My Pet (Topic 10)

第十课：我的宠物

(Lesson 10: My Pet)

As we continue learning, let's turn our focus to pets. We will learn the following questions and phrases.

**课文 (Lesson Text)**
Simplified Chinese Characters	Traditional Chinese Characters	Pinyin	English Translation
第十课：我的宠物	第十課：我的寵物	dì shí kè: wǒ de chǒng wù	Lesson 10: My Pet(s)
我有一只宠物。	我有一隻寵物。	wǒ yǒu yī zhī chǒng wù.	I have a pet.
我的宠物是一只小狗。小狗很可爱，它有两只眼睛，两只耳朵，还有一条尾巴。小狗喜欢跑，小狗也喜欢玩球。	我的寵物是一隻小狗。小狗很可愛，它有兩隻眼睛，兩隻耳朵，還有一條尾巴。小狗喜歡跑，小狗也喜歡玩球。	wǒ de chǒng wù shì yī zhī xiǎo gǒu. xiǎo gǒu hěn kě ài. tā yǒu liǎng zhī yǎn jīng, liǎng zhī ěr duo, hái yǒu yī tiáo wěi bā. xiǎo gǒu xǐ huān pǎo, xiǎo gǒu yě xǐ huān wán qiú.	My pet is a puppy. The puppy is very cute. It has two eyes, Two ears, And a tail. The puppy likes to run, The puppy also likes to play ball.
妹妹的宠物是一只小猫。弟弟的宠物是一条金鱼。	妹妹的寵物是一隻小貓。弟弟的寵物是一條金魚。	mèi mei de chǒng wù shì yī zhī xiǎo māo. dì dì de chǒng wù shì yī tiáo jīn yú.	My younger sister’s pet is a kitten. My younger brother’s pet is a goldfish.
我们每天和宠物一起玩。我爱我的宠物。	我們每天和寵物一起玩。我愛我的寵物。	wǒ mén měi tiān hé chǒng wù yī qǐ wán. wǒ ài wǒ de chǒng wù.	We play with our pets every day. I love my pet.
你有宠物吗？你有什么宠物？你的宠物可爱吗？你喜欢小狗还是小猫？	你有寵物嗎？你有什麼寵物？你的寵物可愛嗎？你喜歡小狗還是小貓？	nǐ yǒu chǒng wù ma? nǐ yǒu shén me chǒng wù? nǐ de chǒng wù kě ài ma? nǐ xǐ huān xiǎo gǒu hái shì xiǎo māo?	Do you have a pet? What kind of pet do you have? Is your pet cute? Do you like puppies or kittens?

My Pet Character Writing Handout: Instructions

Let's practice writing Chinese characters. Practicing writing is a crucial part of learning Chinese as it helps you to focus on the characters.

Download the My Pet Character Writing handout (PDF).
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- Note: this PDF is meant to be printed. We strongly encourage that you print this document to complete it successfully.
- The goal of the exercise is to get comfortable with Chinese characters by practicing how they are written by hand.

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