谢谢你 Saying Thank You in Chinese

今天jīntiān下雨xiàyǔ，我wǒ没有méiyǒu伞sǎn。

It's raining today, and I don't have an umbrella.

我wǒ的de同学tóngxué说shuō：“我wǒ有yǒu伞sǎn，我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ回huí家jiā。”

My classmate says, "I have an umbrella, let's go home together."

我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng，我wǒ说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ！”

I'm very happy, and I say, "Thank you!"

同学tóngxué说shuō：“不客气bú kèqi，我们wǒmen是shì朋友péngyou。”

My classmate says, "You're welcome, we're friends."

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ回huí家jiā，天气tiānqì很hěn冷lěng，我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

We go home together; the weather is very cold, but I'm very happy.

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Key words 生词

谢谢xièxiethank you

不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome

伞sǎnumbrella

同学tóngxuéclassmate

高兴gāoxìnghappy

一起yìqǐtogether

谢谢 + 你 — thanking someone directly

谢谢 means "thank you"; adding 你 makes it more personal, thanking a specific person.

谢谢你！ — Thank you!

不客气 — replying to thanks

When someone thanks you, the standard reply is 不客气, meaning "you're welcome" or "no need to be polite."

不客气，我们是朋友。 — You're welcome, we're friends.

一起 + verb — doing something together

一起 goes before a verb to show two or more people do the action together.

我们一起回家。 — We go home together.

1. Why doesn't the narrator want to walk home alone?

2. What does the narrator say to thank the classmate?

3. How does the classmate respond to the thanks?

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