妈妈的生日 Mom's Birthday

今天jīntiān是shì妈妈māma的de生日shēngrì。

Today is Mom's birthday.

我wǒ买mǎi了le一个yí gè大dà蛋糕dàngāo。

I bought a big cake.

晚上wǎnshang，我们wǒmen在zài家jiā吃饭chī fàn。

In the evening, we eat at home.

妈妈māma说shuō，这个zhège菜cài很hěn好吃hǎochī。

Mom says this dish is delicious.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ说shuō生日shēngrì快乐kuàilè。

Together we say happy birthday.

妈妈māma很hěn高兴gāoxìng，我wǒ也yě很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

Mom is very happy, and I am very happy too.

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Key words 生词

生日shēngrìbirthday

蛋糕dàngāocake

快乐kuàilèhappy

晚上wǎnshangevening

高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad

菜càidish; food

是 — A is B

是 links two nouns: A 是 B means 'A is B'. Use it for identity, not for adjectives.

今天是妈妈的生日。 — Today is Mom's birthday.

了 — completed action

Put 了 right after the verb to show the action is finished: 买了 = bought.

我买了一个大蛋糕。 — I bought a big cake.

的 — possession

的 goes between the owner and the thing owned: 妈妈的生日 = Mom's birthday.

今天是妈妈的生日。 — Today is Mom's birthday.

1. Whose birthday is it today?

2. What did the narrator buy?

3. Where do they eat in the evening?