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生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù

The Birthday Present

A big brother doesn't know what to give his little sister, so he asks their mother.

Key words in this reading

  • mèimei · younger sister
  • shēngrì · birthday
  • lǐwù · present, gift
  • tèbié · special
  • zhīdao · to know
  • zuìjìn · lately, recently
  • huàhuà · to draw, to paint
  • shāngdiàn · shop
  • piányi · cheap
  • guì · expensive
  • xuǎn · to choose
  • kuàilè · happy

Tap any word to hear it and see what it means.

下xià个ge星期xīngqī是shì妹妹mèimei的de生日shēngrì。我wǒ想xiǎng送sòng她tā一个yí ge特别tèbié的de礼物lǐwù,可是kěshì不bù知道zhīdao买mǎi什么shénme。

我wǒ问wèn妈妈māma。妈妈māma说shuō:“你nǐ妹妹mèimei最近zuìjìn很hěn喜欢xǐhuan画画huàhuà,你nǐ可以kěyǐ给gěi她tā买mǎi一些yìxiē彩笔cǎibǐ。”

星期六xīngqīliù,我wǒ去qù了le商店shāngdiàn。彩笔cǎibǐ有yǒu很多hěnduō种zhǒng,有yǒu便宜piányi的de,也yě有yǒu贵guì的de。我wǒ选xuǎn了le一yì盒hé二十四èrshísì色sè的de,一百二十yìbǎi'èrshí块kuài。

回家huíjiā以后yǐhòu,我wǒ还hái自己zìjǐ做zuò了le一yì张zhāng生日shēngrì卡kǎ,上面shàngmian写xiě着zhe:“祝zhù你nǐ生日shēngrì快乐kuàilè!”

生日shēngrì那nà天tiān,妹妹mèimei打开dǎkāi礼物lǐwù,高兴gāoxìng得de跳tiào了le起来qǐlai。她tā说shuō:“哥哥gēge,我wǒ第一dì-yī张zhāng画huà就jiù给gěi你nǐ画huà!”

Comprehension check

0/4 answered

1. Who gives the narrator the idea for the present?

2. What has the sister liked doing lately?

3. What did the narrator buy?

4. What did he make himself?