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王明Wáng Míng的de星期六xīngqīliù

Wang Ming's Saturday

A student's quiet Saturday at home in Beijing: books, tea, noodles with his mother and a film with a friend.

Key words in this reading

  • xuésheng · student
  • jīnnián · this year
  • xīngqīliù · Saturday
  • shàngwǔ · morning
  • xuéxiào · school
  • fànguǎn · restaurant
  • xǐhuan · to like
  • miàntiáo · noodles
  • péngyou · friend
  • yìqǐ · together
  • diànyǐng · film, movie
  • lèi · tired

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王明Wáng Míng是shì学生xuésheng。他tā今年jīnnián二十èrshí岁suì。他tā家jiā在zài北京Běijīng。

星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ,王明Wáng Míng不bú去qù学校xuéxiào。他tā在zài家jiā看kàn书shū,喝hē茶chá。

中午zhōngwǔ,他tā和hé妈妈māma去qù饭馆fànguǎn吃饭chīfàn。妈妈māma喜欢xǐhuan吃chī米饭mǐfàn,王明Wáng Míng喜欢xǐhuan吃chī面条miàntiáo。

下午xiàwǔ,他tā的de朋友péngyou李文Lǐ Wén来lái他tā家jiā。他们tāmen一起yìqǐ看kàn电影diànyǐng。

晚上wǎnshang九jiǔ点diǎn,王明Wáng Míng很hěn累lèi。他tā说shuō:“今天jīntiān很hěn好hǎo!”

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1. Where is Wang Ming's home?

2. What does Wang Ming do on Saturday morning?

3. What does Wang Ming like to eat?

4. Who comes to his house in the afternoon?