HSK 2 · Beginner stories

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jīntiān是shì我的wǒ de生日。shēngrì

Today is my birthday.

朋友们péngyou men来lái我家wǒ jiā玩。wán

My friends came over to my house.

他们tāmen带了dài le很多hěn duō礼物。lǐwù

They brought a lot of presents.

妈妈māma做了zuò le一个yí gè大dà蛋糕。dàngāo

Mom made a big cake.

上面shàngmiàn有yǒu我的wǒ de名字。míngzi

On top was my name.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ唱chàng生日歌。shēngrì gē

We sang the birthday song together.

我wǒ许了xǔ le一个yí gè愿望。yuànwàng

I made a wish.

然后ránhòu我wǒ切了qiē le蛋糕。dàngāo

Then I cut the cake.

大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ吃chī蛋糕。dàngāo

Everyone ate cake together.

我wǒ今天jīntiān很hěn开心。kāixīn

I was very happy today.

Vocabulary in this story (33 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīntiāntoday
是shìis
我的wǒ demy
生日shēngrìbirthday
朋友们péngyou menfriends
来láicame to
我家wǒ jiāmy house
玩wánhang out
他们tāmenthey
带了dài lebrought
很多hěn duōa lot of
礼物lǐwùpresents
妈妈māmamom
做了zuò lemade
一个yí gèa
大dàbig
蛋糕dàngāocake
上面shàngmiànon top
有yǒuhad
名字míngziname
我们wǒmenwe
一起yìqǐtogether
唱chàngsang
生日歌shēngrì gēbirthday song
我wǒI
许了xǔ lemade
愿望yuànwàngwish
然后ránhòuthen
切了qiē lecut
大家dàjiāeveryone
吃chīate
很hěnvery
开心kāixīn(was) happy

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