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.
我有一个好朋友。
I have a good friend.
她叫小美。
She is called Xiaomei.
她是中国人,住在北京。
She is Chinese and lives in Beijing.
小美很高,也很漂亮。
Xiaomei is tall and also very pretty.
她喜欢看电影。
She likes watching films.
我们常常一起吃饭。
We often eat together.
她的中文很好,我的不太好。
Her Chinese is very good; mine is not very good.
所以她教我中文。
So she teaches me Chinese.
Vocabulary in this story (31 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 一个 | yí ge | a |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 叫 | jiào | is called |
| 小美 | Xiǎoměi | Xiaomei |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 中国人 | Zhōngguó rén | Chinese |
| 住 | zhù | lives |
| 在 | zài | in |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing |
| 很高 | hěn gāo | is tall |
| 也 | yě | and also |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | likes |
| 看 | kàn | watching |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | films |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | eat |
| 她的 | tā de | her |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese |
| 很好 | hěn hǎo | is very good |
| 我的 | wǒ de | mine |
| 不太好 | bú tài hǎo | is not very good |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so |
| 教 | jiāo | teaches |