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Playing with Water

星期xīng qī六liù,妈妈mā ma和hé儿子ér zi在zài家jiā看kàn电视diàn shì。

妈妈mā ma说shuō:”儿子ér zi,你nǐ很hěn喜欢xǐ huan玩wán水shuǐ,是shì不是bù shì?

”五wǔ岁suì的de儿子ér zi以为yǐ wéi妈妈mā ma要yào带dài他tā去qù游泳yóu yǒng池chí玩wán,高兴gāo xìng地de说shuō:”是shì的de,妈妈mā ma。

”妈妈mā ma说shuō:”那nà你nǐ一定yī dìng也yě喜欢xǐ huan洗xǐ碗wǎn,今天jīn tiān你nǐ洗xǐ碗wǎn,怎么样zěn me yàng?

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Vocabulary 36 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
星期 xīng qīday of the week
六 liùsix / 6
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
和 héand; together with
儿子 ér zison
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
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
电视 diàn shìtelevision; TV
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
你 nǐyou
很 hěnvery; quite
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
是 shìcorrect; right; true
不是 bù shìis not
五 wǔfive / 5
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
以为 yǐ wéito think; to believe
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
他 tāhe; him; his
去 qùto go, to go to
游泳 yóu yǒngswimming
池 chípond / reservoir / moat
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
那 nàthen (in that case)
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
碗 wǎnbowl / cup
今天 jīn tiāntoday
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?