我的房间 My Room — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ的de房间fángjiān不bú大dà，很hěn漂亮piàoliang。

My room isn't big, but it's very pretty.

房间fángjiān里lǐ有yǒu一个yí ge桌子zhuōzi和hé一个yí ge椅子yǐzi。

In the room there is a desk and a chair.

桌子zhuōzi上shang有yǒu电脑diànnǎo和hé一些yìxiē书shū。

On the desk there is a computer and some books.

我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan坐zuò在zài椅子yǐzi上shang看书kànshū、写字xiězì。

I like to sit on the chair, reading and writing characters.

我wǒ的de猫māo喜欢xǐhuan在zài我wǒ的de房间fángjiān里lǐ睡觉shuìjiào。

My cat likes to sleep in my room.

我wǒ爱ài我wǒ的de小xiǎo房间fángjiān。

I love my little room.

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Key words 生词

房间fángjiānroom

桌子zhuōzitable; desk

椅子yǐzichair

电脑diànnǎocomputer

猫māocat

漂亮piàoliangpretty

Noun + 里 / 上 — location words

Attach 里 (inside) or 上 (on top) after a noun to make a place: 房间里 (in the room), 桌子上 (on the desk). Then use 有 for what is there.

桌子上有电脑。 — There is a computer on the desk.

在 + place + verb

The action's location goes before the verb with 在: 我的猫在房间里睡觉 (my cat sleeps in the room), not at the end like English.

我的猫在我的房间里睡觉。 — My cat sleeps in my room.

1. What is on the desk?

2. Who likes to sleep in the room?

3. How does the narrator describe the room?

After this reading

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