今天你做了什么?- What Did You Do Today?

苏苏: 玛丽,你 今天 做 了 什么?

English

Susu: Mary, what did you do today?

玛丽: 我 和 朋友 一起 学习 中文 了。

English

Mary: I studied Chinese with a friend.

苏苏: 你们 学 了 什么?

English

Susu: What did you study?

玛丽: 我们 练习 了 中文 对话。

English

Mary: We practiced Chinese conversation.

苏苏: 你 真 喜欢 中文!你的中文很好。

English

Susu: You really like Chinese! Your Chinese is very good.

玛丽: 谢谢!苏苏,你今天学习了吗?

English

Mary: Thank you! Susu, did you study today?

苏苏: 没有。我和朋友 吃 晚饭 了。

English

Susu: No, I had dinner with a friend.

玛丽: 你们 在 哪儿 吃的?

English

Mary: Where did you eat?

苏苏: 在 饭店 吃的。

English

Susu: At a restaurant.


语法点 (Grammar Points)

1. Time Marker “了” – Completed Actions
In the structure Verb + 了, 了 is used to show that an action is completed.

文中 (In text): 
– 我和朋友一起学习中文了。- I studied Chinese with a friend.
– 我和朋友吃晚饭了。- I had dinner with a friend.

例 (Example): 
– 我 看 电影 了。- I watched a movie.

2. 和…一起 – Doing Something Together
The structure 和 + Person + 一起 + Verb is used to express doing an activity with someone.

文中 (In text): 
– 我和朋友一起学习中文了。- I studied Chinese with a friend.
– 我和朋友吃晚饭了。- I had dinner with a friend.

例 (Example): 
– 我和妈妈一起买东西。- I shop together with my mom.

3. Location + Verb + Object – Describing Where an Action Happens
The structure 在 + Place + Verb + Object indicates where the action takes place.

文中 (In text): 
– 在饭店吃的。- Ate at a restaurant.

例 (Example): 
– 我在家看书。- I read at home.

4. Question Words – “What” and “Where”
– 什么 (What)
– 哪儿 (Where)

文中 (In text): 
– 你今天做了什么?- What did you do today?
– 你们在哪儿吃的?- Where did you eat?

例 (Example): 
– 你看了什么?- What did you watch?
– 你在哪儿 工作?- Where do you work?

5. Verb + 的 – Emphasizing Past Details
This is a shortened form of the “是…的” structure, used to emphasize how, where, or when a past action happened. Often, the verb is followed by 的 to highlight the detail — even when “是” is dropped in casual speech.

文中 (In text): 
– 你们在哪儿吃的?- Where did you eat?
– 在饭店吃的。 – [We] ate at a restaurant.

Full structure:
是 + 在饭店 + 吃 + 的 → 是在饭店吃的。
Common spoken form:
在饭店吃的。 (“是” omitted)

例 (Example): 
– 你们 什么 时候 来的? – When did you come?
– 我们 昨天 来的。 – We came yesterday.
(= 我们是昨天来的。)