Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"

Nível: HSK 1 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

来 (lái) and 去 (qù) are both words that help to express direction from the perspective of the speaker. 来 (lái) means "come" (towards the speaker), while 去 (qù) means "go" (away from the speaker). For example, if you are in China, a local person might ask you: "When did you come to China?" using 来 (lái). Another example is if you want to go from China to Japan, your friends might ask you: “When are you going to Japan?" using 去 (qù). 来 / 去 + Place For the examples below, keep in mind that if the speaker uses 去 (qù), then she is not at the place mentioned now. If the speaker uses 来 (lái), she must already be at the place mentioned. Just stay consistent with this, and you're good. • 妈妈 要 去 超市。Māma yào qù chāoshì.Mom will go to the supermarket. • 老板 今天 来 公司 吗？Lǎobǎn jīntiān lái gōngsī ma?Is the boss coming into the office today? • 你 现在 来南京 路 吧。Nǐ xiànzài lái Nánjīng Lù ba.Come to Nanjing Road now. • 你 不 想 来 我们 公司 工作 吗？Nǐ bù xiǎng lái wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò ma?Do you not want to come to work for our company? • 去年 她 去 美国 工作 了 几 个 月 。Qùnián tā qù Měiguó gōngzuò le jǐ gè yuè.Last year she went to work in the USA for a few months. • 你们 想 去 Starbucks 还是 Costa？ Nǐmen xiǎng qù Starbucks háishì Costa? Would you like to go to Starbucks or Costa? • 周末 我 喜欢 去 朋友 家。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan qù péngyou jiā.I like to go to my friends' places on the weekends. • 爸爸 明天 去 北京 出差。Bàba míngtiān qù Běijīng chūchāi.Dad will go to Beijing on a business trip tomorrow. • 我 今天 不 上班，你们 可以 来 我 家 吃饭 。Wǒ jīntiān bù shàngbān, nǐmen kěyǐ lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.I don't have to go to work today. You can come to my home to eat dinner.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我们结婚吧。 (wǒmen jiéhūn ba 。): "Let's get married."
• 老板，便宜一点吧。 (lǎobǎn ，biànyí yīdiǎn ba 。): "Boss, cheaper."
• 妈妈要去超市。 (māmā yào qù chāoshì 。): "Mom is going to the supermarket."
• 老板今天来公司吗？ (lǎobǎn jīntiān lái gōngsī ma ？): "Does the boss come to the company today?"

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