生日派对 · Birthday Party
Shēngrì pàiduì — A birthday celebration at home with friends.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
今天是我的生日。
Today is my birthday.
朋友们来我家玩。
My friends came over to my house.
他们带了很多礼物。
They brought a lot of presents.
妈妈做了一个大蛋糕。
Mom made a big cake.
蛋糕上面有十几根蜡烛。
On the cake there were more than ten candles.
我们一起唱生日歌。
We sang the birthday song together.
我许了一个愿望。
I made a wish.
然后我吹灭蜡烛。
Then I blew out the candles.
大家一起吃蛋糕。
Everyone ate cake together.
我今天很开心。
I was very happy today.
Vocabulary in this story (35 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 朋友们 | péngyou men | friends |
| 来 | lái | came to |
| 我家 | wǒ jiā | my house |
| 玩 | wán | hang out |
| 他们 | tāmen | they |
| 带了 | dài le | brought |
| 很多 | hěn duō | a lot of |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | presents |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom |
| 做了 | zuò le | made |
| 一个 | yí gè | a |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top |
| 有 | yǒu | had |
| 十几 | shí jǐ | more than ten |
| 根 | gēn | (measure) |
| 蜡烛 | làzhú | candles |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 唱 | chàng | sang |
| 生日歌 | shēngrì gē | birthday song |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 许了 | xǔ le | made |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | wish |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then |
| 吹灭 | chuī miè | blew out |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone |
| 吃 | chī | ate |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 开心 | kāixīn | (was) happy |