Practice Making Plans in 中国語（標準語）
Making plans is one of the most useful real-world 中国語（標準語） skills: it requires future tenses, time expressions, suggestions, and the gentle back-and-forth of agreeing on a place. This scenario rehearses the entire planning conversation — proposing a day, suggesting an activity, picking a time and place, and confirming via text. You'll practise the 中国語（標準語） verbs for 'to suggest', 'to agree', 'to prefer', and the polite phrasing that lets you decline a suggestion without offence. By the end you'll organise an outing in 中国語（標準語） as easily as you would in English.
Sample 中国語（標準語） conversation
嘿！你这周末有空吗？我想我们可以做点好玩的。
Hey! Are you free this weekend? I was thinking we could do something fun.有空！你有什么想法？
Yes, I'm free! What did you have in mind?我们可以去看新的艺术展、试试那家新餐厅，或者去公园逛逛。你想做什么？
We could go to the new art exhibition, try that new restaurant, or just hang out in the park. What sounds good?艺术展听起来很有意思！在哪里？
The art exhibition sounds interesting! Where is it?在市博物馆。早上10点开门，周六免费！我们上午去？
It's at the city museum. It opens at 10 AM and it's free on Saturdays! Shall we go in the morning?上午可以。10点见。
Morning works for me. Let's meet at 10.
学べること
- Suggest activities and times in 中国語（標準語）
- Agree, counter-suggest, or politely decline
- Confirm a final plan with date, time, and location
- Send a quick text to update the plan
- Apologise gracefully if you need to cancel
よくある質問
How do I suggest going somewhere in 中国語（標準語）?
Use the conditional or 'shall we' construction — 'How about going to…?' — which is softer than the imperative.
How do I politely decline a 中国語（標準語） invitation?
There's a face-saving formula — 'Thanks, but I can't on Friday — could we do another day?' — that doesn't slam the door. The scenario rehearses it.
What's the 中国語（標準語） for 'let's meet at 8'?
A specific construction with the time prefix — included in the vocabulary list.
How do I confirm plans last-minute in 中国語（標準語）?
Short texts in 中国語（標準語） use a contracted style. The scenario shows the casual register: 'Still on for tonight?' style.