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Prepare for travel

下xià个gè月yuè我wǒ想xiǎng去qù旅游lǚ yóu,但是dàn shì还hái没méi想xiǎng好hǎo去qù哪儿nǎ r。

朋友péng you觉得jué de北方běi fāng好玩hǎo wán,但是dàn shì下xià个gè月yuè北方běi fāng太tài冷lěng了le,南方nán fāng好hǎo一些yī xiē,不bù冷lěng也yě不bù热rè。

旅游lǚ yóu的de时候shí hou水果shuǐ guǒ、面包miàn bāo、手机shǒu jī、电脑diàn nǎo、地图dì tú,我wǒ都dōu想xiǎng带dài去qù。

朋友péng you说shuō应该yīng gāi少shǎo带dài一些yī xiē东西dōng xi,因为yīn wèi这zhè是shì旅游lǚ yóu,不是bù shì搬家bān jiā。

但是dàn shì我wǒ还是hái shi想xiǎng多duō带dài一些yī xiē衣服yī fu,这样zhè yàng每měi天tiān都dōu可以kě yǐ穿chuān漂亮piào liang的de衣服yī fu照相zhào xiàng。

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Vocabulary 52 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
下 xiàlater / next (week etc)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
月 yuèmonth / monthly
我 wǒI; me; my
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
去 qùto go, to go to
旅游 lǚ yóuto travel
但是 dàn shìbut; however
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
哪儿 nǎ rwhere?
朋友 péng youfriend
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
北方 běi fāngnorth / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
好玩 hǎo wánamusing / fun / interesting
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
冷 lěngcold
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
南方 nán fāngsouth; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
不 bùno; not so
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
热 rèhot (of weather)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
水果 shuǐ guǒfruit
面包 miàn bāobread
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
地图 dì túmap
都 dōuall; both; entirely
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
少 shǎofew / less
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
不是 bù shìno / not
搬家 bān jiāto move house; to relocate / to remove (sth)
还是 hái shistill (as before)
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
衣服 yī fuclothes
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
照相 zhào xiàngto take a photograph