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Packing Up (Part 1)

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Packing Up (Part 1)

小林xiǎo lín和hé小雨xiǎo yǔ要yào搬家bān jiā了le。

Xiao Lin and Xiao Yu were moving house.

他们tā men把bǎ书shū从cóng书架shū jià上shàng拿ná下来xià lai,放进fàng jìn箱子xiāng zi里lǐ。

They took the books down from the shelf and put them into boxes.

小雨xiǎo yǔ把bǎ衣服yī fu叠dié好hǎo,放进fàng jìn行李箱xíng li xiāng。

Xiao Yu folded the clothes and packed them into the suitcase.

小林xiǎo lín把bǎ碗wǎn和hé杯子bēi zi用yòng纸zhǐ包bāo起来qǐ lai。

Xiao Lin wrapped the bowls and cups in paper.

“别bié忘了wàng le把bǎ植物zhí wù带上dài shàng!”小雨xiǎo yǔ说shuō。

"Don't forget to bring the plant!" said Xiao Yu.

他们tā men把bǎ每个měi gè箱子xiāng zi都dōu写xiě上shàng名字míng zi。

They labeled every box with its name.

晚上wǎn shang,他们tā men把bǎ最后zuì hòu一个yī ge箱子xiāng zi关guān好hǎo。

That night, they closed up the last box.

小林xiǎo lín说shuō:“明天míng tiān,我们wǒ men就jiù有yǒu新xīn家jiā了le!”

Xiao Lin said, "Tomorrow, we'll have a new home!"

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小林 xiǎo línXiao Lin (Chinese given name/nickname); Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
和 héand; with
小雨 xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
要 yàoto want; will
搬家 bān jiāto move house; to relocate
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
他们 tā menthey
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
书 shūbook
从 cóngfrom
书架 shū jiàbookshelf
上 shàngup; on
拿 náto take; to hold
下来 xià laito come down
放进 fàng jìnto put into
箱子 xiāng zisuitcase; box
里 lǐinside; interior; within
衣服 yī fuclothes
叠 diéto stack or fold in layers
好 hǎogood
行李箱 xíng li xiāngsuitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot
碗 wǎnbowl
杯子 bēi zicup; glass
用 yòngto use
纸 zhǐpaper
包 bāobag; to wrap
起来 qǐ laito rise; to get up
别 biédon't; other; do not
忘了 wàng leForgot; to have forgotten
植物 zhí wùplant; vegetation
带上 dài shàngto take along with one
说 shuōto speak; to say
每个 měi gèeach; every
都 dōuall; both
写 xiěto write
名字 míng ziname
晚上 wǎn shangevening
最后 zuì hòufinal; last; finally
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
关 guānto close; to turn off
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
我们 wǒ menwe; us
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
新 xīnnew
家 jiāhome; family