🤓 What You’ll Learn
✔️ How to ask and answer “Where are you going?”
✔️ How to use “去 (qù)” with places and actions
✔️ Key sentence pattern: 去 + place + action
✔️ must-know places and common activities in Chinese
✨ Let’s Begin
Today’s lesson is all about one of the most useful verbs in daily conversation: 去 (qù) — to go!
We’ll start by learning how to ask someone where they’re going:
你去哪儿？
nǐ qù nǎr
→ Where are you going?
Then we’ll learn how to answer in different ways:
- Just saying where you’re going
- Just saying what you’re going to do
- Saying both — where and why!
And we’ll build upon it using “想(xiǎng)” (want to) and “要(yào)” (going to) with action verbs and locations.
Let’s break it down step-by-step. 😉
💬Step 1: 去 + Place
Use this to say where you’re going.
👩🏻 你去哪儿？
nǐ qù nǎr
→ Where are you going?
👨🏻 我去超市。
wǒ qù chāoshì
→ I’m going to the supermarket.
👧🏻 他们去哪儿？
tāmen qù nǎr
→ Where are they going?
👨🏻 他们去公园。
tāmen qù gōngyuán
→ They’re going to the park.
🧔🏻♂️ 你想去哪儿？
nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr
→ Where do you want to go?
👧🏻 我想去上海。
wǒ xiǎng qù Shànghǎi
→ I want to go to Shanghai.
👩🏻 周末你们要去哪儿？
zhōumò nǐmen yào qù nǎr
→ Where are you all going on the weekend?
👨🏻 周末我们要去博物馆。
zhōumò wǒmen yào qù bówùguǎn
→ We’re going to the museum on the weekend.
📝Vocabulary List
去 (qù) to go
哪儿 (nǎr) where
超市 (chāoshì) supermarket
公园 (gōngyuán) park
上海 (Shànghǎi) Shanghai
博物馆 (bówùguǎn) museum
🎯Pro Tip
Time Words in Chinese
Time words can go before or after the subject — both are correct!😊
✅ 周末我们要去博物馆
✅ 我们周末要去博物馆
→ Both mean: We’re going to the museum on the weekend.
Need help with time words?
👇🏻See our Choom Guide: Time Words in Chinese for full explanation!
💬Step 2: 去 + Action
Use this to say what you’re going to do, even if you don’t say where.
👩🏻 你去哪儿？
nǐ qù nǎr
→ Where are you going?
👧🏻 我去吃饭。
wǒ qù chīfàn
→ I’m going to have a meal.
👨🏻 我去洗手。
wǒ qù xǐshǒu
→ I’m going to wash my hands.
👩🏻 我去睡觉。
wǒ qù shuìjiào
→ I’m going to sleep.
👩🏻 我们去哪儿？
wǒmen qù nǎr?
→ Where are we going?
👨🏻 我们去唱歌吧！
wǒmen qù chànggē ba
→ Let’s go sing!
👩🏻 我们去逛街吧！
wǒmen qù guàngjiē ba
→ Let’s go shopping!
📝Vocabulary List
吃饭 (chīfàn) to eat / to have a meal
洗手 (xǐshǒu) wash hands
睡觉 (shuìjiào) sleep
唱歌 (chànggē) sing
逛街 (guàngjiē) go shopping
💬Step 3: 去 + Place + Action
Now put it all together! Say where you’re going and what for.
👩🏻 你去哪儿？
nǐ qù nǎr
→ Where are you going?
👨🏻 我去机场坐飞机。
wǒ qù jīchǎng zuò fēijī
→ I’m going to the airport to take a flight.
👩🏻 我去公园散步。
wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù
→ I’m going to the park to take a walk.
👨🏻 我去韩国旅游。
wǒ qù Hánguó lǚyóu
→ I’m going to Korea for a trip.
👧🏻 我去学校上课。
wǒ qù xuéxiào shàngkè
→ I’m going to school for class.
🧔🏻♂️ 我回家做饭。
wǒ huíjiā zuòfàn
→ I’m going home to cook.
📝Vocabulary List
机场 (jīchǎng) — airport
坐飞机 (zuò fēijī) — take a flight
公园 (gōngyuán) — park
散步 (sànbù) — take a walk
韩国 (Hánguó) — Korea
旅游 (lǚyóu) — travel
学校 (xuéxiào) — school
上课 (shàngkè) — attend class
回家 (huíjiā) — go home
做饭 (zuòfàn) — cook
⚠️ Don’t Say “去家” ❌
In Chinese, we don’t say “去家 (qù jiā)” to mean “go home”!
Instead, we must use: 回家 (huí jiā).
🧠 Why?
The word 回 (huí) means “to return”.
Home is not just a destination you go to — it’s a place you return to.
👉 That’s why “go home” in Chinese is:
回家 (huí jiā) = to return home
✅ Correct:
我要回家。
wǒ yào huíjiā
→ I’m going home. ✅
❌ Incorrect:
我要去家。
wǒ yào qù jiā
→ ❌ This sounds unnatural and is grammatically incorrect in Chinese.
🎓Lesson Summary
Today you mastered how to say where you’re going — and why — in natural Chinese!
You learned 3 powerful patterns with 去 (qù):
1️⃣ 去 + Place → I’m going to a place
2️⃣ 去 + Action → I’m going to do something
3️⃣ 去 + Place + Action → I’m going somewhere to do something
And don’t forget:
✅ Time words can go before or after the subject
✅ You must say 回家 (huíjiā) — not 去家!
🌟 With just a few simple patterns, you can start talking like a local!
Practice them out loud, mix and match your favorite places and activities — and keep building confidence one step at a time. You’re doing great! 💪
See you in the next lesson! 加油！🚀
