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What’s the first thing you do in the morning? 🌅 Do you hit snooze, go for a run, or grab your favorite matcha? In this episode, we’ll learn how to talk about your daily morning routine in Mandarin – from brushing your teeth to drinking lemon water 🍋☕.

You’ll learn essential HSK1–2 vocabulary, an easy sentence structure using time and action words, and practice real-life examples like “I get up at 7” or “I drink coffee while checking my phone.”
Whether your mornings are calm or chaotic, let’s build your Mandarin morning routine together!

✨ Don’t forget: On Thursday’s Mandarin episode, I’ll share my full morning routine using the words from today — perfect for review and listening practice!

[Grammar of the Day] – Time + Actions + Linking Words
In Mandarin, a very useful structure is:

👉 Subject + Time + Verb + Object
Use these connectors:

• 以后 (yǐ hòu) – after

• 然后 (rán hòu) – then

• 最后 (zuì hòu) – finally

• 一边…一边… (yì biān… yì biān…) – doing two things at once

Let’s try an example:
我早上七点起床。然后，我刷牙。
I get up at 7 a.m. Then, I brush my teeth.

起床以后，我喝一杯柠檬水。
After getting up, I drink a glass of lemon water.

最后，我出门去上班。
Finally, I go out to work.

[Vocabulary Time]
Let’s go through the core morning routine words with easy examples:

🛏️ 起床 – qǐ chuáng – get up
我每天六点半起床。
I get up at 6:30 every day.

🪥 刷牙 – shuā yá – brush teeth
起床以后我刷牙。
After getting up, I brush my teeth.

🚿 洗脸 – xǐ liǎn – wash face
然后我洗脸。
Then I wash my face.

👕 穿衣服 – chuān yī fu – get dressed
我穿衣服以后吃早饭。
I get dressed, then eat breakfast.

🍳 吃早饭 – chī zǎo fàn – eat breakfast
我喜欢吃鸡蛋和水果。
I like eating eggs and fruit.

☕ 喝咖啡 – hē kā fēi – drink coffee
我每天都要喝一杯咖啡。
I need a cup of coffee every day.

🍵 喝抹茶 – hē mǒ chá – drink matcha
我不喝咖啡，我喝抹茶。
I don’t drink coffee, I drink matcha.

🍋 喝柠檬水 – hē níng méng shuǐ – drink lemon water
我早上喝柠檬水，加一点姜。
In the morning, I drink lemon water with a bit of ginger.

🏃 跑步 – pǎo bù – run / go jogging
他每天早上跑步三十分钟。
He runs for 30 minutes every morning.

🧘 冥想 – míng xiǎng – meditate
我喜欢冥想五分钟。
I like to meditate for five minutes.

🪞 照镜子 – zhào jìng zi – look in the mirror
她每天照镜子化妆。
She looks in the mirror and does her makeup every day.

🚪 出门 – chū mén – go out
八点我出门。
I leave at 8 o’clock.

🏢 上班 – shàng bān – go to work
我坐地铁去上班。
I take the metro to work.

[Bonus Sentences & Practice]

• 我一边吃早饭，一边看手机。
  I check my phone while eating breakfast.

• 我喜欢早上安静的时间。
  I enjoy quiet time in the morning.

• 我每天做一样的事。
  I do the same thing every day.

✅ With Linking Words: 以后 / 然后 / 最后

1. 起床以后，我刷牙，然后喝一杯柠檬水。
   After getting up, I brush my teeth, then drink a glass of lemon water.

2. 我每天七点起床，然后去跑步三十分钟。
   I get up at 7 a.m. every day, then go for a 30-minute run.

3. 冥想以后，我洗脸，最后喝一杯抹茶。
   After meditating, I wash my face, and finally drink a cup of matcha.

4. 我穿衣服以后，吃早饭，然后出门上班。
   After getting dressed, I eat breakfast, then leave for work.

5. 刷牙以后，我坐在阳台喝咖啡。
   After brushing my teeth, I sit on the balcony and drink coffee.

1. 我一边吃早饭，一边看手机。
   I eat breakfast while checking my phone.

2. 他一边喝抹茶，一边听音乐。
   He drinks matcha while listening to music.

3. 我妈妈一边做早饭，一边看新闻。
   My mom cooks breakfast while watching the news.

1. 我每天早上七点半起床，然后去洗澡。
   I get up at 7:30 every morning, then take a shower.

2. 有时候我早上不吃早饭，只喝一杯柠檬水。
   Sometimes I don’t eat breakfast in the morning, I just drink lemon water.

✅ With Grammar: 一边…一边… (do two things at the same time)✅ With Time Words: 每天 / 早上 / 有时候