星期天

The Weekend

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今天是星期天。

Jīntiān shì xīngqītiān.

Today is Sunday.

我不上学。

Wǒ bú shàngxué.

I do not go to school.

早上我和朋友去书店。

Zǎoshang wǒ hé péngyou qù shūdiàn.

In the morning I went to a bookshop with a friend.

我买了两本汉语书。

Wǒ mǎi le liǎng běn Hànyǔ shū.

I bought two Chinese books.

中午我们在饭店吃饭。

Zhōngwǔ wǒmen zài fàndiàn chī fàn.

At noon we ate at a restaurant.

饭店的饺子很好吃。

Fàndiàn de jiǎozi hěn hǎochī.

The dumplings at the restaurant were tasty.

下午我们去看电影。

Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.

In the afternoon we went to see a movie.

电影很好看,我很高兴。

Diànyǐng hěn hǎokàn, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

The movie was good and I was happy.

晚上九点我回家了。

Wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn wǒ huí jiā le.

I went home at nine in the evening.

明天我要上班了。

Míngtiān wǒ yào shàngbān le.

Tomorrow I have to go to work.

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