Ever notice how some dads never say ‘I love you’ out loud? Well, sometimes, they don’t have to.
我爸爸不说”我爱你”，他从来没有说过。
但是我知道，他爱我。
早上，我还在睡觉，爸爸给我做早饭。
我吃水果的时候，爸爸给我切好。
我去上学，爸爸站在门口，看着我走。
我的自行车坏了，爸爸给我修好。
天冷了，爸爸在我的床上，多放一个被子。
我回家晚了，爸爸开着灯，等我。
爸爸不说”我爱你”。
爸爸不说。
爸爸做。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; ever (used with negatives: never) |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; entrance |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 坏 | huài | broken; to break down |
| 修 | xiū | to repair; to fix |
| 被子 | bèi zi | blanket; quilt |
| 开灯 | kāi dēng | to turn on the light |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4] |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, frien… |
| 吃水 | chī shuǐ | drinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of ship) |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi |
| 候 | hòu | to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 我去 | wǒ qù | (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form… |
| 坏了 | huài le | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost |
| 天冷 | tiān lěng | it's cold (weather) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc; variant of 床[chuang2] |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 多放 | duō fàng | add extra (of a spice etc) |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, … |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (… |
My dad doesn’t say ‘I love you.’ He has never said it.
But I know that he loves me.
In the morning, while I’m still sleeping, Dad makes me breakfast.
When I eat fruit, Dad cuts it up for me.
When I go to school, Dad stands in the doorway and watches me leave.
When my bike breaks, Dad fixes it for me.
When it gets cold, Dad puts an extra blanket on my bed.
When I come home late, Dad leaves the light on and waits for me.
Dad doesn’t say ‘I love you.’
Dad doesn’t say it.
Dad does it.