#11 来 & 什么时候 (lái & shénme shíhòu) | Ask When in Chinese | HSK1 Masterclass

Episode 11 May 21, 2026 00:05:37
#11 来 & 什么时候 (lái & shénme shíhòu) | Ask When in Chinese | HSK1 Masterclass
Chinese Learning Podcast | HSK 1 (Season 2)
#11 来 & 什么时候 (lái & shénme shíhòu) | Ask When in Chinese | HSK1 Masterclass

May 21 2026 | 00:05:37

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Show Notes

Do you know how to ask “when” in Chinese? In this episode, you’ll learn how to use 来 (lái) and 什么时候 (shénme shíhòu) to talk about plans, ask about timing, and have real conversations in Mandarin.

What You’ll Learn:
⏰ 什么时候 (shénme shíhòu) – how to ask “when”
你什么时候来? (nǐ shénme shíhòu lái?) – When will you come?

来 (lái) – to come
我明天来。 (wǒ míngtiān lái) – I’ll come tomorrow

什么时候 + Verb – ask about timing
他什么时候来中国? (tā shénme shíhòu lái zhōngguó?) – When will he come to China?
我们什么时候见面? (wǒmen shénme shíhòu jiànmiàn?) – When will we meet?

Learn the natural word order to sound more fluent in Chinese.

Practice Challenge:
Write a sentence using 什么时候 + verb.
For example:
你什么时候学习中文?
你什么时候来学校?
Leave your sentence in the comments and practise saying it out loud!.

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[00:00:12] Speaker A: Hieveryone, welcomebacktoourHSK1MasterPodcastfromChanyuChineseSchool. I myourhosttoday, Emily. Andtoday, wehaveabrandnewlesson. We regonnalearnabouthowtoaskaboutwhen, whichis 什么 时候。 Andwe regonnalearnaboutthewordcome, tocome, 来。 Sobytheendofthisvideo, youwillknowhowtoaskasentencelike 你 什么 时候 来? or 他 什么 时候 去 中国? Okay, soasalways, let sstartwiththeshortvideofirst. [00:00:58] Speaker B: 你好, I mLifei, andtodaymylessonisfromGuangzhou. Wewilllearnhowtousetheverbtocomeandthequestionparticlewhen. Theverbtocomeis 来, andthequestionparticlewhenis 什么 时候. Theparticle 什么 时候 alwaysgoesbeforetheverb. Let smakeaphrasetogether. HowwouldyousayWhenwillyoucomehome? Let sdoitstepbystep. Firstgoesthesubject 你, thenthequestionparticle 什么 时候. Theverb 来 andthedirectobject 我家. Perfect. Wenowhavethewholephrase 你 什么 时候 来 我家? Youdidagreatjob. 再见! [00:02:11] Speaker A: perfectsodidyouguysenjoythevideosowhathavewelearnedsolet stakealookfirstofcoursethefirstverbwelearnis 來 whichmeanstocomerightandthenwehavetheparticlewhen 什麼 時候 toaskabouttimebasicallywhenSohowdoweuseit? Wealwaysputthesubjectfirst, 你, 我, 他, andthenweputthetime, 什么 时候, andthentheverbintheend. Sowhenyouask, whenwillyoucome? Verygood! 你 什么 时候 来? Andifyouwanttoputnotonlytocome, buttobemore, togivemoredetails, totellpeopleliketocomewhere. Soforexample, weseeinthevideo, whenwillyoucometomyplace? 你 什麼 時候 來 我家? Howwouldyousaywhenwillyoucometoschool? Howdoyousaythat? Verygood. 你 什么 时候 来 学校? Verygood. Andwecanalsochangetheverbtoanykindofverb. Whenwillyoueat? Verygood. 你 什么 时候 吃饭? Verygood. 你 什么 时候 学习 汉语? 非常 好! 你 什么 时候 学习 汉语? 你 什么 时候 来 我家? 他 什么 时候 去 中国? Asalways, ifyoulikeourvideo, ifyoulikeourpodcast, pleaseTakealookatourwebsite, whichiskanyuchineschool. comWehavealotofgreatmaterialWehavealotofgreatcontents, videoAndwehaveaone on oneteacherforyouSoifyouwanttolearnChinesewithanativelikeusPleasevisitourwebsiteAndtryoutafreeclassonyourownOkay? SoIhopetoseeyouguysinclassThankyou 再見

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