我累了 I Am Tired in Chinese

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

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.

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