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day 41cats, dogs and birds

unit 6 · people, feelings & seasons

    cats, dogs and birds

    Talk about animals and nature, and ask how big, how old, how long.

    today’s words

    • 樹 shù · tree
    • 馬 mǎ · horse
    • 鳥 niǎo · bird
    • 貓 māo · cat
    • 狗 gǒu · dog
    • 隻 zhī · (measure word for animals)
    • 長 zhǎng · grow; look (appearance)
    • 地 dì · ground, floor
    • 風景 fēngjǐng · scenery, view
    • 經驗 jīngyàn · experience
    • 從前 cóngqián · in the past, long ago
    • 後來 hòulái · later, afterwards
    • 最後 zuìhòu · finally, last

    sentences

    • 我家有一隻狗和兩隻貓。 · We have a dog and two cats at home.
    • 樹上有一隻鳥。 · There’s a bird in the tree.
    • 你的狗多大了? · How old is your dog?
    • 從前,這裡有很多馬。 · Long ago, there were lots of horses here.
    • 下了三天的雨,今天太陽出來了! · After three days of rain, the sun has come out today!