Chinese Lesson 22: How delicious the mooncakes are!

Sentence Pattern

月饼真好吃!(Yuèbǐng zhēn hǎochī!):
How delicious the mooncakes are!

Words
1.中秋节(Zhōngqiū Jié):[proper n]the Mid-Autumn Festival
2.中国(Zhōngguó):[proper n]China;Chine
3.传统(chuántǒng):[adj.,n]traditional; tradition
4.节日(jiérì):[n]festival
5.团圆(tuányuán):[n]reunion
6.月饼(yuèbǐng):[n]mooncake
7.都(dōu):[adv]all
8.赏(shǎng):[v]to enjoy
9.月(yuè):[n]moon
10.月亮(yuèliang):[n]moon
11.看(kàn):[v]to see;to watch

Background
Dachuan is reading books in the library when Sun Dawei approaches Dachuan and tells him that today is a traditional Chinese holiday.

Dialogue One

Dà chuān,nǐ zhīdào jīntiān shì Zhōngqiū Jié ma?
大川,你知道今天是中秋节吗?
Dachuan, did you know that today is Mid-Autumn Festival?

Zhōngqiū Jié shì shénme?
中秋节是什么?
What do you mean by Mid-Autumn Festival?

Zhōngqiū Jié shì Zhōngguó de chuántǒng jiérì,shì tuányuán de jiérì.Zánmen jīntiān qù Zhāng lǎoshī jiā guò Zhōngqiū Jié ba!
中秋节是中国的传统节日,是团圆的节日。咱们今天去张老师家过中秋节吧!
Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival and a holiday for family re-unions. Let's go find Mr. Zhang and spend the day with him.

Hǎo a!
好啊!
Ok.

Background
At Mr. Zhang's home they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by eating mooncakes and admiring the moon.

Dialogue Two

Zhè shì shénme?
这是什么?
What's this?

Zhè shì yuèbǐng. Zhōngqiū Jié wǒmen dōu shǎng yuè,chī yuèbǐng.
这是月饼。中秋节我们都赏月,吃月饼。
This is mooncake. On Mid-Autumn Festival we admire the moon while eating mooncakes.

Yuèliang zhēn hǎokàn,yuèbǐng zhēn hǎochī!
月亮真好看,月饼真好吃!
The moon is so nice and the mooncake is so delicious!

Hǎochī nǐ jiù duō chī diǎnr.
好吃你就多吃点儿。
Eat as much as you'd like.

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