day 4four seasons

four seasons

Talk about the seasons and the weather, and say how things change: more and more, the more… the more…

today’s words

• 春天 chūntiān · spring
• 夏天 xiàtiān · summer
• 秋天 qiūtiān · autumn
• 冬天 dōngtiān · winter
• 季节 jìjié · season
• 季 jì · season (in compounds)
• 四季 sìjì · the four seasons
• 风 fēng · wind
• 刮 guā · to blow (wind); to scrape
• 太阳 tàiyáng · the sun
• 月亮 yuèliang · the moon
• 凉快 liángkuai · pleasantly cool
• 冰 bīng · ice; iced
• 越 yuè · the more… (越……越……)
• 变 biàn · to change, become
• 变化 biànhuà · change; to change
• 变成 biànchéng · to turn into
• 伞 sǎn · umbrella

sentences

• 天气越来越冷了。 · It’s getting colder and colder.
• 春天常常刮风。 · It’s often windy in spring.
• 夏天我喜欢喝冰咖啡。 · In summer I like iced coffee.
• 雨越下越大。 · The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
• 不一会儿，太阳出来了。 · Soon after, the sun came out.