HSK 2 · Beginner stories

学做饭 · Learning to Cook

Xué zuò fàn — Swapping takeout for home cooking.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

最近zuìjìn我wǒ开始kāishǐ学xué做饭。zuò fàn

Recently I started learning to cook.

以前yǐqián我wǒ总是zǒngshì点diǎn外卖。wàimài

Before, I always ordered takeout.

妈妈māma说shuō自己zìjǐ做饭zuò fàn更gèng健康。jiànkāng

Mom says cooking for yourself is healthier.

我wǒ第一次dì yī cì做的zuò de是shì西红柿xīhóngshì鸡蛋。jīdàn

The first thing I made was tomato and egg.

开始kāishǐ的时候de shíhou我wǒ做得zuò de不好。bù hǎo

At first I didn't do it well.

但是dànshì妈妈māma帮bāng我。wǒ

But Mom helped me.

现在xiànzài我wǒ可以kěyǐ做zuò几个jǐ gè菜cài了。le

Now I can make a few dishes.

做饭zuò fàn其实qíshí很hěn有意思。yǒu yìsi

Cooking is actually quite interesting.

Vocabulary in this story (33 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuìjìnrecently
我wǒI
开始kāishǐstarted
学xuéto learn
做饭zuò fànto cook
以前yǐqiánbefore
总是zǒngshìalways
点diǎnorder
外卖wàimàitakeout
妈妈māmamom
说shuōsays
自己zìjǐyourself
更gèngmore
健康jiànkānghealthy
第一次dì yī cìfirst time
做的zuò demade
是shìwas
西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
鸡蛋jīdànegg
的时候de shíhouwhen
做得zuò dedid (it)
不好bù hǎonot well
但是dànshìbut
帮bānghelp
现在xiànzàinow
可以kěyǐcan
做zuòmake
几个jǐ gèseveral
菜càidishes
了le(now)
其实qíshíactually
很hěnvery
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting

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