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开始kāishǐxué做饭。zuò fàn

Recently I started learning to cook.

以前yǐqián总是zǒngshìdiǎn外卖。wàimài

Before, I always ordered takeout.

妈妈māmashuō自己zìjǐ做饭zuò fàngèng健康。jiànkāng

Mom says cooking for yourself is healthier.

第一次dì yī cì做的zuò deshì西红柿xīhóngshì鸡蛋。jīdàn

The first thing I made was tomato and egg.

开始kāishǐ的时候de shíhou做得zuò de不好。bù hǎo

At first I didn't do it well.

但是dànshì妈妈māmabāng我。

But Mom helped me.

现在xiànzài可以kěyǐzuò几个jǐ gècài了。le

Now I can make a few dishes.

做饭zuò fàn其实qíshíhěn有意思。yǒu yìsi

Cooking is actually quite interesting.

Vocabulary in this story (33 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuìjìnrecently
I
开始kāishǐstarted
xuéto learn
做饭zuò fànto cook
以前yǐqiánbefore
总是zǒngshìalways
diǎnorder
外卖wàimàitakeout
妈妈māmamom
shuōsays
自己zìjǐyourself
gèngmore
健康jiànkānghealthy
第一次dì yī cìfirst time
做的zuò demade
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
bānghelp
现在xiànzàinow
可以kěyǐcan
zuòmake
几个jǐ gèseveral
càidishes
le(now)
其实qíshíactually
hěnvery
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting

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