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Wait for you in the car

儿子ér zi想xiǎng去qù学校xué xiào玩wán。

今天jīn tiān很hěn热rè,车chē里lǐ开kāi着zhe空调kōng tiáo,我们wǒ men喝hē着zhe可乐kě lè,到dào了le学校xué xiào,儿子ér zi对duì爸爸bà ba说shuō:你nǐ自己zì jǐ去qù玩wán吧ba,我wǒ和hé妈妈mā ma在zài车chē里lǐ等děng你nǐ。

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Vocabulary 29 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
儿子 ér zison
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
去 qùto go, to go to
学校 xué xiàoschool
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
今天 jīn tiāntoday
很 hěnvery; quite
热 rèhot (of weather)
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
开 kāi(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
空调 kōng tiáoair conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
喝 hēto drink
可乐 kě lè(loanword) cola
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
你 nǐyou
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
我 wǒI; me; my
和 héand; together with
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
等 děngto wait for; to await