教妈妈打电话

Teaching Mom the Phone

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妈妈有了新的手机。

Māma yǒu le xīn de shǒujī.

Mom got a new phone.

她不会,就来问我。

Tā bú huì, jiù lái wèn wǒ.

She could not use it, so she asked me.

我教她打电话。

Wǒ jiāo tā dǎ diànhuà.

I taught her to make calls.

她给爸爸打了一个电话。

Tā gěi bàba dǎ le yí gè diànhuà.

She made a call to Dad.

爸爸在手机里说:喂!

Bàba zài shǒujī lǐ shuō: wèi!

Dad said on the phone: hello!

第二天,我教她上网。

Dì èr tiān, wǒ jiāo tā shàngwǎng.

The next day, I taught her to go online.

她在网上学做菜。

Tā zài wǎngshang xué zuò cài.

She learned to cook dishes online.

晚上,她做了一个新菜。

Wǎnshang, tā zuò le yí gè xīn cài.

That evening, she cooked a new dish.

我觉得真好吃!

Wǒ juéde zhēn hǎochī!

I thought it was really tasty!

现在,妈妈也教我做菜。

Xiànzài, māma yě jiāo wǒ zuò cài.

Now, Mom teaches me to cook too.

Did you catch it?

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What did Mom learn first?

Who did Mom call?

What does Mom teach the writer now?

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