听说那个消息了吗?
Did you hear the news?
什么消息?告诉我。
What news? Tell me.
莎拉订婚了。
Sarah got engaged.
哇,什么时候的事?
Wow, when did that happen?
上周末。迈克昨天告诉我的。
Last weekend. Mike told me yesterday.
萨拉告诉大家了吗?
Did Sarah tell everyone?
她来办公室了一趟,告诉了所有人。
She came by the office and told everyone.
然后大家都过来道贺。
Then everyone came to say congratulations.
我收到了她的消息,但没看到。
I got her message but didn't see it.
她说她今天会发更多消息。
She said she'd send more news today.
那她很快就会过来看看了。
Then she'll come visit soon.
好。我想听她讲这个故事。
Good. I want to hear the story from her.

Something funny happened

发生了一件好笑的事。
Something funny happened.
说来听听。
Tell me.
我去了咖啡馆,看到了我以前的老师。
I went to the cafe and saw my old teacher.
过了这么多年,这还挺有意思的。
That's funny after all these years.
她径直走过来打了个招呼。
She came right over and said hi.
她说了什么?
What did she say?
她说我看起来和以前一样。
She said I looked the same.
真有意思。你把你的近况告诉她了吗?
Funny. Did you tell her your news?
我把所有事都告诉了她。然后她说我应该去她的班上看看。
I told her everything. Then she said I should visit her class.
你会去她班上看看吗?
Will you go visit?
是的,我下周会去看看。
Yes, I'll visit next week.
到时候告诉我这次拜访怎么样。
Tell me how the visit goes.

Practice “Talking about what happened” in Chinese — free

Hear native audio for every word and phrase, and practice speaking. No account, no email, no paywall.

Start this lesson in your browser →
Or get the app: Google Play · App Store

This lesson in other languages: Spanish · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Japanese · Korean · Russian · Arabic · Hindi · Vietnamese