In this short story you will read about two students that are hungry and decided to go to a restaurant. The story uses HSK 1 words. Good luck!
李红: 我也很饿。
刘燕: 我们去饭店吧!
李红: 好!
刘燕: 你想吃米饭还是面条?
李红: 我想吃米饭,你呢?
刘燕: 我也想吃米饭。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 刘燕 | Liú Yàn | (name) Liu Yan |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 饿 | è | hungry |
| 李红 | Lǐ Hóng | (name) Li Hong |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant |
| 吧 | ba | (suggestion particle) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, okay |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want, to think |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | rice (cooked) |
| 还是 | háishì | or |
| 面条 | miàntiáo | noodles |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 呢 | ne | (question particle for a follow-up question) |
Li Hong: I’m also very hungry.
Liu Yan: Shall we go to the restaurant?
Li Hong: Okay!
Liu Yan: Do you want to have rice or noodles?
Li Hong: I want to have rice, what about you?
Liu Yan: I also want to have rice.