HSK 2 Chinese Story
The Umbrella That Talks
会说话的雨伞
Huì shuōhuà de yǔ sǎn
0:52 min video · 2 sentences · 7 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
Hide the English to test yourself.
- 今天天气很好，小王带着一把旧伞出门。Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, Xiǎo Wáng dài zhe yì bǎ jiù sǎn chūmén.The weather was nice today, and Xiao Wang went out with an old umbrella.
- 伞小声说：“快回家，马上要下雨了！”Sǎn xiǎoshēng shuō: “Kuài huíjiā, mǎshàng yào xiàyǔ le!”The umbrella said quietly, “Hurry home, it's about to rain!”
About this lesson
A man takes his old umbrella out on a sunny day, and the umbrella tells him in a small voice that it is going to rain.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | HSK 1 |
| 带 | dài | to bring, carry | HSK 2 |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella | HSK 4 |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out | HSK 2 |
| 小声 | xiǎoshēng | quietly | HSK 2 |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | right away | HSK 1 |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | HSK 1 |
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