New Year at Home: a Chinese text with translation
Chinese New Year: the narrator flies home, and the whole family gathers at a table with fish and dumplings. HSK 2, 11 sentences, 156 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
在家过年 zài jiā guònián
Translation
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Every year for the New Year, I go home.
I work abroad, and it takes ten hours to fly home.
This year I bought new clothes for Grandpa and Grandma, and a school bag for my little sister.
When I got home, Mom was cooking, and Dad was waiting for me at the door.
Grandpa saw me and said with a smile, "You're back!"
In the evening, our whole family eats together.
On the table there's fish, meat, and dumplings too.
Grandma says you can't celebrate the New Year without fish.
After dinner, we watch TV and sing songs, and everyone is very happy.
At midnight, we say to each other, "Happy New Year!"
I hope I can spend the New Year with my family again next year.
HSK 2 words in this text
- 每měievery
- 过年guòniáncelebrate the New Year
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 爷爷yéyegrandfather (paternal)
- 奶奶nǎinaigrandmother (paternal)
- 书包shūbāoschool bag
- 门口ménkǒuentrance, doorway
- 笑xiàolaugh, smile
- 回来huíláicome back
- 一起yìqǐtogether
- 鱼yúfish
- 肉ròumeat
- 完wánfinish
- 快乐kuàilèhappy, joyful
- 点diǎnorder (food)
- 跟gēnwith; and
- 希望xīwànghope
Questions on the text
How many hours does the narrator fly to get home?
Ten hours.
What did he buy for his little sister?
A school bag.
According to Grandma, what dish is a must for the New Year?
Fish.
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