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Family · HSK 1

Our Family Goes Shopping This Afternoon

After school, Xiao Lan calls her mom. She wants a new backpack, so she asks whether the whole family can go to the store this afternoon.

Xiao Lan Calls Her Mom

下午三点,小兰的电话响了。

xiàwǔsāndiǎn,xiǎolándediànhuàxiǎngle。

At three in the afternoon, Xiao Lan's phone rang.

Xiao Lan

妈妈,是我!你在哪儿呢?

māma,shìwǒ!nǐzàinǎrne?

Mom, it's me! Where are you?

Mom

我在家呢。你呢?

wǒzàijiāne。nǐne?

I'm at home. What about you?

Xiao Lan

我在学校。妈,下午我们去吧!

wǒzàixuéxiào。mā,xiàwǔwǒmenqùshāngdiànba!

I'm at school. Mom, let's go to the store this afternoon!

Mom

好啊。爸爸也想买。

hǎoa。bàbayěxiǎngmǎiyīfu。

Sure. Dad wants to buy some clothes too.

Setting a Time to Come Home

Xiao Lan

太好了!我想买一个新。

tàihǎole!wǒxiǎngmǎiyígèxīnshūbāo。

Great! I want to buy a new backpack.

Mom

你几点?

nǐjǐdiǎnhuíjiā?

What time will you get home?

Xiao Lan

五点。妈妈,我们坐去吗?

wǔdiǎn。māma,wǒmenzuòchūzūchēqùma?

Five o'clock. Mom, should we take a taxi there?

Mom

坐去。你快回来吧!

zuòchūzūchēqù。nǐkuàihuíláiba!

Yes, let's take a taxi. Hurry home now!

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