In this quick dialogue, a little girl asks her dad for swimming lessons.
Key vocab
游泳 – yóu yǒng – to swim
女儿 – nǚ ér – daughter
爸爸 – bà bà – father, dad
朋友 – péng yǒu – friend
明天 – míng tiān – tomorrow
冷 – lěng – cold
怕 – pà – to be afraid
教 – jiāo – to teach
一起 – yì qǐ – together
女儿 – nǚ ér – daughter
爸爸 – bà bà – father, dad
朋友 – péng yǒu – friend
明天 – míng tiān – tomorrow
冷 – lěng – cold
怕 – pà – to be afraid
教 – jiāo – to teach
一起 – yì qǐ – together
我想学游泳
女儿：爸爸，我想学游泳！
爸爸：好啊！你为什么想学？
女儿：因为我的朋友们都会游泳。
爸爸：那我们明天去游泳吧。
女儿：可是，爸爸，水很冷吗？
爸爸：不冷，水很好。你不要怕。
女儿：好的！爸爸会教我吗？
爸爸：会的。我们一起学，很快你就会了！
女儿：太好了！谢谢爸爸！
I Want to Learn Swimming
Daughter: Dad, I want to learn swimming!
Dad: Great! Why do you want to learn?
Daughter: Because all my friends can swim.
Dad: Then let’s go swimming tomorrow.
Daughter: But Dad, is the water very cold?
Dad: Not cold, the water is nice. Don’t be afraid.
Daughter: Okay! So you’ll teach me?
Dad: Yes. We’ll learn together, and soon you’ll know how!
Daughter: Excellent! Thanks Dad!