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好吃，好吃！

How to say it's delicious in Chinese

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夏朵朵今年jīnnián八bā岁suì。星期天xīngqītiān，妈妈māma说shuō：“今天jīntiān中午zhōngwǔ，我们wǒmen去qù唐阿姨家jiā吃饭chīfàn。”

在zài车chē里，妈妈māma问wèn：“菜cài好吃hǎochī，怎么zěnme说shuō？”夏朵朵说shuō：“好吃hǎochī！”“非常fēicháng好吃hǎochī呢ne？”“太tài好吃hǎochī了le！”

“那nà牛奶niúnǎi呢ne？”夏朵朵想xiǎng了le想xiǎng：“牛奶niúnǎi好喝hǎohē！”妈妈māma说shuō：“对duì。吃chī的de东西dōngxī说shuō‘好吃hǎochī’，喝hē的de东西dōngxī说shuō‘好喝hǎohē’。”

唐táng阿姨āyí做zuò了le很hěn多duō菜cài，桌子zhuōzi上shàng有yǒu鸡蛋jīdàn、面条miàntiáo、包子bāozi，还有háiyǒu米饭mǐfàn。

夏朵朵吃chī了le一yí个gè包子bāozi：“好吃hǎochī！”唐阿姨很hěn高兴gāoxìng，给gěi了le她tā两liǎng个gè包子bāozi。

夏朵朵吃chī了le一口yìkǒu面条miàntiáo：“真zhēn好吃hǎochī！”唐阿姨非常fēicháng高兴gāoxìng，给gěi了le她tā很hěn多duō面条miàntiáo。

夏朵朵喝hē了le一口yìkǒu牛奶niúnǎi：“太tài好喝hǎohē了le！”唐阿姨太tài高兴gāoxìng了le，给gěi了le她tā一yí大dà杯bēi牛奶niúnǎi。

夏朵朵看看kànkan包子bāozi，看看kànkan面条miàntiáo，看看kànkan牛奶niúnǎi。

唐táng阿姨āyí问wèn：“好吃hǎochī吗ma？还hái要yào什么shénme？”

夏朵朵说shuō：“好吃hǎochī，好吃hǎochī！唐táng阿姨āyí，我wǒ吃chī好hǎo了le！”

回家huíjiā的de时候shíhou，夏朵朵对duì妈妈māma说shuō：“妈妈māma，在zài唐táng阿姨āyí家jiā，不能bùnéng说shuō‘好吃hǎochī’，只能zhǐnéng说shuō‘吃chī好hǎo了le’！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
今年jīnniánthis year
八bāeight
岁suìyears old; year (of age)
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
妈妈māmamom; mother
说shuōto speak; to say
今天jīntiāntoday
中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
去qùto go
家jiāhome; family
车chēcar; vehicle
问wènto ask

English (for the teacher)

Xia Duoduo is eight this year. On Sunday, Mum said, “Today at lunchtime we're going to Auntie Tang's to eat.”

In the car, Mum asked, “If the food is good, how do you say it?” Xia Duoduo said, “Hǎochī — delicious!” “And if it's really, really good?” “Tài hǎochī le — so delicious!”

“What about milk?” Xia Duoduo thought for a moment: “Milk is hǎohē!” Mum said, “Right. For things you eat, say hǎochī; for things you drink, say hǎohē.”

Auntie Tang had made lots of food: on the table there were eggs, noodles, steamed buns, and rice too.

Xia Duoduo ate a bun: “Delicious!” Auntie Tang was very happy and gave her two buns.

Xia Duoduo ate a mouthful of noodles: “Really delicious!” Auntie Tang was extremely happy and gave her lots of noodles.

Xia Duoduo drank a sip of milk: “So good!” Auntie Tang was overjoyed and gave her a big glass of milk.

Xia Duoduo looked at the buns, looked at the noodles, looked at the milk.

Auntie Tang asked, “Is it good? Do you want anything else?”

Xia Duoduo said, “Delicious, delicious! Auntie Tang, I'm all done!”

On the way home, Xia Duoduo said to Mum, “Mum, at Auntie Tang's you mustn't say hǎochī — you can only say chī hǎo le, I'm done!”