Using 在 [zài] to talk about location


Subject + 在 + Location + location word (上 ; 下; 里; 旁边...)


Inside 里

香蕉  书包 
The banana is in the bookbag.


不 要 在 这里 抽烟。
Don’t smoke (in) here.


On 上

苹果  桌子 
The apple is on the desk.


你  火车 
You're in the train. (literally, "on" the train)


Under 下

我 的 报纸 怎么  桌子 
Why is my newspaper under the table?


EXCEPTION: 在 is usually used directly after a subject to locate something, but in some rare occasions, it follows the verb.  These verbs are all related to position, placement or movement: to live in; to stand on; to place on; to sit on...  For example:

 (zuò - to sit),

 (zhù - to live),

 (zhàn - to stand),

  (fàng - to place),

 

坐 在椅子 上。
He’s sitting on a chair.


住 在四川。
I live in Sichuan.

老师站 在门口。
The teacher is standing at the door.

放 在桌子 上 了。
The book is on the table.




Translate into Chinese using location structure
1. I am inside the home.
2. You are inside the shop.
3. He is on the car.
4. She is in front of the table.
5. We are behind the school.
6. You (plural) are outside the house.
7. They are inside the hospital.
8. They are on the left of the shop.
9. The table is inside the house.
10. The bed is on the right of the house.






Traduce al chino usando la estructura de localización
Yo estoy dentro de la casa.
Tú estás dentro de la tienda.
Él está sobre el coche.
Ella está delante de la mesa.
Nosotros estamos detrás de la escuela.
Vosotros estáis fuera de la casa.
Ellos están dentro del hospital.
Ellos están a la izquierda de la tienda.
La mesa está dentro de la casa.
La cama está a la derecha de la casa.







Solution / Solución
1. 我在房子里面。 
    Wǒ zài fángzi lǐmiàn.
2你在商店里面。 
    Nǐ zài shāngdiàn lǐmiàn.
3他在车上。 
    Tā zài chē shàng.
4她在桌子前面。 
    Tā zài zhuōzi qiánmiàn.
5我们在学校后面。 
    Wǒmen zài xuéxiào hòumiàn.
6你们在房子外面。 
    Nǐmen zài fángzi wàimiàn.
7他们在医院里面。 
    Tāmen zài yīyuàn lǐmiàn.
8他们在商店左边。 
    Tāmen zài shāngdiàn zuǒbiān.
9桌子在房子里面。 
    Zhuōzi zài fángzi lǐmiàn.
10床在房子右边。