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Stage 5 · Lesson 24

Finding the little wallet

Describe objects and compare them to identify a wallet.

13 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/32 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
我wǒ的de钱qián包bāo找zhǎo不bù到dào了le。你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ找zhǎo一下yī xià儿ér,好hǎo吗ma?

I cannot find my wallet. Could you help me look?

安安
你nǐ拿ná的de是shì这个zhè ge大dà包bāo,还hái是shì那个nà ge小xiǎo包bāo?

Are you carrying this big bag or that small one?

小禾
这个zhè ge大dà包bāo。我wǒ的de钱qián包bāo比bǐ这个zhè ge小xiǎo。

This big bag. My wallet is smaller than this.

安安
桌子zhuō zi很hěn高gāo,你nǐ看kàn看kàn桌子zhuō zi上shàng。

The table is high; look on it.

小禾
找zhǎo到dào了le!这个zhè ge钱qián包bāo和hé我wǒ的de一yī样yàng。里lǐ面miàn的de钱qián不bù少shǎo。

Found it! This wallet matches mine. There is quite a bit of money inside.

安安
数shǔ一yī数shǔ,钱qián多duō了le还hái是shì少shǎo了le?

Count it: is there more or less money?

小禾
钱qián一yī样yàng多duō。这个zhè ge钱qián包bāo不bù差chà,谢谢xiè xie你nǐ!

The amount is the same. This wallet is quite good; thank you!

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé拿ná到dào钱qián包bāo,钱qián包bāo又yòu在zài包bāo里lǐ了le。

Xiao He takes the wallet and puts it in the bag.

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