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Grandpa's Map (Part 1)

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Grandpa's Map (Part 1)

小雨xiǎo yǔ的de爷爷yé ye家里jiā lǐ有yǒu一yī张zhāng大dà地图dì tú。

Xiao Yu's grandpa had a big map at home.

地图dì tú上shàng有yǒu很多hěn duō红色hóng sè的de小xiǎo星星xīng xing。

The map was covered with little red stars.

“爷爷yé ye,这些zhè xiē星星xīng xing是shì什么shén me?”

"Grandpa, what are these stars?"

“这zhè是shì我去wǒ qù过guò的de地方dì fāng。”爷爷yé ye笑着xiào zhe说shuō。

"These are the places I've been," Grandpa said with a smile.

“你nǐ去qù过guò北京běi jīng吗ma?”“去qù过guò,去qù过guò三次sān cì!”

"Have you been to Beijing?" "I have — three times!"

“你nǐ爬pá过guò长城Cháng chéng吗ma?”“当然dāng rán爬pá过guò!”

"Have you climbed the Great Wall?" "Of course I have!"

“你nǐ坐zuò过guò飞机fēi jī吗ma?”“坐zuò过guò很hěn多次duō cì。”

"Have you flown on a plane?" "Many times."

小雨xiǎo yǔ说shuō:“爷爷yé ye,你nǐ去qù过guò的de地方dì fāng真zhēn多duō!”

Xiao Yu said, "Grandpa, you've been to so many places!"

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Vocabulary 37 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小雨 xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
的 depossessive particle
爷爷 yé yepaternal grandfather
家里 jiā lǐat home; inside the house
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一 yīone
张 zhāng(measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spread
大 dàbig; large
地图 dì túmap
上 shàngup; on
很多 hěn duōMany; a lot
红色 hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
小 xiǎosmall; little
星星 xīng xingstar(s)
这些 zhè xiēthese
是 shìto be; correct
什么 shén mewhat
这 zhèthis
我去 wǒ qù(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
过 guòto pass; past experience
地方 dì fāngplace
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
说 shuōto speak; to say
你 nǐyou
去 qùto go
北京 běi jīngBeijing
吗 ma(question particle)
三次 sān cìthird; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
爬 páto crawl; to climb
长城 Cháng chéngthe Great Wall
当然 dāng ránof course; certainly
坐 zuòto sit; to take (a bus, etc.)
飞机 fēi jīairplane
很 hěnvery
多次 duō cìmany times; repeatedly
真 zhēnreally; truly
多 duōmany; much