请朋友吃饭

Dinner for My Friends

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星期六,我请两个朋友来家吃饭。

Xīngqī liù, wǒ qǐng liǎng gè péngyou lái jiā chī fàn.

On Saturday, I invited two friends home for dinner.

我去商店买了鱼和肉。

Wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎi le yú hé ròu.

I went to the shop and bought fish and meat.

还买了鸡蛋和很多菜。

Hái mǎi le jīdàn hé hěn duō cài.

I also bought eggs and lots of vegetables.

我不会做鱼,就慢慢做。

Wǒ bú huì zuò yú, jiù màn màn zuò.

I could not cook fish well, so I did it slowly.

朋友来了,都帮我做饭。

Péngyou lái le, dōu bāng wǒ zuò fàn.

My friends came and all helped me cook.

小雨洗菜,大水做米饭。

Xiǎo yǔ xǐ cài, dà shuǐ zuò mǐfàn.

Xiaoyu washed vegetables; Dashui made the rice.

我做的鱼不太好看。

Wǒ zuò de yú bú tài hǎokàn.

My fish did not look very good.

但是朋友说很好吃!

Dànshì péngyou shuō hěn hǎochī!

But my friends said it was tasty!

饭和菜都吃完了。

Fàn hé cài dōu chī wán le.

The rice and the dishes were all finished.

朋友说,下次还来我家吃。

Péngyou shuō, xià cì hái lái wǒ jiā chī.

My friends said they would come eat again.

Did you catch it?

3 quick questions

How many friends came?

Who made the rice?

How was the fish?

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