真好吃 Delicious in Chinese

星期六xīngqīliù，我wǒ去qù朋友péngyou家jiā做客zuòkè。

On Saturday, I went to visit my friend's home.

朋友péngyou的de妈妈māma做zuò了le很hěn多duō菜cài，有yǒu鱼yú，还hái有yǒu汤tāng。

My friend's mom had made lots of dishes — there was fish, and soup too.

我wǒ吃chī了le一yí块kuài鱼yú，说shuō：“真zhēn好吃hǎochī！”

I ate a piece of the fish and said, "That's really good!"

朋友péngyou说shuō：“你nǐ喜欢xǐhuan，就jiù多duō吃chī一点儿yìdiǎnr。”

My friend said, "If you like it, eat some more."

我wǒ又yòu吃chī了le很hěn多duō，菜cài都dōu好吃hǎochī极jí了le。

I ate a lot more — everything was so delicious.

走zǒu的时候de shíhou，我wǒ对duì朋友péngyou说shuō：“你nǐ妈妈māma做zuò的de菜cài，比bǐ饭馆fànguǎn的de还hái好吃hǎochī。”

When I left, I told my friend, "Your mom's cooking is even better than a restaurant's."

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Key words 生词

好吃hǎochīdelicious

做客zuòkèto visit as a guest

极jíextremely

比bǐcompared to

还háieven more

一点儿yìdiǎnra little

adj + 极了（extremely...）

极了 goes right after an adjective to push it to the extreme — stronger than just 很.

菜都好吃极了。— The food was all incredibly delicious.

A 比 B 还 + adj（even more than）

比 compares A to B; adding 还 before the adjective says A goes even further than B.

你妈妈做的菜，比饭馆的还好吃。— Your mom's cooking is even better than a restaurant's.

多 + verb + 一点儿（do a little more）

多 before a verb, with 一点儿 after it, means to do a bit more of that action.

你喜欢，就多吃一点儿。— If you like it, eat a little more.

1. Where does the narrator go on Saturday?

2. What does the narrator eat first?

3. How does the narrator describe the friend's mom's cooking at the end?