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.
最近我开始学做饭。
Recently I started learning to cook.
以前我总是点外卖。
Before, I always ordered takeout.
妈妈说自己做饭更健康。
Mom says cooking for yourself is healthier.
我第一次做的是西红柿鸡蛋。
The first thing I made was tomato and egg.
开始的时候我做得不好。
At first I didn't do it well.
但是妈妈帮我。
But Mom helped me.
现在我可以做几个菜了。
Now I can make a few dishes.
做饭其实很有意思。
Cooking is actually quite interesting.
Vocabulary in this story (33 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | started |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to cook |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
| 点 | diǎn | order |
| 外卖 | wàimài | takeout |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom |
| 说 | shuō | says |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | yourself |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | healthy |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | first time |
| 做的 | zuò de | made |
| 是 | shì | was |
| 西红柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | egg |
| 的时候 | de shíhou | when |
| 做得 | zuò de | did (it) |
| 不好 | bù hǎo | not well |
| 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 帮 | bāng | help |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 做 | zuò | make |
| 几个 | jǐ gè | several |
| 菜 | cài | dishes |
| 了 | le | (now) |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting |