去学校 · Going to School
Qù Xuéxiào — A fifteen-minute walk, four morning classes, and a favorite one.
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我是学生,今年十二岁。
I am a student, and I am twelve this year.
我的学校不远。
My school is not far.
我每天走路去学校。
Every day I walk to school.
路上要十五分钟。
The way takes fifteen minutes.
我早上八点到学校。
I arrive at school at eight in the morning.
我们上午有四节课。
We have four classes in the morning.
我最喜欢中文课。
I like the Chinese class best.
下午四点我回家。
At four in the afternoon I go home.
Vocabulary in this story (28 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 是 | shì | am |
| 学生 | xuésheng | a student |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 十二岁 | shí'èr suì | twelve years old |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 不远 | bù yuǎn | is not far |
| 每天 | měitiān | every day |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | walk |
| 去 | qù | to |
| 路上 | lù shàng | the way |
| 要 | yào | takes |
| 十五 | shíwǔ | fifteen |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | in the morning |
| 八点 | bā diǎn | at eight |
| 到 | dào | arrive at |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | in the morning |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 四节课 | sì jié kè | four classes |
| 最 | zuì | the most |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 中文课 | Zhōngwén kè | the Chinese class |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | in the afternoon |
| 四点 | sì diǎn | at four |
| 回家 | huí jiā | go home |