Mandarin Sprout
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Stage 2 · Lesson 10

A new birthday calendar

State dates and ages and compare this year with last year.

11 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/28 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

小禾
安ān安ān,你nǐ的de生shēng日rì是shì几jǐ月yuè几jǐ日rì?

An An, what is the date of your birthday?

安安
五wǔ月yuè八bā日rì。今jīn年nián我wǒ十shí八bā岁suì。

May eighth. I am eighteen this year.

小禾
去年qù nián你nǐ十shí七qī岁suì,明年míng nián你nǐ十shí九jiǔ岁suì,对duì吗ma?

You were seventeen last year and will be nineteen next year, right?

安安
对duì。这个zhè ge新xīn本běn子zi上shàng有yǒu大家dà jiā的de生shēng日rì。

Yes. Everyone's birthday is in this new notebook.

小禾
这个zhè ge日rì期qī是shì新xīn年nián,不bù是shì我wǒ的de生shēng日rì。

This date is New Year, not my birthday.

安安
新xīn年nián我wǒ想xiǎng送sòng你nǐ一yī本běn书shū。

I would like to give you a book for New Year.

Extension reading

安ān安ān在zài新xīn的de日rì期qī表biǎo上shàng写xiě五wǔ月yuè八bā日rì。

An An writes May eighth on the new calendar.

生shēng日rì的de时候shí hou,朋友péng you们men送sòng书shū,也yě送sòng花huā。

At birthdays, friends give books and flowers.

小xiǎo禾hé说shuō:“明年míng nián我们wǒ men还hái一yī起qǐ过guò生shēng日rì。”

Xiao He says, “We will celebrate our birthdays together again next year.”

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

大家 dà jiā
everyone
年 nián
year
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