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HSK 1 Chinese Story

The Talking Egg

会说话的鸡蛋

Huì shuōhuà de jīdàn

2:22 min video · 10 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 早上，小明很饿。Zǎoshang, Xiǎo Míng hěn è.In the morning, Xiao Ming is very hungry.
  2. 他走进房间，想吃鸡蛋。Tā zǒujìn fángjiān, xiǎng chī jīdàn.He walks into the room and wants to eat an egg.
  3. 鸡蛋说：“你好！”Jīdàn shuō: “Nǐ hǎo!”The egg says, "Hello!"
  4. 小明看着鸡蛋，不能说话了。Xiǎo Míng kàn zhe jīdàn, bù néng shuōhuà le.Xiao Ming looks at the egg and cannot speak.
  5. 鸡蛋会说话吗？Jīdàn huì shuōhuà ma?Can an egg talk?
  6. 小明看了看桌子下边。Xiǎo Míng kàn le kàn zhuōzi xiàbian.Xiao Ming looks under the table.
  7. 小美在那儿，她笑了。Xiǎo Měi zài nàr, tā xiào le.Xiao Mei is there, and she laughs.
  8. 小明说：“你真爱开玩笑！”Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Nǐ zhēn ài kāiwánxiào!”Xiao Ming says, "You really love to joke!"
  9. 他们一起吃了早饭。Tāmen yìqǐ chī le zǎofàn.They ate breakfast together.
  10. 鸡蛋很好吃。Jīdàn hěn hǎochī.The egg is very tasty.

About this lesson

Xiao Ming hears a voice in the kitchen and thinks an egg is talking. It turns out his little sister is hiding behind the table, playing a joke on him.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
鸡蛋jīdàneggHSK 1
饿èhungryHSK 1
说话shuōhuàto talkHSK 1
桌子zhuōzitableHSK 1
开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto jokeHSK 1
一起yìqǐtogetherHSK 1
好吃hǎochītastyHSK 1

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