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HSK 2 · Elementary

踢足球

Tī zúqiú
Playing Football · 96 words · ~2 min
丈夫zhàngfuměige星期日xīngqīrìdōu足球zúqiú
My husband goes to play football every Sunday.
zhège星期日xīngqīrìràngkàn
This Sunday, he asked me to come and watch too.
天气tiānqìhěnhǎo他们tāmenzài学校xuéxiào后面hòumiànkànderénhěnduō
The weather was great; they played behind the school, and many people were watching.
丈夫zhàngfupǎodehěnkuàijìnleliǎnggeqiú
My husband ran very fast and kicked in two goals.
大家dàjiādōuxiàozheshuōtàihǎole
Everyone laughed and said, "That was great!"
huíjiāde时候shíhouhěnlèi但是dànshì非常fēicháng快乐kuàilè
On the way home he was very tired, but extremely happy.
wènxiàge星期xīngqīháiláimashuōlái
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
to kick; to play (football)
足球zúqiúfootball; soccer
ràngto ask; to let (someone do something)
pǎoto run
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?