HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

我的梦想 · My Dream

Wǒ de mèngxiǎng — Opening a quiet café someday.

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

我wǒ小时候xiǎo shíhou有yǒu很多hěn duō梦想。mèngxiǎng

As a kid I had many dreams.

我wǒ想xiǎng当dāng医生,yīshēng也yě想xiǎng当dāng老师。lǎoshī

I wanted to be a doctor and also a teacher.

长大zhǎng dà了le以后,yǐhòu我的wǒ de梦想mèngxiǎng变了。biàn le

When I grew up, my dream changed.

现在xiànzài我wǒ想xiǎng开kāi一家yì jiā小xiǎo咖啡店。kāfēi diàn

Now I want to open a small café.

一个yí gè安静ānjìng又yòu舒服的shūfu de地方。dìfang

A quiet and comfortable place.

客人kèrén可以kěyǐ在zài那里nàli看书、kànshū聊天。liáotiān

Where customers can read and chat.

我wǒ想xiǎng自己zìjǐ做zuò咖啡kāfēi和hé蛋糕。dàngāo

I want to make the coffee and cakes myself.

我wǒ知道zhīdào这zhè不bù容易。róngyì

I know it's not easy.

我wǒ需要xūyào学xué很多hěn duō东西。dōngxi

I need to learn a lot.

也yě需要xūyào很多hěn duō钱。qián

I also need a lot of money.

所以suǒyǐ我wǒ现在xiànzài努力nǔlì工作,gōngzuò努力nǔlì存钱。cún qián

So now I work hard and save carefully.

我wǒ相信xiāngxìn总有一天zǒng yǒu yì tiān我wǒ能néng实现shíxiàn这个zhè gè梦想。mèngxiǎng

I believe one day I'll make this dream real.

Vocabulary in this story (53 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我wǒI
小时候xiǎo shíhouas a kid
有yǒuhad
很多hěn duōmany
梦想mèngxiǎngdreams
想xiǎngwanted
当dāngto be
医生yīshēnga doctor
也yěalso
老师lǎoshīa teacher
长大zhǎng dàgrow up
了le(perfective)
以后yǐhòuafter
我的wǒ demy
变了biàn lechanged
现在xiànzàinow
开kāito open
一家yì jiāa
小xiǎosmall
咖啡店kāfēi diàncafé
一个yí gèa
安静ānjìngquiet
又yòuand
舒服的shūfu decomfortable
地方dìfangplace
客人kèréncustomers
可以kěyǐcan
在zàiat
那里nàlithere
看书kànshūread
聊天liáotiānchat
自己zìjǐmyself
做zuò(to) make
咖啡kāfēicoffee
和héand
蛋糕dàngāocakes
知道zhīdàoknow
这zhèthis
不bùisn't
容易róngyìeasy
需要xūyàoneed to
学xuélearn
东西dōngxithings
钱qiánmoney
所以suǒyǐso
努力nǔlì(work) hard
工作gōngzuòwork
存钱cún qián(to) save money
相信xiāngxìnbelieve
总有一天zǒng yǒu yì tiānone day
能néng(will) be able
实现shíxiànto realize
这个zhè gèthis

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