妈妈做的菜 Mom's Cooking — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ妈妈māma很hěn会huì做菜zuò cài。

My mom is a wonderful cook.

今天jīntiān中午zhōngwǔ她tā做zuò了le三sān个gè菜cài。

Today at noon she made three dishes.

米饭mǐfàn很hěn热rè，菜cài很hěn好吃hǎochī。

The rice was hot and the food was delicious.

爸爸bàba说shuō：“你nǐ妈妈māma做zuò的de菜cài太tài好吃hǎochī了le！”

Dad said, "The food your mom makes is just so delicious!"

我wǒ吃chī了le很hěn多duō，我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

I ate a lot, and I was very happy.

我wǒ爱ài妈妈māma，也yě爱ài妈妈māma做zuò的de菜cài。

I love my mom, and I love her cooking too.

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Key words 生词

做菜zuò càito cook

米饭mǐfàn(cooked) rice

热rèhot

好吃hǎochīdelicious

太tàitoo; so

也yěalso

会 + verb

会 means someone knows how to do something they learned. Adding 很 (很会) turns it into 'is really good at': 很会做菜 = cooks really well.

我妈妈很会做菜。 — My mom is a wonderful cook.

太 + adjective + 了

太…了 wraps an adjective to say 'so…!' or 'too…', adding strong feeling: 太好吃了 = so delicious!

太好吃了！ — It's so delicious!

verb phrase + 的 + noun

A short phrase plus 的 can describe a noun: 妈妈做的菜 = the food that Mom makes.

我爱妈妈做的菜。 — I love the food my mom makes.

1. How many dishes did Mom make at noon?

2. Who said the food was so delicious?

3. How did the narrator feel after eating a lot?