三口人吃饭 A Family of Three Eats Together

我wǒ家jiā有yǒu三sān口kǒu人rén：爸爸bàba、妈妈māma和hé我wǒ。

There are three people in my family: Dad, Mom, and me.

中午zhōngwǔ我们wǒmen在zài家jiā吃饭chīfàn。

At noon we eat at home.

妈妈māma做zuò了le很多hěn duō菜cài和hé米饭mǐfàn。

Mom made a lot of dishes and rice.

爸爸bàba说shuō：“这些zhèxiē菜cài很hěn好吃hǎochī！”

Dad says: "These dishes are delicious!"

我wǒ吃chī了le很多hěn duō米饭mǐfàn，喝hē了le一杯yì bēi水shuǐ。

I ate a lot of rice and drank a cup of water.

我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

We are all very happy.

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Key words 生词

口kǒu(measure: family members)

中午zhōngwǔnoon

菜càidish; food

米饭mǐfàncooked rice

好吃hǎochītasty (food)

都dōuall

家 + 有 + number + 口 + 人

口 is the measure word for counting family members.

我家有三口人。

都

都 means 'all/both' and goes before the verb or adjective.

我们都很高兴。

1. 我家有几口人?

2. 谁做了菜?

3. 中午我们在哪儿吃饭?

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