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我饿了

How to say I'm hungry in Chinese

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我wǒ五wǔ岁suì的de时候shíhou，学会xuéhuì了le一yí句jù很hěn好用hǎoyòng的de话huà：“我wǒ饿è了le。”

早上zǎoshang，我wǒ对duì奶奶nǎinai说shuō：“奶奶nǎinai，我wǒ饿è了le。”奶奶nǎinai给gěi了le我wǒ一yí个gè鸡蛋jīdàn。

上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ对duì妈妈māma说shuō：“妈妈māma，我wǒ饿è了le。”妈妈māma给gěi了le我wǒ一yí个gè苹果píngguǒ。

下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ对duì邻居línjū阿姨āyí说shuō：“阿姨āyí，我wǒ饿è了le。”阿姨āyí给gěi了le我wǒ两liǎng块kuài蛋糕dàngāo。

晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ对duì爸爸bàba说shuō：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ饿è了le。”

爸爸bàba问wèn：“你nǐ今天jīntiān吃chī了le什么shénme？”我wǒ说shuō：“一yí个gè鸡蛋jīdàn，一yí个gè苹果píngguǒ，两liǎng块kuài蛋糕dàngāo，还有háiyǒu午饭wǔfàn。”

爸爸bàba笑xiào了le：“那nà你nǐ不是búshì饿è了le，你nǐ是shì想xiǎng吃chī。”

我家wǒjiā还有háiyǒu一yí个gè妹妹mèimei，她tā一yí岁suì了le。她tā还hái不会búhuì说shuō“爸爸bàba”，也yě不会búhuì说shuō“妈妈māma”。

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，妹妹mèimei看kàn着zhe奶奶nǎinai，说shuō了le她tā的de第dì一句话yījùhuà：“饿è了le！”

大家dàjiā都dōu看kàn着zhe我wǒ。

奶奶nǎinai笑xiào着zhe问wèn：“这zhè句jù话huà，是shì谁shéi教jiāo的de？”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
奶奶	nǎinai	grandmother (father's mother); grandma
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile
教	jiāo	to teach
句	jù	classifier for phrases and lines of speech or verse
饿	è	hungry
邻居	línjū	neighbor
阿姨	āyí	aunt (term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation)
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
学会	xuéhuì	to learn; to master

When I was five, I learned a very useful sentence: “I'm hungry.”

In the morning I told Grandma, “Grandma, I'm hungry.” Grandma gave me an egg.

Later that morning I told Mum, “Mum, I'm hungry.” Mum gave me an apple.

In the afternoon I told the lady next door, “Auntie, I'm hungry.” She gave me two pieces of cake.

In the evening I told Dad, “Dad, I'm hungry.”

Dad asked, “What have you eaten today?” I said, “An egg, an apple, two pieces of cake, and lunch.”

Dad laughed. “Then you're not hungry. You just want to eat.”

I also have a little sister, and she's one. She can't say “Daddy” yet, or “Mummy”.

The next morning my sister looked at Grandma and said her very first words: “Hungry!”

Everyone looked at me.

Grandma smiled and asked, “Now who taught her that?”