医院看朋友 Visiting a Friend at the Hospital

我wǒ的de朋友péngyou生病shēngbìng了le，他tā在zài医院yīyuàn。

My friend got sick, he is at the hospital.

今天jīntiān下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ去qù医院yīyuàn看kàn他tā。

This afternoon, I go to the hospital to see him.

医院yīyuàn很hěn大dà，里面lǐmiàn有yǒu很hěn多duō人rén。

The hospital is big, there are many people inside.

我wǒ看见kànjiàn他tā，我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

I see him, I am very happy.

我wǒ给gěi他tā一些yìxiē水果shuǐguǒ。

I give him some fruit.

他tā说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ来lái看kàn我wǒ。”

He says, "Thank you for coming to see me."

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Key words 生词

医院yīyuànhospital

生病shēngbìngto be sick

看见kànjiànto see

高兴gāoxìnghappy

给gěito give

谢谢xièxiethank you

生病了 — expressing a change of state with 了

了 at the end of a sentence often shows a new situation has happened: 他生病了 = He has gotten sick (he wasn't sick before).

我的朋友生病了。 — My friend got sick.

给 + person + thing — giving something to someone

给 means 'to give.' The word order is subject + 给 + person + thing: 我给他水果 = I give him fruit.

我给他一些水果。 — I give him some fruit.

1. Where is the narrator's friend?

2. How does the narrator feel when he sees his friend?

3. What does the narrator give his friend?

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