Past Experience with 过 guò
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ID: 3016
Elementary
过/過/guò is a past experience marker in Chinese, but what does that mean, and how do we use it in conversation?
Listen to this dialogue about a friend asking about a trip to Beijing, and whether of not they've had the experience of eating the famous Beijing Roast Duck.
For a Qing Wen on the past experience marker 过, click here or click on the grammar tag in the "Lesson Info" menu on the left-hand side on the page for lessons containing this structure.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 过 | guò | past experience marker | |
| 虽然...但是 | suīrán...dànshì | although...but | |
| 这样啊 | zhèyànga | Oh, I see | |
| 一定 | yīdìng | must |
你去过北京吗
nǐ 你qù 去guò 过Běijīng 北京ma 吗
Have you been to Beijing before?
去过虽然空气不好人也有点多但是那些古迹真的好美
qù guo 去过suīrán 虽然kōngqì 空气bù hǎo 不好rén 人yě 也yǒu 有diǎnr 点duō 多dànshì 但是nàxiē 那些gǔjì 古迹zhēnde 真的hǎo 好měi 美
I've been. Although the air (quality) wasn't that good and there were quite a lot of people, the historic sites were really beautiful.
这样啊我也很爱参观古迹你去过北京一定吃过北京烤鸭吧
zhèyàng 这样ā 啊wǒ 我yě 也hěn 很ài 爱cānguān 参观gǔjì 古迹nǐ 你qù 去guò 过Běijīng 北京yīdìng 一定chīguò 吃过Běijīng kǎoyā 北京烤鸭ba 吧
Ah, I see. I really like to visit historic sites also. If you've been to Beijing, you must've tried Peking Duck right?
没吃过
méi 没chīguò 吃过
I haven't tried it before.
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