新年快乐，过年好！
How to say happy new year in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
元旦那天，我对中国朋友建华说：“新年快乐！”
建华说：“谢谢！我们中国人的新年，还没来呢。”
明天就是春节了。建华请我去他家吃晚饭。
到了他家，我说：“新年快乐！”奶奶笑着说：“过年好！快坐，快坐！”
建华告诉我：“这几天，说‘新年快乐’行，说‘过年好’也行。”
晚上，建华的爷爷奶奶、爸爸妈妈都在家。我们坐在一起吃饭。桌子上有很多菜，还有饺子。建华说：“我们北方人，这天要吃饺子。”
吃了饭，没有人睡觉。我们一起看电视，等十二点。
十一点，我太想睡觉了。建华说：“不能睡！今天要晚一点儿睡。”
十二点到了！家里人都说：“过年好！”
我也说：“过年好！我现在能睡觉了吗？”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you; thanks; to thank |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner; supper |
English (for the teacher)
On New Year’s Day, I say to my Chinese friend Jianhua, “Happy new year!”
Jianhua says, “Thanks! Our Chinese new year isn’t here yet.”
Tomorrow is Spring Festival. Jianhua invites me to his home for dinner.
The moment I walk in, I say, “Happy new year!” Grandma smiles and says, “Happy new year! Sit down, sit down!”
Jianhua tells me, “Over the holiday, you can say ‘xīnnián kuàilè’, and you can say ‘guònián hǎo’ too.”
In the evening, Jianhua’s grandparents and parents are all at home. We sit down to dinner together. There are lots of dishes on the table, and dumplings too. Jianhua says, “For us northerners, this is the night for dumplings.”
After dinner, nobody goes to bed. We watch TV together and wait for midnight.
At eleven, I really want to sleep. Jianhua says, “You can’t sleep! Tonight we stay up late.”
Midnight comes! The whole family says, “Happy new year!”
I say it too: “Happy new year! Can I go to sleep now?”