一起吃早饭 Breakfast with a Friend

早上zǎoshang，我wǒ的de朋友péngyou来lái我wǒ家jiā。

In the morning, my friend comes to my home.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ吃chī早饭zǎofàn。

We eat breakfast together.

我wǒ喝hē牛奶niúnǎi，他tā喝hē豆浆dòujiāng。

I drink milk, he drinks soy milk.

我们wǒmen吃chī面包miànbāo，也yě吃chī鸡蛋jīdàn。

We eat bread, and also eat eggs.

早饭zǎofàn很hěn好吃hǎochī，我们wǒmen很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

Breakfast is delicious, we are very happy.

我们wǒmen吃chī了le早饭zǎofàn，去qù学校xuéxiào。

We ate breakfast, then go to school.

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Key words 生词

早饭zǎofànbreakfast

牛奶niúnǎimilk

豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk

面包miànbāobread

鸡蛋jīdànegg

一起yìqǐtogether

一起 — doing something together

一起 means 'together' and goes right before the verb: 我们一起吃早饭 = We eat breakfast together.

我们一起吃早饭。 — We eat breakfast together.

也 — also, too

也 means 'also' and goes before the verb, right after the subject: 我们也吃鸡蛋 = We also eat eggs.

我们吃面包，也吃鸡蛋。 — We eat bread, and also eat eggs.

1. What does the narrator drink?

2. What do they eat besides bread?

3. Where do they go after breakfast?

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