HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

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fùjìn有yǒu一家yì jiā小xiǎo餐馆。cānguǎn

There is a small restaurant near my home.

老板lǎobǎn是shì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 diǎn就jiù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jiǎozi是shì最zuì有名的。yǒumíng de

Their dumplings are the most famous.

每天měitiān中午zhōngwǔ都dōu有人yǒu rén排队。pái duì

Every day at noon people line up.

有时候yǒushíhou要yào等děng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.

我wǒ几乎jīhū每个měi gè星期xīngqī都dōu去。qù

I go almost every week.

Vocabulary in this story (44 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我家wǒ jiāmy home
附近fùjìnnearby
有yǒuhas
一家yì jiāone (measure)
小xiǎosmall
餐馆cānguǎnrestaurant
老板lǎobǎnowner
是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
就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
最zuìmost
有名的yǒumíng defamous
中午zhōngwǔnoon
都dōualways
有人yǒu rénthere are people
排队pái duìlining up
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
要yàoneed to
等děngwait
三十sānshíthirty
分钟fēnzhōngminutes
不过búguòhowever
真的zhēn dereally
值得zhídeworth
我wǒI
几乎jīhūalmost
每个měi gèevery
星期xīngqīweek
去qùgo

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