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谢谢桌子

How to say thank you in Chinese

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小明xiǎomíng七qī岁suì。他tā最zuì喜欢xǐhuān说shuō两liǎng个gè字zì：“谢谢xièxie！”

妈妈māma给gěi他tā一yì杯bēi牛奶niúnǎi。“谢谢xièxie妈妈māma！”

爸爸bàba给gěi他tā开门kāimén。“谢谢xièxie爸爸bàba！”

奶奶nǎinai给gěi他tā一yí个gè包子bāozi。“谢谢xièxie奶奶nǎinai！”

爸爸bàba笑xiào了le：“你nǐ要不要yàobuyào也yě谢谢xièxie桌子zhuōzi？”小明xiǎomíng看kàn了le看kàn桌子zhuōzi：“谢谢xièxie桌子zhuōzi！”家里jiālǐ人rén都dōu笑xiào了le。

晚饭wǎnfàn后hòu，奶奶nǎinai在zài找zhǎo她tā的de书shū。小明xiǎomíng找到zhǎodào了le，拿ná给gěi她tā。奶奶nǎinai说shuō：“谢谢xièxie小明xiǎomíng！”

小明xiǎomíng不bù知道zhīdào说shuō什么shénme。他tā看kàn着zhe奶奶nǎinai，小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“谢谢xièxie……谢谢xièxie奶奶nǎinai？”

奶奶nǎinai笑xiào了le：“别人biéren说shuō谢谢xièxie，你nǐ可以kéyǐ说shuō‘不客气búkèqi’。说shuō‘不用谢búyòngxiè’、‘没事儿méishìr’也yě行xíng。”

小明xiǎomíng记住jìzhu了le。

睡觉shuìjiào前qián，他tā对duì桌子zhuōzi说shuō：“谢谢xièxie桌子zhuōzi！”

然后ránhòu他tā自己zìjǐ说shuō：“不客气búkèqi！”

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Xiaoming is seven. His favourite word is “Thank you!”

Mum gives him a glass of milk. “Thank you, Mum!”

Dad opens the door for him. “Thank you, Dad!”

Grandma gives him a steamed bun. “Thank you, Grandma!”

Dad laughs: “Do you want to thank the table too?” Xiaoming looks at the table: “Thank you, table!” The whole family laughs.

After dinner, Grandma is looking for her book. Xiaoming finds it and brings it to her. Grandma says, “Thank you, Xiaoming!”

Xiaoming doesn’t know what to say. He looks at Grandma and says quietly, “Thank you… thank you, Grandma?”

Grandma laughs: “When someone says thank you, you can say ‘You’re welcome’. ‘No need to thank me’ or ‘It’s nothing’ are fine too.”

Xiaoming remembers it.

Before bed, he says to the table, “Thank you, table!”

Then he answers for it: “You’re welcome!”