HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 135 characters 11 sentences

My Weekend （我的周末）

Two days off, one long list of plans, and an afternoon that quietly disappeared.

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我的周末

这个zhège周末zhōumò我wǒ本来běnlái有yǒu很多hěnduō打算dǎsuàn。
I had a lot of plans for this weekend.
星期六xīngqīliù早上zǎoshang，我wǒ想xiǎng去qù运动yùndòng。
On Saturday morning I wanted to exercise.
我wǒ七qī点diǎn就jiù起床qǐchuáng了le / liǎo / liào，跑pǎo了le / liǎo / liào半个bànge小时xiǎoshí步bù。
I got up at seven and ran for half an hour.
跑完pǎowán以后yǐhòu，我wǒ觉得juéde很hěn舒服shūfu。
Afterwards I felt great.
上午shàngwǔ我wǒ打扫dǎsǎo了le / liǎo / liào房间fángjiān，还hái / huán洗xǐ了le / liǎo / liào衣服yīfu。
In the morning I cleaned my room and did the washing.
中午zhōngwǔ吃完chīwán饭fàn，我wǒ想xiǎng休息xiūxi一会儿yìhuir。
After lunch I thought I'd rest for a bit.
可是kěshì我wǒ在zài沙发shāfā上shàng睡着了shuìzháole。
But I fell asleep on the sofa.
等děng我wǒ醒xǐng过来guòlái的de / dì时候shíhou，已经yǐjīng五wǔ点diǎn了le / liǎo / liào。
By the time I woke up it was already five.
一个yīgè下午xiàwǔ就jiù这样zhèyàng过去guòqù了le / liǎo / liào。
A whole afternoon had gone, just like that.
星期天xīngqītīan我wǒ去qù看了kànle朋友péngyou，晚上wǎnshang还hái / huán看了kànle一个yīgè电影diànyǐng。
On Sunday I visited a friend and watched a film in the evening.
周末zhōumò虽然suīrán短duǎn，可是kěshì我wǒ过得guòde很hěn开心kāixīn。
The weekend was short, but I enjoyed it.

Words to notice

周末zhōumò
Weekend
打算dǎsuàn
Plan
运动yùndòng
Exercise (movement - sports)
累lèi / léi / lěi
Tired (fatigued - weary) / Cumbersome / Accumulate
睡觉shuìjiào
Sleep (go to bed)
时间shíjiān
Time (period)
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