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我不困

How to say I'm sleepy and I'm thirsty in Chinese

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想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào，中文zhōngwén说shuō“我wǒ困kùn了le”。想xiǎng喝水hēshuǐ，说shuō“我wǒ渴kě了le”。

不想bùxiǎng睡觉shuìjiào的de孩子háizi，也yě很hěn喜欢xǐhuān说shuō“我wǒ渴kě了le”。

晚上wǎnshang九jiǔ点diǎn，爸爸bàba说shuō：“儿子érzi，睡觉shuìjiào了le！”

“爸爸bàba，我wǒ渴kě了le，我wǒ想xiǎng喝水hēshuǐ。”爸爸bàba给gěi他tā水shuǐ喝hē。

九点二十jiúdiǎn-èrshí：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ还hái渴kě。”爸爸bàba给gěi了le他tā一点儿yìdiǎnr水shuǐ。

九点四十jiúdiǎn-sìshí：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ想xiǎng听歌tīnggē。”爸爸bàba给gěi他tā唱歌chànggē。

十shí点diǎn：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ想xiǎng吃chī苹果píngguǒ。”“不bù可以kéyǐ！睡觉shuìjiào！”

十点二十shídiǎn-èrshí，儿子érzi说shuō：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ不bú困kùn。你nǐ困kùn吗ma？”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“我wǒ也yě不bú困kùn。”

十点半shídiǎnbàn，爸爸bàba睡shuì了le。

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，妈妈māma问wèn：“儿子érzi昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang几点jídiǎn睡shuì的de？”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“九点半jiúdiǎnbàn吧ba？”

儿子érzi笑xiào了le：“爸爸bàba是shì十点半shídiǎnbàn睡shuì的de。我wǒ是shì十一shíyī点diǎn睡shuì的de！”

Key words

When you want to sleep, in Chinese you say “我困了” (I’m sleepy). When you want a drink, you say “我渴了” (I’m thirsty).

Children who don’t want to go to sleep love saying “我渴了” too.

At nine in the evening, Dad says: “Son, bedtime!”

“Dad, I’m thirsty, I want some water.” Dad gives him some water.

Twenty past nine: “Dad, I’m still thirsty.” Dad gives him a little water.

Twenty to ten: “Dad, I want to hear a song.” Dad sings to him.

Ten o’clock: “Dad, I want to eat an apple.” “No! Sleep!”

At twenty past ten, the boy says: “Dad, I’m not sleepy. Are you sleepy?”

Dad says: “I’m not sleepy either.”

At half past ten, Dad falls asleep.

The next morning, Mum asks: “What time did our son go to sleep last night?”

Dad says: “Half past nine, I think?”

The boy laughs: “Dad fell asleep at half past ten. I fell asleep at eleven!”