我的猫 My Cat — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ家jiā有yǒu一只yì zhī小猫xiǎo māo，它tā叫jiào米米Mǐmi。

My family has a little cat called Mimi.

米米Mǐmi很hěn小xiǎo，很hěn爱ài睡觉shuìjiào。

Mimi is very small and loves to sleep.

中午zhōngwǔ我wǒ吃饭chī fàn，它tā坐zuò在zài我wǒ的de椅子yǐzi上shang。

At noon when I eat, it sits on my chair.

下午xiàwǔ它tā喜欢xǐhuan看kàn外面wàimiàn的de小狗xiǎo gǒu。

In the afternoon it likes to watch the little dogs outside.

米米Mǐmi是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péngyou，我wǒ很hěn爱ài它tā。

Mimi is my good friend — I love it very much.

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Key words 生词

只zhī(measure word for animals)

小猫xiǎo māokitten; little cat

它tāit

睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep

椅子yǐzichair

外面wàimiànoutside

的 — possessive

的 links the owner and the thing owned: 我的猫 = my cat, 我的椅子 = my chair.

我的朋友 — my friend

很 + adjective

Chinese adjectives usually take 很 before them instead of using 是: 米米很小 = Mimi is small.

茶很热。— The tea is hot.

1. What is the cat's name?

2. Where does the cat sit when the narrator eats lunch?

3. What does Mimi like to watch in the afternoon?

After this reading

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