头一回坐飞机

My First Flight

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去年我头一回坐飞机。

Qùnián wǒ tóu yì huí zuò fēijī.

Last year I took a plane for the first time.

我和爸爸一起去的。

Wǒ hé bàba yìqǐ qù de.

I went with my dad.

我们的机票是妈妈买的。

Wǒmen de jīpiào shì māma mǎi de.

Mom bought our plane tickets.

机场很大,人也很多。

Jīchǎng hěn dà, rén yě hěn duō.

The airport was big and full of people.

我们等了两个小时。

Wǒmen děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

We waited for two hours.

开始的时候,我有点儿不舒服。

Kāishǐ de shíhou, wǒ yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu.

At the beginning I felt a little unwell.

爸爸让我看外面。

Bàba ràng wǒ kàn wàimiàn.

Dad told me to look outside.

下面的车很小,人也很小。

Xiàmiàn de chē hěn xiǎo, rén yě hěn xiǎo.

The cars below were small, and the people were small too.

天很好看!

Tiān hěn hǎokàn!

The sky was so beautiful!

我想再坐一次飞机。

Wǒ xiǎng zài zuò yí cì fēijī.

I want to take a plane again.

Did you catch it?

3 quick questions

Who went on the plane with the writer?

Who bought the plane tickets?

How long did they wait at the airport?

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