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爸爸的晚安

How to say good morning and good night in Chinese

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上看见人,我们说“早上好”,也可以只说一个字:“早!”晚上看见人,可以说“晚上好”。睡觉的时候,说“晚安”。

我今年六岁,这些我都会说。

早上七点,我起床了。爸爸回家了。我说:“爸爸,早上好!”

爸爸说:“晚安!”

我看了看外边:“爸爸,现在是早上!”

爸爸笑了:“爸爸是医生,昨天晚上在医院工作,没睡觉。你的早上,是爸爸的晚上。”

爸爸去睡觉了。

晚上九点,我要睡觉了。爸爸起床了,他要去上班。

爸爸看见我,说:“早上好!”

这一次,我知道了:爸爸的早上来了。

我说:“爸爸,早上好!”

我又说:“我的晚上也来了。爸爸,晚安!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
人rénperson; people
说shuōto speak; to say
只zhǐonly; just
字zìcharacter; written word
早zǎoearly
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
好hǎogood; nice
睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep; to go to bed
今年jīnniánthis year
六liùsix

English (for the teacher)

In the morning, when we see someone, we say "zǎoshang hǎo", or just one word: "Zǎo!" In the evening, when you see someone, you can say "wǎnshang hǎo". At bedtime, we say "wǎn'ān".

I'm six this year, and I can say all of these.

At seven in the morning, I get up. Dad comes home. I say, "Good morning, Dad!"

Dad says, "Good night!"

I look outside. "Dad, it's morning now!"

Dad laughs. "Dad is a doctor. Last night I worked at the hospital and didn't sleep." "Your morning is Dad's night."

Dad goes to bed.

At nine in the evening, I'm going to bed. Dad gets up; he has to go to work.

Dad sees me and says, "Good morning!"

This time I get it: Dad's morning has come.

I say, "Good morning, Dad!"

Then I say, "My night has come too." "Good night, Dad!"