HSK 1 ≈ CEFR A1 116 characters 10 sentences

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

jiàoxiǎoměishì学生xuésheng
My name is Xiaomei, and I'm a student.
jiāyǒu个人gèrén爸爸bàba妈妈māma哥哥gēge
There are four people in my family: dad, mum, my older brother and me.
爸爸bàbashì老师lǎoshīhěnmáng
My dad is a teacher and he's very busy.
妈妈māmashì医生yīshēngde / dì工作gōngzuòhěnmáng
My mum is a doctor and her job is busy too.
哥哥gēge今年jīnnián二十èrshísuìzài北京běijīng学习xuéxí
My brother is twenty this year and he studies in Beijing.
不能bùnéng常常chángcháng回家huíjiā很想hěnxiǎng
He can't come home often, and I miss him a lot.
我们wǒmenjiāyǒuzhīmāojiàoxiǎobái
We have a cat called Xiaobai.
xiǎobáihěn喜欢xǐhuan睡觉shuìjiàohěn喜欢xǐhuanchī东西dōngxī
Xiaobai loves sleeping, and loves eating too.
星期日xīngqīrì我们wǒmendōu在家zàijiā一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn一起yìqǐkàn / kān电视diànshì
On Sundays we're all at home; we eat together and watch TV together.
hěnàide(possessive)jiā
I love my family very much.

Words to notice

jiā
Family (home - domestic)
爸爸bàba
Daddy (father - papa)
妈妈māma
Mother (mom - mama)
哥哥gēge
Elder brother
医生yīshēng
Doctor
老师lǎoshī
Teacher
māo
Cat
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