我难过 I Am Sad in Chinese

我wǒ最zuì好hǎo的de朋友péngyou要yào搬bān到dào别的biéde城市chéngshì，我wǒ心里xīnli很hěn难过nánguò。

My best friend is moving to another city, and I feel really sad.

我们wǒmen从cóng小学xiǎoxué就是jiùshì好朋友hǎo péngyou，一起yìqǐ玩wán了le很多hěn duō年nián。

We've been good friends since elementary school, and we've had fun together for many years.

妈妈māma看kàn我wǒ不bù开心kāixīn，问wèn我wǒ怎么zěnme了le。

Mom saw that I wasn't happy and asked me what was wrong.

我wǒ说shuō：“我wǒ的de好朋友hǎo péngyou要yào搬家bānjiā了le，我wǒ很hěn难过nánguò。”

I said: "My good friend is moving away, and I'm really sad."

妈妈māma说shuō：“别bié难过nánguò，你们nǐmen还hái可以kěyǐ打电话dǎ diànhuà，也yě可以kěyǐ聊天liáotiān，以后yǐhòu一定yídìng会huì见面jiànmiàn的de。”

Mom said: "Don't be sad, you can still call each other and chat, and you'll definitely see each other from now on."

朋友péngyou走zǒu的de那天nà tiān，我们wǒmen在zài车站chēzhàn见面jiànmiàn，我wǒ给gěi她tā一张yì zhāng照片zhàopiàn。

The day my friend left, we met at the station, and I gave her a photo.

照片zhàopiàn上shang，我们wǒmen两个liǎng ge人rén站zhàn在zài公园gōngyuán门口ménkǒu，笑xiào得de很hěn开心kāixīn。

In the photo, the two of us are standing at the park entrance, smiling happily.

她tā把bǎ照片zhàopiàn放fàng进jìn书包shūbāo，跟gēn我wǒ说shuō了le“再见zàijiàn”，就jiù走zǒu进jìn了le车站chēzhàn。

She put the photo into her bag, said "goodbye" to me, and walked into the station.

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Key words 生词

难过nánguòsad

开心kāixīnhappy

搬家bānjiāto move house

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call

聊天liáotiānto chat

见面jiànmiànto meet

心里很 + adjective (deep down, very...)

心里 means "in one's heart," and pairing it with 很 + an adjective describes how someone truly feels inside.

我心里很难过。— Deep down, I feel really sad.

还可以……，也可以…… (you can still..., you can also...)

This pattern lists more than one option still available, often used to comfort someone by showing things aren't over.

你们还可以打电话，也可以聊天。— You can still call each other, and you can also chat.

把 + object + verb (the 把-construction)

把 moves the object before the verb to focus on what happens to it.

她把照片放进书包。— She put the photo into her bag.

1. Why is the narrator sad?

2. What does the narrator's mom suggest?

3. What does the narrator give the friend at the station?

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