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My Family (我的家)

Four people, one cat, and everyone is busy. The first story most learners can read end to end.

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我的家

我wǒ叫jiào小xiǎo美měi,我wǒ是shì学生xuésheng。
My name is Xiaomei, and I'm a student.
我wǒ家jiā有yǒu四sì个人gèrén:爸爸bàba、妈妈māma、哥哥gēge和hé我wǒ。
There are four people in my family: dad, mum, my older brother and me.
我wǒ爸爸bàba是shì老师lǎoshī,他tā很hěn忙máng。
My dad is a teacher and he's very busy.
我wǒ妈妈māma是shì医生yīshēng,她tā的de / dì工作gōngzuò也yě很hěn忙máng。
My mum is a doctor and her job is busy too.
哥哥gēge今年jīnnián二十èrshí岁suì,他tā在zài北京běijīng学习xuéxí。
My brother is twenty this year and he studies in Beijing.
他tā不能bùnéng常常chángcháng回家huíjiā,我wǒ很想hěnxiǎng他tā。
He can't come home often, and I miss him a lot.
我们wǒmen家jiā有yǒu一yī只zhī猫māo,它tā叫jiào小xiǎo白bái。
We have a cat called Xiaobai.
小xiǎo白bái很hěn喜欢xǐhuan睡觉shuìjiào,也yě很hěn喜欢xǐhuan吃chī东西dōngxī。
Xiaobai loves sleeping, and loves eating too.
星期日xīngqīrì我们wǒmen都dōu在家zàijiā,一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn,一起yìqǐ看kàn / kān电视diànshì。
On Sundays we're all at home; we eat together and watch TV together.
我wǒ很hěn爱ài我wǒ的de(possessive)家jiā。
I love my family very much.

Words to notice

Family (home - domestic)
Daddy (father - papa)
Mother (mom - mama)
Elder brother
Teacher
Cat
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