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我的朋友 · My Friend

Wǒ de Péngyou — Xiaomei is tall, likes films, and teaches me Chinese.

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

我wǒ有yǒu一个yí ge好hǎo朋友。péngyou

I have a good friend.

她tā叫jiào小美。Xiǎoměi

She is called Xiaomei.

她tā是shì中国人,Zhōngguó rén住zhù在zài北京。Běijīng

She is Chinese and lives in Beijing.

小美Xiǎoměi很高,hěn gāo也yě很hěn漂亮。piàoliang

Xiaomei is tall and also very pretty.

她tā喜欢xǐhuan看kàn电影。diànyǐng

She likes watching films.

我们wǒmen常常chángcháng一起yìqǐ吃饭。chī fàn

We often eat together.

她的tā de中文Zhōngwén很好,hěn hǎo我的wǒ de不太好。bú tài hǎo

Her Chinese is very good; mine is not very good.

所以suǒyǐ她tā教jiāo我wǒ中文。Zhōngwén

So she teaches me Chinese.

Vocabulary in this story (31 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我wǒI
有yǒuhave
一个yí gea
好hǎogood
朋友péngyoufriend
她tāshe
叫jiàois called
小美XiǎoměiXiaomei
是shìis
中国人Zhōngguó rénChinese
住zhùlives
在zàiin
北京BěijīngBeijing
很高hěn gāois tall
也yěand also
很hěnvery
漂亮piàoliangpretty
喜欢xǐhuanlikes
看kànwatching
电影diànyǐngfilms
我们wǒmenwe
常常chángchángoften
一起yìqǐtogether
吃饭chī fàneat
她的tā deher
中文ZhōngwénChinese
很好hěn hǎois very good
我的wǒ demine
不太好bú tài hǎois not very good
所以suǒyǐso
教jiāoteaches

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