Words & phrases
Model sentences
亲爱的爷爷，我给您写信了。
qīn ài de yé ye， wǒ gěi nín xiě xìn le。
Dear Grandpa, I have written you a letter.
昨天我收到了爷爷的来信。
zuó tiān wǒ shōu dào le yé ye de lái xìn。
Yesterday I received a letter from Grandpa.
您最近身体怎么样？
nín zuì jìn shēn tǐ zěn me yàng？
How has your health been recently?
我很想念远方的爷爷。
wǒ hěn xiǎng niàn yuǎn fāng de yé ye。
I miss Grandpa, who lives far away.
爷爷每天散步，身体很好。
yé ye měi tiān sàn bù， shēn tǐ hěn hǎo。
Grandpa walks every day and is in good health.
我写完信，等爷爷回信。
wǒ xiě wán xìn， děng yé ye huí xìn。
After finishing my letter, I wait for Grandpa to write back.
给爷爷的信
亲爱的爷爷，您好！很久没有给您写信了，我很想念您。
qīn ài de yé ye， nín hǎo！ hěn jiǔ méi yǒu gěi nín xiě xìn le， wǒ hěn xiǎng niàn nín。
Dear Grandpa, hello! I have not written to you for a long time, and I miss you.
最近学校开了一个小花园，我和朋友每周去给蔬菜浇水。
zuì jìn xué xiào kāi le yí ge xiǎo huā yuán， wǒ hé péng yǒu měi zhōu qù gěi shū cài jiāo shuǐ。
Recently our school started a small garden, and my friends and I water the vegetables every week.
我种的豆子已经长出了绿叶，可是妹妹的那一盆还没有发芽。
wǒ zhòng de dòu zi yǐ jīng zhǎng chū le lǜ yè， kě shì mèi mei de nà yì pén hái méi yǒu fā yá。
My beans have grown green leaves, but my younger sister's pot has not sprouted yet.
我们查了书，决定先看看土是不是太干，不急着把种子挖出来。
wǒ men chá le shū， jué dìng xiān kàn kan tǔ shì bú shì tài gàn， bù jí zhe bǎ zhǒng zi wā chū lái。
We checked a book and decided to see whether the soil was too dry rather than rush to dig up the seeds.
您家里的花现在开了吗？您上次教我的方法，我还记得。
nín jiā lǐ de huā xiàn zài kāi le ma？ nín shàng cì jiāo wǒ de fāng fǎ， wǒ hái jì de。
Are the flowers at your home blooming now? I still remember the method you taught me last time.
学校里的花也开了，我画了两张。一张放在信封里送给您，另一张挂在教室里。
xué xiào lǐ de huā yě kāi le， wǒ huà le liǎng zhāng。 yì zhāng fàng zài xìn fēng lǐ sòng gěi nín， lìng yì zhāng guà zài jiào shì lǐ。
The school flowers are blooming too. I drew two pictures: one for your envelope and one to hang in class.
暑假我想带着照片去看您，再和您一起在院子里种花。
shǔ jià wǒ xiǎng dài zhe zhào piān qù kàn nín， zài hé nín yì qǐ zài yuàn zi lǐ zhòng huā。
In the summer holidays I would like to bring photos to visit you and plant flowers with you in the courtyard.
祝您身体健康！请有空的时候给我回信。您的孙女，小安。
zhù nín shēn tǐ jiàn kāng！ qǐng yǒu kòng de shí hou gěi wǒ huí xìn。 nín de sūn nǚ， xiǎo ān。
Wishing you good health! Please write back when you have time. Your granddaughter, Xiao An.
Conversation
A 给爷爷的信写好了吗？
gěi yé ye de xìn xiě hǎo le ma？
Have you finished your letter to Grandpa?
B 还差最后一句，我不知道写什么。
hái chà zuì hòu yī jù， wǒ bù zhī dào xiě shén me。
I still need the last sentence, and I do not know what to write.
A 你想告诉爷爷什么？
nǐ xiǎng gào su yé ye shén me？
What would you like to tell Grandpa?
B 我们学校有花园了，我种的豆子长出了绿叶。
wǒ men xué xiào yǒu huā yuán le， wǒ zhòng de dòu zi zhǎng chū le lǜ yè。
Our school has a garden now, and the beans I planted have green leaves.
A 最后，你想对爷爷说什么？
zuì hòu， nǐ xiǎng duì yé ye shuō shén me？
What would you like to say to Grandpa at the end?
B 祝您身体健康！请有空的时候给我回信。
zhù nín shēn tǐ jiàn kāng！ qǐng yǒu kòng de shí hou gěi wǒ huí xìn。
Wishing you good health! Please write back when you have time.
