Lesson 1: A Family Meal

午饭

Learn 太 + 形容词 + 了 and 想 + 动词 through A Family Meal.

12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary12 words

包子bāoziNoun
  • steamed bun

Examples

我早餐经常吃包子。

zǎocānjīngchángchībāozi

I often eat steamed buns for breakfast.

饿èAdjective
  • hungryused to talk about the feeling of hunger

Examples

我饿了。

èle

I am hungry.

你饿不饿?

èbuè

Are you hungry?

nǎiNoun
  • 1.milk
  • 2.breast

Examples

我喜欢喝牛奶。

huanniúnǎi

I like to drink milk.

宝宝在喝妈妈的奶。

bǎobaozàimadenǎi

The baby is nursing from its mother.

奶奶nǎinaiNoun
  • 1.paternal grandmother, grandma
  • 2.granny (a respectful term for an elderly woman in general)

Examples

我奶奶今年八十岁了。

nǎinaijīnniánshísuìle

My grandmother is eighty years old this year.

奶奶,您请坐。

nǎinainínqǐngzuò

Grandma, please have a seat.

男孩儿nánháirNoun
  • 1.boy
  • 2.young man

Examples

那个男孩儿是我的弟弟。

genánháirshìdedi

That boy is my younger brother.

男孩儿喜欢踢足球。

nánháirhuanqiú

Boys like to play soccer.

男朋友nánpéngyouNoun
  • boyfriend

Examples

我有男朋友了。

yǒunánpéngyoule

I have a boyfriend now.

男生nánshēngNoun
  • 1.male student, boyUsually used in a school setting or to refer to males.
  • 2.man, maleA general context.

Examples

他是男生。

shìnánshēng

He is a boy.

我们班有十个男生。

menbānyǒushínánshēng

There are ten male students in our class.

午饭fànNoun
  • 1.lunch
  • 2.midday mealusually refers to the food or meal eaten at noon

Examples

我们一起去吃午饭吧。

menchīfànba

Let's go have lunch together.

你午饭吃什么?

fànchīshénme

What are you having for lunch?

小孩儿xiǎoháirNoun
  • child, kidusually refers to a young child

Examples

那个小孩儿在公园里玩。

gexiǎoháirzàigōngyuánliwán

That child is playing in the park.

我喜欢和小孩儿一起玩。

huanxiǎoháirwán

I like playing with children.

小朋友xiǎopéngyouNoun
  • 1.little friend, kida friendly way to address young children
  • 2.children, youngsters

Examples

你好,小朋友!

hǎoxiǎopéngyou

Hello, little one!

这些小朋友很可爱。

zhèxiēxiǎopéngyouhěnài

These children are very cute.

爷爷yeNoun
  • grandfather (father's father)

Examples

我爷爷今年七十岁了。

yejīnniánshísuìle

My grandfather is seventy years old this year.

早饭zǎofànNoun
  • breakfast

Examples

我吃早饭。

chīzǎofàn

I eat breakfast.

你吃早饭了吗?

chīzǎofànlema

Have you eaten breakfast?

Grammar

So... (too much)

S + 太 + 形容词 + 了

Use this pattern to emphasize an adjective, usually meaning "so... / too...", expressing surprise or a high degree. The '了' at the end of the sentence makes it complete and adds emphasis.

这个包子太好吃了!

zhègebāozitàihǎochīle

This steamed bun is so delicious!

我太饿了!

tàièle

I'm so hungry!

Wanting to Do Something

S + 想 + 动词

'想' is placed before a verb to express a wish or the desire to do that action. This is a simple way to express a need or wish.

我想吃早饭。

xiǎngchīzǎofàn

I want to eat breakfast.

弟弟想喝水。

dixiǎngshuǐ

My little brother wants a drink of water.

Dialogues

A Family Meal

One afternoon, a mother asks her son a question.

妈妈
妈妈

儿子,你想吃什么?

érzixiǎngchīshénme

Son, what do you want to eat?

儿子
儿子

妈妈,我想吃包子。午饭有包子吗?

maxiǎngchībāozifànyǒubāozima

Mom, I want to eat steamed buns. Are there steamed buns for lunch?

妈妈
妈妈

有。爷爷也想吃包子。

yǒuyexiǎngchībāozi

Yes. Grandpa also wants to eat steamed buns.

儿子
儿子

好!妹妹也想来吃饭。她喜欢吃包子,喝牛奶。

hǎomèimeixiǎngláichīfànhuanchībāoziniúnǎi

Great! Little sister wants to come eat too. She likes baozi and milk.

妈妈
妈妈

好。你们太饿了,快来吃午饭吧!

hǎomentàièlekuàiláichīfànba

Okay. You are all so hungry, come eat lunch quickly!

儿子
儿子

妈妈,早饭我吃了包子。奶奶吃了吗?

mazǎofànchīlebāozinǎinaichīlema

Mum, I had baozi for breakfast. Has Grandma eaten?

妈妈
妈妈

奶奶吃了。今天姐姐的男朋友也来吃午饭。

nǎinaichīlejīntiānjiějiedenánpéngyouláichīfàn

Grandma has. Today your sister’s boyfriend is coming for lunch too.

儿子
儿子

是我们学校的男生吗?

shìmenxuéxiàodenánshēngma

Is he the boy from our school?

妈妈
妈妈

是。他有一个弟弟,他弟弟六岁。

shìyǒudidiliùsuì

Yes. He has a younger brother who is six.

儿子
儿子

他弟弟也来吃午饭吗?

diláichīfànma

Is his brother coming for lunch too?

妈妈
妈妈

来。小朋友都喜欢吃包子,喝牛奶。

láixiǎopéngyoudōuhuanchībāoziniúnǎi

Yes. Little kids all like baozi and milk.