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你妈妈做什么工作？

How to talk about your job in Chinese

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今天jīntiān上课shàngkè，吴wú老师lǎoshī说shuō：“我wǒ是shì老师lǎoshī，我wǒ在zài学校xuéxiào工作gōngzuò。你们nǐmen的de爸爸bàba妈妈māma呢ne？他们tāmen做zuò什么shénme工作gōngzuò？”

一yí个gè男孩子nánháizi说shuō：“我wǒ爸爸bàba是shì医生yīshēng。他tā在zài医院yīyuàn工作gōngzuò，非常fēicháng忙máng。”

一yí个gè女孩子nǚháizi说shuō：“我wǒ妈妈māma卖mài包子bāozi。她tā做zuò的de包子bāozi非常fēicháng好吃hǎochī！”

一个yígè小朋友xiǎopéngyou说shuō：“我wǒ爸爸bàba开kāi出租车chūzūchē。他tā天天tiāntiān在zài车chē里，午饭wǔfàn也yě在zài车chē里吃chī。”

还有háiyǒu一个yígè小朋友xiǎopéngyou说shuō：“我wǒ妈妈māma在zài公司gōngsī工作gōngzuò。她tā天天tiāntiān坐zuò在zài电脑diànnǎo前qián，打dǎ很hěn多duō很hěn多duō电话diànhuà。”

坐zuò在zài后边hòubian的de一yí个gè小女孩xiáonǚhái说shuō：“我wǒ妈妈māma也yě是shì老师lǎoshī。她tā也yě在zài这个zhège学校xuéxiào工作gōngzuò。”

大家dàjiā都dōu问wèn：“她tā在zài哪儿nǎr？我们wǒmen认识rènshi她tā吗ma？”

小女孩xiáonǚhái看kàn了le看kàn吴wú老师lǎoshī，没有méiyǒu说话shuōhuà。

吴wú老师lǎoshī说shuō：“她tā在zài这儿zhèr。我wǒ是shì她tā妈妈māma。”

大家dàjiā都dōu看kàn着zhe小女孩xiáonǚhái。小女孩xiáonǚhái说shuō：“我wǒ妈妈māma的de工作gōngzuò是shì问wèn问题wèntí。在zài学校xuéxiào，她tā问wèn我wǒ问题wèntí。在家zàijiā，她tā也yě问wèn我wǒ问题wèntí！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīntiāntoday
上课shàngkèto attend class; to go to class
老师lǎoshīteacher
说shuōto speak; to say
学校xuéxiàoschool
工作gōngzuòwork; job; to work
爸爸bàbadad; father
妈妈māmamom; mother
做zuòto do
什么shénmewhat; anything
医生yīshēngdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital

English (for the teacher)

In class today, Teacher Wu said: “I'm a teacher, and I work at a school. What about your mums and dads? What do they do?”

A boy said: “My dad is a doctor. He works at a hospital, and he's really busy.”

A girl said: “My mum sells baozi. The baozi she makes are really tasty!”

One kid said: “My dad drives a taxi. He's in the car every day, and he eats lunch in the car too.”

Another kid said: “My mum works at a company. Every day she sits at her computer and makes lots and lots of phone calls.”

A little girl at the back said: “My mum is a teacher too. She works at this school too.”

Everyone asked: “Where is she? Do we know her?”

The little girl looked at Teacher Wu and said nothing.

Teacher Wu said: “She's right here. I'm her mum.”

Everyone stared at the little girl. The little girl said: “My mum's job is asking questions. At school, she asks me questions. At home, she asks me questions too!”