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玩得开心！

How to say have fun in Chinese

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我wǒ弟弟dìdi今年jīnnián六liù岁suì，是shì小学生xiǎoxuéshēng。

今天jīntiān，老师lǎoshī对duì同学tóngxué们men说shuō：“朋友péngyǒu要yào去qù玩wán，你们nǐmen可以kéyǐ对duì他tā说shuō：‘玩wán得de开心kāixīn！’”

弟弟dìdi回到huídào家jiā，很hěn想xiǎng说说shuōshuo这个zhège。

四sì点diǎn，爸爸bàba要yào去qù医院yīyuàn看病kànbìng。弟弟dìdi说shuō：“爸爸bàba，玩wán得de开心kāixīn！”爸爸bàba说shuō：“医院yīyuàn不bù好玩儿hǎowánr！”

六liù点diǎn，我wǒ要yào去qù看kàn电影diànyǐng。弟弟dìdi说shuō：“姐姐jiějie，玩wán得de开心kāixīn！”我wǒ说shuō：“谢谢xièxie！”

七qī点diǎn，妈妈māma还hái要yào去qù公司gōngsī工作gōngzuò。弟弟dìdi说shuō：“妈妈māma，玩wán得de开心kāixīn！”妈妈māma说shuō：“我wǒ去qù工作gōngzuò，不是búshì去qù玩wán……好吧hǎoba，谢谢xièxie！”

十shí点diǎn，大家dàjiā都dōu回家huíjiā了le。弟弟dìdi问wèn：“你们nǐmen今天jīntiān玩wán得de开心kāixīn吗ma？”

我wǒ说shuō：“很hěn开心kāixīn！电影diànyǐng太好了tàihǎole！”

妈妈māma说shuō：“今天jīntiān很hěn忙máng。我wǒ想到xiǎngdào你nǐ，就jiù很hěn高兴gāoxìng。”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“医生yīshēng说shuō我wǒ没事méishì，我wǒ非常fēicháng高兴gāoxìng！”

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，弟弟dìdi要yào去qù上学shàngxué。爸爸bàba、妈妈māma和hé我wǒ都dōu说shuō：“弟弟dìdi，玩wán得de开心kāixīn！”

弟弟dìdi说shuō：“我wǒ去qù学习xuéxí，不是búshì去qù玩wán……好吧hǎoba，谢谢xièxie！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
今年jīnniánthis year
六liùsix
岁suìyears old; year (of age)
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngelementary school student; pupil
今天jīntiāntoday
老师lǎoshīteacher
同学tóngxuéclassmate; fellow student
说shuōto speak; to say
朋友péngyǒufriend
去qùto go
玩wánto play; to have fun

English (for the teacher)

My little brother is six this year, and he's in primary school.

Today the teacher told the class, "When a friend is going out to play, you can say to them: 'Wán de kāixīn! Have fun!'"

When my brother got home, he couldn't wait to try it out.

At four, Dad has to go to the hospital to see a doctor. My brother says, "Dad, have fun!" Dad says, "The hospital isn't fun!"

At six, I'm going to see a film. My brother says, "Have fun, sis!" I say, "Thanks!"

At seven, Mum still has to go to the office to work. My brother says, "Mum, have fun!" Mum says, "I'm going to work, not to play... Oh, all right, thank you!"

At ten, everyone is home. My brother asks, "Did you all have fun today?"

I say, "I had lots of fun! The film was great!"

Mum says, "Today was busy. When I thought of you, I was happy."

Dad says, "The doctor says I'm fine, so I'm really happy!"

The next morning, my brother is off to school. Dad, Mum and I all say, "Have fun, little brother!"

My brother says, "I'm going to study, not to play... Oh, all right, thank you!"