回家 Going Home — HSK 1 Reading

下午xiàwǔ五wǔ点diǎn，爸爸bàba回家huí jiā了le。

At five in the afternoon, dad comes home.

妈妈māma在zài家jiā做菜zuò cài。

Mom is at home cooking.

我们wǒmen都dōu在zài家jiā，我们wǒmen很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

We are all at home, and we are very happy.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ吃chī米饭mǐfàn。

We eat rice together.

妈妈māma做zuò的de菜cài很hěn好吃hǎochī，我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

The food mom made is delicious, and we are all very happy.

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Key words 生词

回家huí jiāto go home

做菜zuò càito cook

好吃hǎochīdelicious

高兴gāoxìnghappy

一起yìqǐtogether

下午xiàwǔafternoon

回家 — to go home

回 means 'to return', and 家 means 'home'; together 回家 means to head home.

下午五点，爸爸回家了。 — At five in the afternoon, dad comes home.

都 — all / both

都 goes right before the verb or adjective to say something is true of everyone mentioned.

我们都在家，我们很高兴。 — We are all at home, and we are very happy.

一起 — together

一起 is placed before the verb to show an action done jointly.

我们一起吃米饭。 — We eat rice together.

1. What time does dad come home?

2. What is mom doing at home?

3. How does the family feel at dinner?

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