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New Friends (Part 1)

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New Friends (Part 1)

今天jīn tiān天气tiān qì很好hěn hǎo。

The weather is lovely today.

小猫xiǎo māo和hé小狗xiǎo gǒu出去chū qù玩wán。

The kitten and the puppy go out to play.

他们tā men走到zǒu dào一条yī tiáo安静的ān jìng de街上jiē shang。

They walk to a quiet street.

街上jiē shang有yǒu一个yī ge小xiǎo餐厅cān tīng,很hěn香xiāng!

On the street there is a little restaurant — it smells wonderful!

小狗xiǎo gǒu说shuō:“我wǒ闻到wén dào肉ròu的de味道wèi dao了le!”

The puppy says: "I smell meat!"

餐厅cān tīng门口mén kǒu有yǒu一只yī zhī白色bái sè的de猫māo。

At the restaurant door there is a white cat.

小猫xiǎo māo问wèn:“你好nǐ hǎo,你nǐ是shì谁shéi?”

The kitten asks: "Hello, who are you?"

白bái猫māo说shuō:“我wǒ叫jiào小白xiǎo bái,我wǒ住zhù在zài这里zhè lǐ。”

The white cat says: "My name is Xiao Bai. I live here."

小白xiǎo bái看看kàn kan他们tā men:“你们nǐ men饿è了吗le ma?”

Xiao Bai looks at them: "Are you two hungry?"

小猫xiǎo māo和hé小狗xiǎo gǒu一起yī qǐ点头diǎn tóu。

The kitten and the puppy nod together.

小白xiǎo bái笑了xiào le:“跟gēn我wǒ来lái!”

Xiao Bai smiles: "Follow me!"

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Vocabulary 50 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
今天 jīn tiāntoday
天气 tiān qìweather
很好 hěn hǎovery good; fine; well
小猫 xiǎo māokitten
和 héand; with
小狗 xiǎo gǒupup; puppy
出去 chū qùto go out
玩 wánto play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toy
他们 tā menthey
走到 zǒu dàoto walk to
一条 yī tiáoone (measure word for long, thin things)
安静的 ān jìng dequiet
街上 jiē shangon the street; in town
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小 xiǎosmall; little
餐厅 cān tīngdining hall; restaurant
很 hěnvery
香 xiāngfragrant; aromatic; (of food) delicious
说 shuōto speak; to say
我 wǒI; me
闻到 wén dàoto smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
肉 ròumeat
的 depossessive particle
味道 wèi daoflavor; taste
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
门口 mén kǒudoorway; entrance
一只 yī zhīA measure word for animals, meaning 'one' or 'a single'
白色 bái sèwhite
猫 māocat
问 wènto ask
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
你 nǐyou
是 shìto be; correct
谁 shéiwho
白 báiwhite; in vain, for nothing
叫 jiàoto call; to be called
小白 xiǎo bái(slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
住 zhùto live; to reside
在 zàito be (located); at; in
这里 zhè lǐhere
看看 kàn kanto take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
饿 èhungry
了吗 le maparticle used in questions about past actions
一起 yī qǐtogether
点头 diǎn tóuto nod
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
跟 gēnwith; and; as (in 跟…一样); to follow
来 láito come; to arrive