李小姐是我今天认识的朋友。
我今天在咖啡店吃东西，但是没钱。
李小姐说可以借给我，我有点儿不好意思，但是我很想吃东西，就借了她的钱。
我们一起吃饭，发现我的妈妈和她的爸爸是同学！
我们都很高兴，想明天也一起吃东西。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 李 | Lǐ | surname Li |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jiě | young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | (loanword) coffee |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly / a little / somewhat |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 她的 | tā de | her; hers |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 同学 | tóng xué | fellow student / classmate |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |