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Lele Learns the House (Part 2)

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Lele Learns the House (Part 2)

乐乐lè lè想xiǎng帮忙bāng máng做事zuò shì。

Lele wants to help with things.

它tā先xiān学xué扫地sǎo dì。

First it learns to sweep the floor.

它tā扫sǎo得de又yòu快kuài又yòu干净gān jìng。

It sweeps fast and clean.

妈妈mā ma说shuō:“乐乐lè lè做得zuò de真zhēn好hǎo!”

Mom says: "Lele, great job!"

然后rán hòu,爸爸bà ba说shuō:“乐乐lè lè,请qǐng给gěi我wǒ手机shǒu jī。”

Then Dad says: "Lele, please bring me my phone."

乐乐lè lè去了qù le,拿来ná lái了le一个yī ge苹果píng guǒ。

Lele goes — and brings back an apple.

爸爸bà ba笑了xiào le:“这zhè不是bù shì手机shǒu jī,这是zhè shì苹果píng guǒ!”

Dad laughs: "This is not a phone, this is an apple!"

乐乐lè lè说shuō:“对不起duì bù qǐ,我wǒ在zài学习xué xí。”

Lele says: "Sorry, I am learning."

它tā又yòu去qù拿ná,这次zhè cì拿ná对了duì le!

It goes again — and this time it gets it right!

小雨xiǎo yǔ教jiāo它tā认rèn东西dōng xi:“这是zhè shì书shū,这是zhè shì杯子bēi zi,这是zhè shì电视diàn shì。”

Xiaoyu teaches it things: "This is a book, this is a cup, this is a TV."

乐乐lè lè听tīng一次yī cì,就jiù不会bù huì忘wàng。

Lele hears something once and never forgets.

晚上wǎn shang,乐乐lè lè说shuō:“今天jīn tiān我wǒ学会xué huì了le三十sān shí个gè东西dōng xi的de名字míng zi。”

In the evening, Lele says: "Today I learned the names of thirty things."

小雨xiǎo yǔ说shuō:“你nǐ学xué中文zhōng wén比bǐ我wǒ快kuài!”

Xiaoyu says: "You learn Chinese faster than me!"

大家dà jiā都dōu笑了xiào le。

Everyone laughs.

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Vocabulary 64 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
乐乐 lè lèLele (name)
想 xiǎngto think; to want
帮忙 bāng mángto help; to lend a hand
做事 zuò shìto work; to handle matters; to have a job
它 tāit
先 xiānfirst; before
学 xuéto learn
扫地 sǎo dìto sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
扫 sǎoto sweep
得 deused after a verb to indicate degree
又 yòuagain; also
快 kuàifast; quick; soon
干净 gān jìngclean
妈妈 mā mamom
说 shuōto speak; to say
做得 zuò deto do (something) to a certain degree (potential/complement marker 得)
真 zhēnreally; truly
好 hǎogood
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
请 qǐngplease; to invite
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
我 wǒI; me
手机 shǒu jīcell phone
去了 qù lewent
拿来 ná láito bring; to fetch; to get
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
苹果 píng guǒapple
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
这 zhèthis
不是 bù shìno; is not; not
这是 zhè shìThis is
对不起 duì bù qǐsorry
在 zàito be (located); at; in
学习 xué xíto study
去 qùto go
拿 náto take; to hold
这次 zhè cìthis time
对了 duì leCorrect!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...
小雨 xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
教 jiāoto teach
认 rènto recognize; to admit; to acknowledge
东西 dōng xithing; stuff; object
书 shūbook
杯子 bēi zicup; glass
电视 diàn shìTV
听 tīngto listen; to hear
一次 yī cìfirst; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
不会 bù huìimprobable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth
忘 wàngto forget
晚上 wǎn shangevening
今天 jīn tiāntoday
学会 xué huìto learn; to master
三十 sān shíthirty; 30
个 gègeneral measure word
的 depossessive particle
名字 míng ziname
你 nǐyou
中文 zhōng wénChinese language
比 bǐcompared to; than
大家 dà jiāeveryone
都 dōuall; both