五个中文词
My first day in China
Name: ________________ Date: ________
艾玛明天去中国。她的中文不好。
她在本子上写了五个词：你好、洗手间、多少钱、听不懂、谢谢。
“五个，够了！”她说。
第二天，飞机到了北京。艾玛很想去洗手间。她问一个人：“洗手间？”那个人说：“在那儿！”
她想喝水。她在商店里拿了水，问：“多少钱？”“三块。”
她坐上出租车，给司机看手机上的酒店名字。车开了。司机说了很多很多话。艾玛说：“听不懂。”司机笑了。他还在说，说，说。
车到了，她下车说：“你好！”
“你好！”酒店的人说，“你的中文真好！”
艾玛笑了：“谢谢！”
五个词，今天都用了。明天呢？
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 你好 | níhǎo | hello; hi |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you; thanks; to thank |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane; aircraft |
English (for the teacher)
Emma is going to China tomorrow. Her Chinese isn’t good.
In her notebook she wrote five words: hello, toilet, how much, I don’t understand, thank you.
“Five is enough!” she said.
The next day, the plane landed in Beijing. Emma really needed the toilet. She asked someone, “Toilet?” The person said, “Over there!”
She wanted some water. In a shop she picked up some water and asked, “How much?” “Three yuan.”
She got into a taxi and showed the driver the hotel’s name on her phone. The car set off. The driver talked and talked. Emma said, “I don’t understand.” The driver laughed. And he kept on talking, talking, talking.
When they arrived, she got out and said, “Hello!”
“Hello!” said the woman at the hotel. “Your Chinese is so good!”
Emma smiled. “Thank you!”
Five words, and she used them all today. And tomorrow?