Natural Chinese > courses > From Beginners to Advanced > Step 1:pre-learning > Lecture 1: When did you start work here at ABC?
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Part 1 Vocabulary

now/currently/现在(xiàn zài)

在(zài):preposition, 在+location&direction

where/哪儿(nǎ ér)

work/上班(shàng bān)/工作(gōng zuò)

when/什么时候(shén me shíhou)

start/开始(kāi shǐ)

家(jiā): home, here it’s used as a measure word for a company.

this/这(zhè):这个,这家

corporation/company/firm/公司(gōngsī)

month/月(yuè)

this month/这个月(zhè gè yuè)

last month/上个月(shàng gè yuè )

away from/离(lí ):  here it is a preposition, means: away from,离+location+adverb+adj(like近,远)

near/近(jìn)

far/远(yuǎn)

far away from…/离….远(lí …yuǎn)

too/太(tài)

not too…/不太(bù tài): adverb

car/车(chē )

drive/开车(kāi chē)

minutes/分(fēn)/分钟(fēn zhōng)

就(jiù ):here, it means just.

arrive/get here/到(dào)

 


Part 2 Text

A:你现在在哪儿上班?

B:我现在在ABC?

A:你是什么时候开始在这家公司工作的?

B:上个月开始的。

A:哦,这家公司离你家远吗?

B:不太远,开车15分钟就到了。

 


Part 3 Language Point

上班 vs 工作