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My Cat （我的猫）

Xiaobai the cat sleeps all day and wakes up exactly when the fish appears.

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我的猫

我wǒ有yǒu一yī只zhī猫māo，它tā叫jiào小xiǎo白bái。
I have a cat called Xiaobai.
它tā不大búdà，也不yěbù小xiǎo。
He isn't big and he isn't small.
小xiǎo白bái是shì白色báisè的de / dì，很hěn漂亮piàoliang。
Xiaobai is white and very pretty.
它tā今年jīnnián三sān岁suì了le / liǎo / liào。
He's three this year.
小xiǎo白bái喜欢xǐhuan睡觉shuìjiào，一yī天tiān睡shuì很多hěnduō个gè小时xiǎoshí。
Xiaobai likes sleeping — he sleeps a lot of hours a day.
它tā睡shuì在zài我wǒ的de(possessive)椅子yǐzi上shàng。
He sleeps on my chair.
我wǒ看书kànshū的de / dì时候shíhou，它tā也yě在zài我wǒ的de(possessive)桌子zhuōzi上shàng。
When I'm reading, he's on my desk too.
小xiǎo白bái不bù喜欢xǐhuan水shuǐ，可是kěshì它tā很hěn喜欢xǐhuan吃chī鱼yú。
Xiaobai doesn't like water, but he loves eating fish.
妈妈māma做zuò鱼yú的de / dì时候shíhou，它tā就jiù来lái了le / liǎo / liào。
The moment mum cooks fish, he shows up.
我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan小xiǎo白bái，它tā是shì我wǒ的de(possessive)好hǎo / hào朋友péngyou。
I love Xiaobai. He's my good friend.

Words to notice

猫māo
Cat
小xiǎo
Small (few - young)
白bái
White (bright)
喜欢xǐhuan
To like (be fond of)
睡觉shuìjiào
Sleep (go to bed)
鱼yú
Fish (steal)
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