HSK 2 Chinese Story
The Umbrella That Talks
会说话的雨伞
Huì shuōhuà de yǔ sǎn
0:52 min video · 2 sentences · 7 key words
About this lesson
A man takes his old umbrella out on a sunny day, and the umbrella tells him in a small voice that it is going to rain.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | HSK 1 |
| 带 | dài | to bring, carry | HSK 2 |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella | HSK 4 |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out | HSK 2 |
| 小声 | xiǎoshēng | quietly | HSK 2 |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | right away | HSK 1 |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | HSK 1 |
Transcript with pinyin and English
今天天气很好，小王带着一把旧伞出门。
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, Xiǎo Wáng dài zhe yì bǎ jiù sǎn chūmén.
The weather was nice today, and Xiao Wang went out with an old umbrella.
伞小声说：“快回家，马上要下雨了！”
Sǎn xiǎoshēng shuō: “Kuài huíjiā, mǎshàng yào xiàyǔ le!”
The umbrella said quietly, “Hurry home, it's about to rain!”
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