晚安 Good Night in Chinese

晚上wǎnshang，我们wǒmen全家quánjiā看kàn电视diànshì，看kàn了le一会儿yíhuìr。

In the evening, our whole family watches TV for a little while.

妈妈māma说shuō：“时间shíjiān不bù早zǎo了le，我们wǒmen去qù睡觉shuìjiào吧ba。”

Mom says: "It's getting late, let's go to sleep."

弟弟dìdi很hěn累lèi，先xiān回huí房间fángjiān了le。

Younger brother is tired, and goes back to his room first.

我wǒ对duì他tā说shuō：“晚安wǎn'ān，弟弟dìdi！”

I say to him: "Good night, little brother!"

姐姐jiějie也yě要yào睡觉shuìjiào了le，她tā说shuō：“晚安wǎn'ān，明天míngtiān见jiàn！”

Older sister is going to sleep too, and she says: "Good night, see you tomorrow!"

我wǒ也yě很hěn累lèi了le，回huí自己zìjǐ的de房间fángjiān，说shuō：“晚安wǎn'ān！”

I'm tired too, so I go back to my own room and say: "Good night!"

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Key words 生词

晚安wǎn'āngood night

先xiānfirst

回huíto return

房间fángjiānroom

自己zìjǐoneself

全家quánjiāthe whole family

晚安（good night）

晚安 is said before going to sleep or leaving someone for the night.

晚安，明天见！— Good night, see you tomorrow!

先 + verb（to do something first）

先 before a verb shows that action happens before anything else.

弟弟先回房间了。— Younger brother went back to his room first.

回 + place（to return to a place）

回 followed by a place means going back there.

我回自己的房间。— I go back to my own room.

1. What does 晚安 mean?

2. Why does younger brother go to his room first?

3. What does the family do together before saying good night?

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