Mandarin²

School Facilities

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School Places

Learn how to name important school buildings and describe where students go during the school day.

1. Main school places

教室

jiào shì

classroom

实验室

shí yàn shì

laboratory

食堂

shí táng

canteen

体育馆

tǐ yù guǎn

sports hall / gym

我们在教室上课。

We have lessons in the classroom.

我在实验室做实验。

I do experiments in the laboratory.

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2. Outdoor and shared areas

操场

cāo chǎng

playground / sports field

图书馆

tú shū guǎn

library

礼堂

lǐ táng

assembly hall

办公室

bàn gōng shì

office

学生在操场运动。

Students do sport on the playground.

我喜欢在图书馆看书。

I like reading books in the library.

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3. Useful school building words

教学楼

jiào xué lóu

teaching building

小卖部

xiǎo mài bù

tuck shop

设备

shè bèi

equipment

设施

shè shī

facilities

教学楼很大,也很现代化。

The teaching building is big and also modern.

体育馆的设备很好。

The sports hall equipment is very good.

4. Saying what your school has

yǒu

to have / there is

没有

méi yǒu

does not have / there is not

一个

yí ge

one

很多

hěn duō

many / lots of

我的学校有一个食堂。

My school has a canteen.

我的学校有很多教室。

My school has many classrooms.

Final Check

Complete

我的学校有很多教室、一个实验室、一个食堂和一个体育馆。我喜欢图书馆,因为那里很安静。

My school has many classrooms, a laboratory, a canteen and a sports hall. I like the library because it is quiet there.