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我累了Wǒ lèi leI Am Tired in Chinese

HSK 2 reading practice · 75 words · ~1 min
今天jīntiān我wǒ很hěn忙máng,从cóng早上zǎoshang忙máng到dào晚上wǎnshang。
Today I'm very busy, busy from morning until evening.
下班xiàbān以后yǐhòu,我wǒ坐zuò公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē回家huí jiā。
After work, I take the bus home.
到家dào jiā以后yǐhòu,我wǒ坐zuò在zài沙发shāfā上shàng,说shuō:“我wǒ累lèi了le。”
After I get home, I sit on the sofa and say: "I'm tired."
妈妈māma问wèn我wǒ:“你nǐ今天jīntiān很hěn忙máng吗ma?”
Mom asks me: "Were you very busy today?"
我wǒ说shuō:“对duì,太tài累lèi了le,我wǒ想xiǎng休息xiūxi一下yíxià。”
I say: "Yes, I'm so tired, I want to rest a bit."
说shuō完wán,我wǒ在zài沙发shāfā上shàng睡shuì了le一会儿yíhuìr。
After I finish talking, I sleep on the sofa for a little while.
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Key words 生词

累lèitired
忙mángbusy
下班xiàbānto get off work
休息xiūxito rest
一下yíxiàa moment
沙发shāfāsofa

Grammar note 语法点

从...到...(from...to...)

从 marks the starting point and 到 the ending point, for time or place.

我从早上忙到晚上。— I was busy from morning until evening.
太 + adj + 了(too...!)

太累了 says something is too much — here, too tired.

太累了,我想休息一下。— I'm so tired, I want to rest a bit.
V + 完(to finish doing something)

完 right after a verb shows that action is complete.

说完,我睡了一会儿。— After I finished talking, I slept for a while.

Check yourself 小测验

1. What does 我累了 mean?
2. How does the narrator get home from work?
3. What does the narrator do after talking with mom?

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