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HSK 2 · Elementary

踢足球Tī zúqiúPlaying Football in Chinese

HSK 2 reading practice · 96 words · ~2 min
我wǒ丈夫zhàngfu每měi个ge星期日xīngqīrì都dōu去qù踢tī足球zúqiú。
My husband goes to play football every Sunday.
这zhè个ge星期日xīngqīrì,他tā让ràng我wǒ也yě去qù看kàn。
This Sunday, he asked me to come and watch too.
天气tiānqì很hěn好hǎo,他们tāmen在zài学校xuéxiào后面hòumiàn踢tī,看kàn的de人rén很hěn多duō。
The weather was great; they played behind the school, and many people were watching.
我wǒ丈夫zhàngfu跑pǎo得de很hěn快kuài,踢tī进jìn了le两liǎng个ge球qiú。
My husband ran very fast and kicked in two goals.
大家dàjiā都dōu笑xiào着zhe说shuō:“太tài好hǎo了le!”
Everyone laughed and said, "That was great!"
回huí家jiā的de时候shíhou他tā很hěn累lèi,但是dànshì非常fēicháng快乐kuàilè。
On the way home he was very tired, but extremely happy.
他tā问wèn我wǒ:“下xià个ge星期xīngqī你nǐ还hái来lái吗ma?”我wǒ说shuō:“来lái!”
He asked me, "Will you come again next week?" I said, "Yes, I will!"
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Key words 生词

丈夫zhàngfuhusband
踢tīto kick; to play (football)
足球zúqiúfootball; soccer
让ràngto ask; to let (someone do something)
跑pǎoto run
累lèitired

Grammar note 语法点

让 (to ask / let someone do something)

Person A + 让 + person B + verb: A asks or lets B do something. 他让我去看。

他让我也去看。 — He asked me to go and watch too.
每…都…

每 (every) is usually followed by 都 before the verb: 每个星期日都去。

他每个星期日都去踢足球。 — He goes to play football every Sunday.

Check yourself 小测验

1. How often does the husband play football?
2. How many goals did the husband score?
3. How did the husband feel on the way home?

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