【HSK Standard Course 1 十一、她买了不少衣服】 她买了不少衣服

《在宿舍⁵》
A：昨天上午你去哪儿了？
B：我去商店买东西了。^➊
A：你买什么了？
B：我买了一点儿苹果。

《在公司²》
A：你看见张³先生了吗？
B：看见了，他去学开车了。
A：他什么时候能回来？^➋
B：40分钟后回来。^➌

《在商店门口^★》
A：王^★方⁵的衣服太漂亮了！^➍
B：是啊³，她买了不少衣服。^➎
A：你买什么了？
B：我没买，这些都是王^★方⁵的东西。^➏

生词 New Words：
宿舍 sùshè : dormitory; dorm room; living quarters
公司 gōngsī : company; firm
张 zhāng : classifier for flat objects, sheet. ★ open up ★ Zhang: surname
门口 ménkǒu : doorway; gate.
王 Wáng : surname Wang.
方 fāng : place； direction ★ side; party ★ square ★ power
啊 a : used to express surprise,exclamation or promise

语法要点 Grammar Points:
➊我去商店买东西了。
了 indicates action has finished. 你们都走了: “You all have gone". particle 了 indicates action has finished.
    他吃饭了 Tā chīfànle. - He has had food.
    老师走了 Lǎoshī zǒule. - The teacher has gone.

➋他什么时候能回来？
能 + Verb: expressing ability or possibility. Though 能 (néng) can be translated as "can" in English, However, it is used to emphasize one's ability or the possibility of an event.
    我能吃二十个饺子。 Wǒ néng chī èrshí gè jiǎozi. - I can eat 20 dumplings.
    你能六点来学校吗？ Nǐ néng liù diǎn lái xuéxiào ma? - Can you come to school at six?

➌40分钟后回来。
Different ways of time: past, current, future. It becomes convention to say times for past, current and future. This is the list.
    前天，昨天，今天，明天，后天 qiántiān, zuótiān, jīntiān, míngtiān, hòutiān - the day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow
    前年，去年，今年，明年，后年 qiánnián, qùnián, jīnnián, míngnián, hòu nián - the year before last year, last year, this year, next year, the year after next year
    上个月，这个月，下个月 shàng gè yuè, zhège yuè, xià gè yuè - last month, this month, next month
    上(个)星期，这(个)星期，下(个)星期 Shàng (gè) xīngqí, zhè (gè) xīngqí, xià (gè) xīngqí - last week, this week, next week
    3年/个月/天/个星期(以)前 sān nián/gè yuè/tiān/gè xīngqí (yǐ) qián - 3 years/months/days/weeks ago
    3年/个月/天/个星期(以)后 sān nián/gè yuè/tiān/gè xīngqí (yǐ) hòu - 3 years/months/days/weeks after

➍王方的衣服太漂亮了！
太 + adj + (了). 太 is "so, very, excessively". Often 了 is needed in the end.
    我太高兴了！ Wǒ tài gāoxìngle! - I am so happy!
    现在太晚了！ Xiànzài tài wǎnle. - Now it is too late!

➎是啊，她买了不少衣服。
(1) sentence + 啊. The interjection 啊 (a) is to add a tone of urgency, exclamation or excitement. However, the exact meaning often depends on context.
    你好高啊！ Nǐ hào gāo a! - You are really tall!
    好啊，你来吧 Hǎo a, nǐ lái ba. - Good. Just come over.
    谁啊？ Shéi a? - Who?
(2) list things with 啊(a). You can use 啊(a) to list a bunch of nouns belonging to same category. The structure is A啊, B啊, C啊.... It is informal like "that kind of thing" in English.
    北京啊，上海啊，广州啊等等我都想去。 Běijīng a, Shànghǎi a, Guǎngzhōu a děng děng wǒ dū xiǎng qù. - I want to go places like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou.
    店里有很多水果，香蕉啊，苹果啊，西瓜啊都有。 Diàn li yǒu hěnduō shuǐguǒ, xiāngjiāo a, píngguǒ a, xīguā a dōu yǒu. - There are many fruits in the store such as banana, apple and water melon.

➏我没买，这些都是王方的东西。
Adverb 都 (dōu) before verb phrase: (1) all; (2) emphasizing .
(1) Adverb 都 can mean "all" in Chinese. Note it is before verb phrase.
    我们都喜欢吃饺子 Wǒmen dōu xǐhuān chī jiǎozi. - We both like dumplings.
(2) You can use 都 (dōu) to emphasize the quantity of something or timing of some action.
    你都玩了好几个小时了。 Nǐ dōu wánle hǎojǐ gè xiǎoshíliǎo. - You have been playing for hours.
    我都不知道你买车了。 Wǒ dū bù zhīdào nǐ mǎi chēle. - I don't even know that you bought a car.