“哈哈”和“666”
What do 哈哈 and 666 mean in Chinese texting?
Name: ________________ Date: ________
在中国，大家都在手机上说话。手机上有两个东西，你天天都能看见：“哈哈”和“666”。
“哈哈”是笑。写很多“哈”，是说你非常高兴！
“666”呢？它不是钱，是说“太好了”。朋友做了一件很好的事，你可以写“666”。
雨雨今年十岁。今天晚上，她一个人做了晚饭：鸡蛋面条。她在手机上给爸爸妈妈写：“今天的晚饭是我做的！”
爸爸写：“666！”
妈妈问：“这是什么？你要给她六百六十六块钱吗？”
爸爸写：“哈哈哈哈！不是钱，是说她做的面条太好了！”
雨雨看见了，也写：“妈妈，那你给我六百六十六块钱，好吗？哈哈哈哈哈哈！”
妈妈只写了一个字：“哈。”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone; cell phone |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk |
| 东西 | dōngxī | east and west |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad; pleased |
| 钱 | qián | money |
English (for the teacher)
In China, everyone talks on their phones. There are two things on the phone you'll see every day: “haha” and “666”.
“Haha” is laughing. If you write lots of “ha”s, it means you're really happy!
And “666”? It isn't money; it means “awesome”. When a friend does something great, you can write “666”.
Yuyu is ten this year. This evening she made dinner all by herself: egg noodles. On her phone she wrote to Mum and Dad: “I made tonight's dinner!”
Dad wrote: “666!”
Mum asked: “What's this? Are you giving her six hundred and sixty-six yuan?”
Dad wrote: “Hahahaha! It's not money; it means her noodles are awesome!”
Yuyu saw it and wrote too: “Mum, then can you give me six hundred and sixty-six yuan? Hahahahahaha!”
Mum wrote just one character: “Ha.”