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爸爸的晚安

How to say good morning and good night in Chinese

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早上zǎoshang看见kànjiàn人rén，我们wǒmen说shuō“早上好zǎoshànghǎo”，也yě可以kéyǐ只zhǐ说shuō一yí个gè字zì：“早zǎo！”晚上wǎnshang看见kànjiàn人rén，可以kéyǐ说shuō“晚上wǎnshang好hǎo”。睡觉shuìjiào的de时候shíhou，说shuō“晚安wǎn’ān”。

我wǒ今年jīnnián六liù岁suì，这些zhèxiē我wǒ都dōu会huì说shuō。

早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn，我wǒ起床qǐchuáng了le。爸爸bàba回家huíjiā了le。我wǒ说shuō：“爸爸bàba，早上好zǎoshànghǎo！”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“晚安wǎn’ān！”

我wǒ看kàn了le看kàn外边wàibian：“爸爸bàba，现在xiànzài是shì早上zǎoshang！”

爸爸bàba笑xiào了le：“爸爸bàba是shì医生yīshēng，昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang在zài医院yīyuàn工作gōngzuò，没méi睡觉shuìjiào。你nǐ的de早上zǎoshang，是shì爸爸bàba的de晚上wǎnshang。”

爸爸bàba去qù睡觉shuìjiào了le。

晚上wǎnshang九jiǔ点diǎn，我wǒ要yào睡觉shuìjiào了le。爸爸bàba起床qǐchuáng了le，他tā要yào去qù上班shàngbān。

爸爸bàba看见kànjiàn我wǒ，说shuō：“早上好zǎoshànghǎo！”

这zhè一次yícì，我wǒ知道zhīdào了le：爸爸bàba的de早上zǎoshang来lái了le。

我wǒ说shuō：“爸爸bàba，早上好zǎoshànghǎo！”

我wǒ又yòu说shuō：“我wǒ的de晚上wǎnshang也yě来lái了le。爸爸bàba，晚安wǎn’ān！”

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!"