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Yesterday and last week in Chinese

Unit 15 — Past events · 42 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.

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Chinese words for yesterday and last week

Example conversations in Chinese

Last night and weekend

你昨晚做了什么?
What did you do last night?
昨晚我待在家里。
Last night I stayed home.
昨晚我出去了。
I went out last night.
你昨晚去哪儿了?
Where did you go last night?
一个朋友家。那里很安静。
A friend's house. It was quiet.
不错。我的夜晚也很安静。
Nice. My night was quiet too.
你昨晚在家吃饭了吗?
Did you eat at home last night?
是的,我昨晚晚饭吃得很晚。
Yes, I had a late dinner last night.
上周末呢?
What about last weekend?
上周末我去徒步了。
Last weekend I went hiking.
听起来很棒。上周末我上班了。
Sounds great. Last weekend I worked.
那就是一个漫长的周末了。
A long weekend then.

Days ago

你是什么时候搬到这里的?
When did you move here?
三个月前。
Three months ago.
三个月前?感觉没多久。
Three months ago? That feels recent.
是的,我三个月前搬到这里的。
Yes, I moved here three months ago.
你什么时候开始上班的?
When did you start work?
我两周前开始工作的。
I started two weeks ago.
两周前,星期一吗?
Two weeks ago, on Monday?
是的,两周前的星期一。
Yes, two weeks ago Monday.
两天前我在湖边。
Two days ago I was at the lake.
哦,不错。我自己还没去过那边呢。
Oh nice. I still haven't been down there myself.
一个月前,我在这里几乎不认识任何人。
A month ago I barely knew anyone here.
是啊,不过你适应得很快。这里很适合你。
Yeah, but you've settled in fast. It suits you.

Last week at work

上周怎么样?
How was last week?
那一周很忙。
It was a busy week.
你上周完成那个项目了吗?
Did you finish that project last week?
是的,我们上周完成了那个项目。
Yes, we finished it last week.
上周有几次会议?
How many meetings were there last week?
上周有五次会议。
There were five meetings last week.
你上周请假了吗?
Did you take time off last week?
我上周休了两天假。
I took two days off last week.
我连续经历了两个漫长的星期。
I had two long weeks back to back.
我也是。上周和上上周。
Me too. Last week and the week before.
希望下周会轻松一些。
Hopefully next week will be easier.
是的,上周已经够了。
Yes, last week was enough.

Months and years ago

你什么时候毕业的?
When did you graduate?
两年前。
Two years ago.
两年前感觉像是最近的事。
Two years ago feels recent.
是的,但那是在这份工作之前。
Yes, but it was before this job.
那去意大利的旅行呢?
And the trip to Italy?
一年前。那次旅行很棒。
A year ago. Great trip.
几个月前,我们谈过再去一次。
Months ago we talked about going again.
对,三个月前我开始计划这件事了。
Yes, three months ago I started to plan it.
我们上个月就该预订了。
We should have booked last month.
上个月很忙。这个月可以。
Last month was busy. This month works.
一年一年过得很快。一个月一个月也过得很快。
Years go by fast. Months go by fast too.
是的。一年前感觉就像昨天。
Yes. A year ago feels like yesterday.

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