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Today I Cook

今天我做饭

Jīntiān wǒ zuòfàn

0:55 min video · 2 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 今天我做饭，你能听懂吗？Jīntiān wǒ zuòfàn, nǐ néng tīng dǒng ma?Today I'm cooking. Can you understand (me)?
  2. 妹妹的杯子在这儿，请坐。Mèimei de bēizi zài zhèr, qǐngzuò.My sister's cup is here. Please sit.

About this lesson

A man cooks tomato and egg alone. He still sets out his sister's cup, and the dinner begins again.

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
做饭zuòfànto cookHSK 2
今天jīntiāntodayHSK 1
杯子bēizicupHSK 1
请坐qǐngzuòplease sitHSK 1
妹妹mèimeiyounger sisterHSK 1

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