快乐的一天 A Happy Day

今天jīntiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēngrì，我wǒ很hěn快乐kuàilè。

Today is my birthday, and I'm very happy.

早上zǎoshang，家人jiārén都dōu对duì我wǒ说shuō：“生日shēngrì快乐kuàilè！”

In the morning, my family all said to me, "Happy birthday!"

中午zhōngwǔ，朋友们péngyoumen请qǐng我wǒ吃饭chīfàn，我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ唱歌chànggē。

At noon, my friends treated me to a meal, and we sang songs together.

下午xiàwǔ，我们wǒmen去qù公园gōngyuán玩wán，天气tiānqì也yě很hěn好hǎo。

In the afternoon, we went to the park to hang out, and the weather was nice too.

晚上wǎnshang，妈妈māma做zuò了le一yí个gè大dà蛋糕dàngāo，全家quánjiā一起yìqǐ吃chī蛋糕dàngāo。

In the evening, mom made a big cake, and the whole family ate cake together.

大家dàjiā送sòng给gěi我wǒ很多hěnduō礼物lǐwù，我wǒ高兴gāoxìng极jí了le。

Everyone gave me lots of gifts, and I was extremely happy.

这zhè真zhēn是shì快乐kuàilè的de一yì天tiān！

This was really a happy day!

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Key words 生词

快乐kuàilèhappy

生日shēngrìbirthday

唱歌chànggēto sing

公园gōngyuánpark

蛋糕dàngāocake

礼物lǐwùgift

对 + someone + 说 — to say to someone

对 introduces the person being spoken to before 说.

家人都对我说：“生日快乐！” — My family all said to me, "Happy birthday!"

一起 + V — to do something together

一起 before a verb shows two or more people doing the action together.

我们一起唱歌。 — We sang together.

Adj + 极了 — extremely

极了 after an adjective intensifies it to mean "extremely."

我高兴极了。 — I was extremely happy.

1. What is special about today for the writer?

2. What did the writer do at noon?

3. What did mom make in the evening?

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