请坐，请喝茶 Please Sit, Please Have Tea

朋友péngyou来lái我wǒ家jiā，我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

My friend comes to my home, and I am very happy.

我wǒ请qǐng朋友péngyou坐zuò，请qǐng他tā喝hē茶chá。

I ask my friend to sit, and offer him tea.

朋友péngyou坐下zuòxià，喝hē了le茶chá。

My friend sat down, and drank the tea.

朋友péngyou说shuō谢谢xièxie，我wǒ说shuō不客气bú kèqi。

My friend says thank you, and I say you're welcome.

我们wǒmen说话shuōhuà，很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

We talk, and are very happy.

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Key words 生词

请qǐngplease

坐zuòto sit

喝hēto drink

茶chátea

谢谢xièxiethank you

不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome

请 + verb — a polite request

请 before a verb softly asks someone to do something, like "please" in English.

我请朋友坐，请他喝茶。 — I ask my friend to sit, and offer him tea.

了 — completed action

了 right after the verb shows the action already happened.

朋友坐下，喝了茶。 — My friend sat down, and drank the tea.

谢谢 / 不客气 — thank you / you're welcome

This pair of set phrases is the standard exchange for thanks in Chinese.

朋友说谢谢，我说不客气。 — My friend says thank you, and I say you're welcome.

1. What does the narrator ask the friend to do first?

2. What does the friend drink?

3. What does the friend say after drinking the tea?