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I`m thirsty

妈妈mā ma:你nǐ怎么zěn me啦la?

孩子hái zi:妈妈mā ma,我wǒ累lèi了le…

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口kǒu也yě很hěn渴kě。

妈妈mā ma:坐zuò在zài这儿zhè r吧ba。

你nǐ现在xiàn zài怎么样zěn me yàng?

孩子hái zi:好hǎo一yī点diǎn。

妈妈mā ma:看kàn!

那nà有yǒu可乐kě lè!

我wǒ去qù买mǎi。

妈妈mā ma:给gěi你nǐ喝hē!

孩子hái zi:谢谢xiè xie,妈妈mā ma。

真好zhēn hǎo喝hē。

妈妈mā ma:你nǐ现在xiàn zài好hǎo了le吗ma?

孩子hái zi:是的shì de,现在xiàn zài好hǎo了le,谢谢xiè xie妈妈mā ma!

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Vocabulary 33 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
啦 lasentence-final particle, indicating exclamation / particle placed after each item in a list of examples
孩子 hái zichild
我 wǒI; me; my
累 lèitired / weary
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
口 kǒumouth
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
很 hěnvery; quite
渴 kěthirsty
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
这儿 zhè rhere
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
一 yīone / single / a (article)
点 diǎna small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
有 yǒuto have; there is
可乐 kě lè(loanword) cola
去 qùto go, to go to
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
给 gěito give
喝 hēto drink
谢谢 xiè xiethanks / thank you
真好 zhēn hǎoreally good; that's nice
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
是的 shì deyes, that's right