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Will Grandma Come? (Part 1)

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Will Grandma Come? (Part 1)

明天míng tiān奶奶nǎi nai会huì来lái我们wǒ men家jiā。

Tomorrow Grandma will come to our house.

可是kě shì今天jīn tiān天气tiān qì不好bù hǎo。

But today the weather is bad.

我wǒ问wèn妈妈mā ma:“明天míng tiān会huì下雨xià yǔ吗ma?”

I asked Mom, "Will it rain tomorrow?"

妈妈mā ma说shuō:“会huì,明天míng tiān会huì下雨xià yǔ。”

Mom said, "Yes — it will rain tomorrow."

我wǒ说shuō:“那nà奶奶nǎi nai还hái会huì来lái吗ma?”

I said, "Then will Grandma still come?"

妈妈mā ma说shuō:“别bié担心dān xīn,奶奶nǎi nai会huì来lái的de。”

Mom said, "Don't worry — Grandma will come."

第二天dì èr tiān,真的zhēn de下雨xià yǔ了le。

The next day, it really rained.

可是kě shì奶奶nǎi nai来了lái le!

But Grandma came!

奶奶nǎi nai说shuō:“下雨xià yǔ我wǒ也yě会huì来lái的de。”

Grandma said, "Even in the rain, I'll still come."

她tā说shuō:“明天míng tiān不会bù huì下雨xià yǔ,我们wǒ men去qù公园gōng yuán吧ba!”

She said, "It won't rain tomorrow — let's go to the park!"

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Vocabulary 31 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
奶奶 nǎi naipaternal grandmother
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
来 láito come; to arrive
我们 wǒ menwe; us
家 jiāhome; family
可是 kě shìbut; however
今天 jīn tiāntoday
天气 tiān qìweather
不好 bù hǎono good
我 wǒI; me
问 wènto ask
妈妈 mā mamom
下雨 xià yǔto rain
吗 ma(question particle)
说 shuōto speak; to say
那 nàthat; those
还 háistill; yet
别 biédon't; other; do not
担心 dān xīnto worry; to be anxious
的 depossessive particle
第二天 dì èr tiānnext day; the morrow
真的 zhēn dereally; truly
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
来了 lái lehas come; arrived
也 yěalso
她 tāshe
不会 bù huìimprobable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth
去 qùto go
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
吧 bamodal particle indicating suggestion