我会说汉语 I Can Speak Chinese — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ是shì美国人Měiguó rén，我wǒ在zài中国Zhōngguó工作gōngzuò。

I am American, and I work in China.

我wǒ会huì说shuō一点儿yìdiǎnr汉语Hànyǔ。

I can speak a little Chinese.

今天jīntiān中午zhōngwǔ我wǒ去qù饭店fàndiàn吃饭chī fàn。

Today at noon I go to a restaurant to eat.

我wǒ说shuō：“我wǒ吃chī米饭mǐfàn，喝hē茶chá。”

I say, "I'll have rice and tea."

饭店fàndiàn的de人rén听tīng了le很hěn高兴gāoxìng，他tā说shuō：“你nǐ的de汉语Hànyǔ很hěn好hǎo！”

The man at the restaurant hears this and is very pleased; he says, "Your Chinese is very good!"

我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng，我wǒ爱ài学习xuéxí汉语Hànyǔ。

I am very happy — I love studying Chinese.

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Key words 生词

会huìcan; to know how to

汉语HànyǔChinese (language)

一点儿yìdiǎnra little

饭店fàndiànrestaurant

米饭mǐfàn(cooked) rice

学习xuéxíto study

会 + verb — learned ability

会 means 'can' for skills you have learned: 我会说汉语 = I can speak Chinese.

她会做菜。— She can cook.

一点儿 — a little

一点儿 goes after the verb to soften the amount: 我会说一点儿汉语 = I can speak a little Chinese.

我喝一点儿水。— I drink a little water.

1. Where does the narrator work?

2. What does the narrator order at the restaurant?

3. What does the man at the restaurant say?