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My Friend Lili (我的朋友丽丽)

She's tall, she likes running, and she never says no when you need help.

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我的朋友丽丽

我wǒ有yǒu一个yīgè好hǎo / hào朋友péngyou,她tā叫jiào丽lí丽lí。
I have a good friend called Lili.
我们wǒmen是shì同学tóngxué。
We're classmates.
丽lí丽lí很hěn高gāo,也yě很hěn漂亮piàoliang。
Lili is tall and pretty.
她tā今年jīnnián十六shíliù岁suì,比bǐ我wǒ大dà一yī岁suì。
She's sixteen this year, one year older than me.
她tā喜欢xǐhuan跑步pǎobù,每天měitiān早上zǎoshang都dōu跑pǎo。
She likes running and runs every morning.
她tā也yě喜欢xǐhuan看书kànshū。
She likes reading too.
我wǒ的de(possessive)汉语hànyǔ不bù太tài好hǎo / hào,丽lí丽lí常常chángcháng帮bāng我wǒ。
My Chinese isn't very good, and Lili often helps me.
我wǒ不会bùhuì做zuò的de / dì题tí,她tā都dōu会huì做zuò。
The questions I can't do, she can.
星期天xīngqītīan我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ去qù买mǎi东西dōngxī,一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn。
On Sundays we go shopping and eat together.
有yǒu这样zhèyàng的de / dì朋友péngyou,我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。
I'm very glad to have a friend like her.

Words to notice

Tall (high)
Beautiful (pretty)
To like (be fond of)
Helps (group)
Good (well) / Like
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