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一家小餐馆 · A Small Restaurant

Yì jiā xiǎo cānguǎn — The dumpling shop around the corner.

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我家wǒ jiā附近fùjìnyǒu一家yì jiāxiǎo餐馆。cānguǎn

There is a small restaurant near my home.

老板lǎobǎnshì一对yí duì年轻的niánqīng de夫妻。fūqī

The owners are a young couple.

他们tāmen每天měitiān早上zǎoshang五点wǔ diǎnjiù开始kāishǐ准备。zhǔnbèi

Every morning at five they start preparing.

餐馆cānguǎn虽然suīrán不大,bú dà但是dànshì非常fēicháng干净。gānjìng

Though small, the restaurant is very clean.

他们tāmen做的zuò de饺子jiǎozishìzuì有名的。yǒumíng de

Their dumplings are the most famous.

每天měitiān中午zhōngwǔdōu有人yǒu rén排队。pái duì

Every day at noon people line up.

有时候yǒushíhouyàoděng三十sānshí分钟。fēnzhōng

Sometimes you wait thirty minutes.

不过búguò饺子jiǎozi真的zhēn de值得zhíde等。děng

But the dumplings are really worth waiting for.

几乎jīhū每个měi gè星期xīngqīdōu去。

I go almost every week.

Vocabulary in this story (44 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我家wǒ jiāmy home
附近fùjìnnearby
yǒuhas
一家yì jiāone (measure)
xiǎosmall
餐馆cānguǎnrestaurant
老板lǎobǎnowner
shìis
一对yí duìa (measure pair)
年轻的niánqīng deyoung
夫妻fūqīcouple
他们tāmenthey
每天měitiānevery day
早上zǎoshangmorning
五点wǔ diǎnfive o'clock
jiùalready
开始kāishǐstart
准备zhǔnbèiprepare
虽然suīránalthough
不大bú dànot big
但是dànshìbut
非常fēichángextremely
干净gānjìngclean
做的zuò demade
饺子jiǎozidumplings
zuìmost
有名的yǒumíng defamous
中午zhōngwǔnoon
dōualways
有人yǒu rénthere are people
排队pái duìlining up
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
yàoneed to
děngwait
三十sānshíthirty
分钟fēnzhōngminutes
不过búguòhowever
真的zhēn dereally
值得zhídeworth
I
几乎jīhūalmost
每个měi gèevery
星期xīngqīweek
go

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