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妈mā妈ma的de生shēng日rì

Mom's birthday

It's Mom's birthday, but in the morning nobody says a word, and she leaves for work a little sad…

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  • 生日 shēngrì birthday
  • 快乐 kuàilè happy (生日快乐 'Happy birthday!')

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今jīn天tiān是shì妈mā妈ma的de生shēng日rì。

Today is Mom's birthday.

早zǎo上shang,我wǒ和hé爸bà爸ba什shén么me也yě没méi有yǒu说shuō。

In the morning, Dad and I didn't say anything.

妈mā妈ma有yǒu点diǎn儿r不bù高gāo兴xìng,去qù上shàng班bān了le。

Mom was a little unhappy and went off to work.

下xià午wǔ,我wǒ和hé爸bà爸ba去qù了le超chāo市shì。

In the afternoon, Dad and I went to the supermarket.

我wǒ们men买mǎi了le很hěn多duō菜cài,还hái买mǎi了le一yī个gè杯bēi子zi。

We bought lots of food, and we also bought a cup.

杯bēi子zi上shàng有yǒu一yī只zhī猫māo,妈mā妈ma很hěn喜xǐ欢huan猫māo。

There was a cat on the cup. Mom loves cats.

晚wǎn上shang,爸bà爸ba做zuò了le很hěn多duō好hǎo吃chī的de菜cài。

In the evening, Dad cooked lots of tasty dishes.

我wǒ写xiě了le四sì个gè大dà字zì:“生shēng日rì快kuài乐lè”。

I wrote four big characters: “Happy birthday”.

七qī点diǎn,妈mā妈ma下xià班bān回huí家jiā了le。

At seven, Mom came home from work.

她tā看kàn见jiàn了le桌zhuō子zi上shàng的de菜cài,还hái有yǒu我wǒ写xiě的de字zì。

She saw the food on the table, and the characters I had written.

我wǒ给gěi了le妈mā妈ma那nà个ge杯bēi子zi。

I gave Mom the cup.

妈mā妈ma说shuō:“谢xiè谢xie你nǐ们men!这zhè个ge杯bēi子zi真zhēn漂piào亮liang!”

Mom said, “Thank you both! This cup is really pretty!”

早zǎo上shang,妈mā妈ma有yǒu点diǎn儿r不bù高gāo兴xìng;现xiàn在zài,她tā非fēi常cháng高gāo兴xìng!

In the morning, Mom was a little unhappy; now she is very happy!