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The Famous Noodle Shop (Part 2)

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The Famous Noodle Shop (Part 2)

从cóng博物馆bó wù guǎn出来chū lái,小美xiǎo měi饿è了le。

Coming out of the museum, Xiao Mei was hungry.

听说tīng shuō附近fù jìn有yǒu一家yī jiā很hěn有名yǒu míng的de面馆miàn guǎn。

She'd heard there was a very famous noodle shop nearby.

可是kě shì小路xiǎo lù太多tài duō,她tā又yòu找不到zhǎo bù dào了le。

But there were too many little streets, and she was lost again.

她tā问wèn路边lù biān的de一位yī wèi老人lǎo rén:“请问qǐng wèn,面馆miàn guǎn在zài哪儿nǎr?”

She asked an old man by the road, "Excuse me, where is the noodle shop?"

老人lǎo rén说shuō:“往wǎng回huí走zǒu,第一dì yī个gè路口lù kǒu左转zuǒ zhuǎn。”

The old man said, "Go back the way you came, and turn left at the first intersection."

“看到kàn dào一个yī ge红色hóng sè的de大门dà mén,就jiù到了dào liǎo。”

"When you see a big red door, you're there."

小美xiǎo měi往wǎng回huí走zǒu,左转zuǒ zhuǎn,看到kàn dào了le红色hóng sè的de大门dà mén。

Xiao Mei walked back, turned left, and saw the big red door.

面馆miàn guǎn很hěn小xiǎo,人rén却què很多hěn duō。

The noodle shop was tiny, but full of people.

面miàn很hěn好吃hǎo chī,小美xiǎo měi吃chī得很de hěn开心kāi xīn。

The noodles were delicious, and Xiao Mei happily ate them up.

最好zuì hǎo的de地方dì fāng,有时候yǒu shí hou就jiù在zài小路xiǎo lù里lǐ。

Sometimes the best places are hidden in the little streets.

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
从 cóngfrom
博物馆 bó wù guǎnmuseum
出来 chū láito come out
小美 xiǎo měiA common Chinese name for a girl
饿 èhungry
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
听说 tīng shuōto hear (something said); hearsay
附近 fù jìnnearby; in the vicinity of
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一家 yī jiāthe whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
很 hěnvery
有名 yǒu míngfamous
的 depossessive particle
面馆 miàn guǎnnoodle restaurant; noodle shop
可是 kě shìbut; however
小路 xiǎo lùminor road; lane; pathway; trail
太多 tài duōtoo much; too many
她 tāshe
又 yòuagain; also
找不到 zhǎo bù dàocan't find
问 wènto ask
路边 lù biānbeside the road; roadside
一位 yī wèiOne person (polite measure word)
老人 lǎo rénelderly person; old person
请问 qǐng wènexcuse me, may I ask...?
在 zàito be (located); at; in
哪儿 nǎrwhere
说 shuōto speak; to say
往 wǎngto go; towards
回 huíto go back; to answer; to return
走 zǒuto walk; to go
第一 dì yīfirst; number one; primary
个 gègeneral measure word
路口 lù kǒuintersection; crossing
左转 zuǒ zhuǎnto turn left
看到 kàn dàoto see
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
红色 hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
大门 dà ménmain gate; entrance
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
到了 dào liǎoat last; finally; in the end
小 xiǎosmall; little
人 rénperson; people
却 quèbut; yet; however
很多 hěn duōMany; a lot
面 miànnoodles; face; surface
好吃 hǎo chīdelicious
吃 chīto eat
得很 de hěn(after an adjective) very
开心 kāi xīnhappy; joyful
最好 zuì hǎobest; had better
地方 dì fāngplace
有时候 yǒu shí housometimes
里 lǐinside; interior; within