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My Mother

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明天míng tiān是shì妈妈mā ma的de生日shēng rì，她tā今年jīn nián55岁suì。

她tā有yǒu一yī个gè姐姐jiě jie和hé两liǎng个gè弟弟dì di。

她tā不bù喜欢xǐ huan喝hē咖啡kā fēi，但是dàn shì很hěn喜欢xǐ huan吃chī水果shuǐ guǒ。

她tā在zài医院yī yuàn工作gōng zuò，是shì一yī个gè医生yī shēng，每měi天tiān都dōu很hěn忙máng，工作gōng zuò的de时间shí jiān很hěn长cháng。

有时候yǒu shí hou她tā下午xià wǔ6点diǎn下班xià bān，有时候yǒu shí hou晚上wǎn shang10点diǎn下班xià bān。

她tā也yě喜欢xǐ huan买mǎi东西dōng xi，所以suǒ yǐ她tā非常fēi cháng喜欢xǐ huan去qù商店shāng diàn。

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Vocabulary 45 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
明天	míng tiān	tomorrow
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
妈妈	mā ma	mama / mommy / mother
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
生日	shēng rì	birthday
她	tā	she
今年	jīn nián	this year
岁	suì	classifier for years (of age)
有	yǒu	to have; there is
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
姐姐	jiě jie	older sister
和	hé	and; together with
两	liǎng	two / both / some / a few
弟弟	dì di	younger brother
不	bù	no; not so
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
喝	hē	to drink
咖啡	kā fēi	(loanword) coffee
但是	dàn shì	but; however
很	hěn	very; quite
吃	chī	to eat; to consume / to eat at
水果	shuǐ guǒ	fruit
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
医院	yī yuàn	hospital
工作	gōng zuò	to work / (of a machine) to operate
医生	yī shēng	doctor
每	měi	each / every
天	tiān	day
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
忙	máng	busy
时间	shí jiān	time
长	cháng	long
有时候	yǒu shí hou	sometimes
下午	xià wǔ	afternoon / p.m.
点	diǎn	point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
下班	xià bān	to finish work; to get off work
晚上	wǎn shang	evening / night
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
买	mǎi	to buy / to purchase
东西	dōng xi	thing / stuff / person
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore / as a result / so
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
去	qù	to go, to go to
商店	shāng diàn	store; shop