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day 7big, small, tall

unit 1 · hello & me

    big, small, tall

    Describe people and places, ask “what’s it like?”, say “but”, and say where you go and what you eat and drink.

    today’s words

    • 孩子 háizi · child; son or daughter
    • 兒子 érzi · son
    • 女兒 nǚ'ér · daughter
    • 老 lǎo · old (people); long-time
    • 大 dà · big; old (in age)
    • 小 xiǎo · small, little; young
    • 高 gāo · tall, high
    • 漂亮 piàoliàng · pretty, beautiful
    • 怎麼樣 zěnmeyàng · how is…? what is … like?
    • 可是 kěshì · but
    • 去 qù · go
    • 吃 chī · eat
    • 喝 hē · drink

    sentences

    • 臺北怎麼樣? · What’s Taipei like?
    • 臺北很大,可是很漂亮。 · Taipei is big, but it’s beautiful.
    • 你女兒很漂亮! · Your daughter is very pretty!
    • 我去臺南,你去嗎? · I’m going to Tainan. Are you going?
    • 王阿姨,我吃這個! · Auntie Wang, I’ll have this one!