我忘了 I Forgot in Chinese

早上zǎoshang出门chūmén的时候de shíhou，天气tiānqì很hěn好hǎo，我wǒ没méi带dài伞sǎn。

When I went out in the morning, the weather was nice, so I didn't bring an umbrella.

下午xiàwǔ放学fàngxué的时候de shíhou，天tiān下雨xiàyǔ了le，我wǒ忘wàng了le带dài伞sǎn。

When school ended in the afternoon, it had started raining, and I'd forgotten to bring an umbrella.

我wǒ站zhàn在zài门口ménkǒu，看kàn着zhe雨yǔ，不bù知道zhīdào怎么zěnme回家huíjiā。

I stood at the door, looking at the rain, not knowing how to get home.

同学tóngxué小美Xiǎoměi看见kànjiàn了le，她tā说shuō：“我wǒ有yǒu伞sǎn，你nǐ可以kěyǐ用yòng我wǒ的de。”

My classmate Xiaomei saw me and said: "I have an umbrella, you can use mine."

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ走zǒu回家huíjiā，我wǒ说shuō：“谢谢xièxie你nǐ！”

We walked home together, and I said: "Thank you!"

到家dàojiā的时候de shíhou，我wǒ的de衣服yīfu没有méiyǒu湿shī。

By the time I got home, my clothes weren't wet.

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Key words 生词

忘wàngto forget

带dàito bring

伞sǎnumbrella

知道zhīdàoto know

谢谢xièxiethank you

湿shīwet

忘了带（to forget to bring something）

忘了 followed by 带 and an object means you forgot to bring that thing along.

我忘了带伞。— I forgot to bring my umbrella.

不知道 + 怎么 + V（not knowing how to do something）

不知道 followed by 怎么 and a verb expresses not knowing how to do something.

我站在门口，看着雨，不知道怎么回家。— I stood at the door, looking at the rain, not knowing how to get home.

可以（can; may）

可以 offers permission or an option, often used when lending something to someone.

我有伞，你可以用我的。— I have an umbrella, you can use mine.

1. What did the writer forget to bring?

2. Who lends the writer an umbrella?

3. What happens to the writer's clothes by the time she gets home?

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