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Where is the egg?

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Where is the egg?

老师lǎo shī:今天jīn tiān我们wǒ men学xué了le“鸡蛋jī dàn”这zhè个gè词cí,你们nǐ men能néng用yòng“鸡蛋jī dàn”说shuō一yī个gè句子jù zi吗ma?

学生xué shēngA:没méi问题wèn tí。

鸡jī妈妈mā ma每měi天tiān都dōu会huì生shēng一yī个gè鸡蛋jī dàn。

老师lǎo shī:很hěn好hǎo。

学生xué shēngB:我wǒ昨天zuó tiān吃chī了le一yī块kuài蛋糕dàn gāo。

老师lǎo shī:什么shén me?

“鸡蛋jī dàn”在zài哪儿nǎ r?

学生xué shēngB:鸡蛋jī dàn在zài蛋糕dàn gāo里lǐ呀ya。

老师lǎo shī,这么zhè me简单jiǎn dān的de事情shì qing,你nǐ不bù知道zhī dào吗ma?

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Vocabulary 45 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
老师 lǎo shīteacher
今天 jīn tiāntoday
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
鸡蛋 jī dàn(chicken) egg / hen's egg
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
词 cíword
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
一 yīone / single / a (article)
句子 jù zisentence
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
鸡 jīfowl / chicken
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
很 hěnvery; quite
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
我 wǒI; me; my
昨天 zuó tiānyesterday
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
块 kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
蛋糕 dàn gāocake
什么 shén mewhat?
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
哪儿 nǎ rwhere?
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
这么 zhè meso much / this much / how much?
简单 jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
你 nǐyou
不 bùno; not so
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of