大和小

Big and Small

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我家有狗和猫。

Wǒ jiā yǒu gǒu hé māo.

My home has a dog and a cat.

狗叫大水,猫叫小雪。

Gǒu jiào dà shuǐ, māo jiào xiǎo xuě.

The dog is called Dashui and the cat is called Xiaoxue.

大水大,小雪小。

Dà shuǐ dà, xiǎo xuě xiǎo.

Dashui is big and Xiaoxue is small.

大水吃很多饭。

Dà shuǐ chī hěn duō fàn.

Dashui eats a lot.

小雪吃一点儿。

Xiǎo xuě chī yìdiǎnr.

Xiaoxue eats just a little.

我的哥哥大,弟弟小。

Wǒ de gēge dà, dìdi xiǎo.

My older brother is big and my little brother is small.

爸爸的车大,我的车小。

Bàba de chē dà, wǒ de chē xiǎo.

Dad's car is big and my car is small.

桌子大,椅子小。

Zhuōzi dà, yǐzi xiǎo.

The table is big and the chair is small.

小雪说,我也很大!

Xiǎo xuě shuō, wǒ yě hěn dà!

Xiaoxue says, I am big too!

你喜欢大的吗?

Nǐ xǐhuan dà de ma?

Do you like big ones?

Did you catch it?

3 quick questions

What is the dog called?

Which one eats a lot?

Whose car is big?

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