Cats and Dogs (HSK 1) – Free Chinese Reading Practice

This story is about someone that owns lots of cats and dogs. But their friend is not a fan of cats.

Mandarin

我很喜欢猫和狗。

我的朋友只喜欢狗。

她不喜欢猫。

我有八只猫。

我还有五条狗。

我的朋友有两条狗。

但是她没有猫。

I really like cats and dogs.

My friend only likes dogs.

She doesn’t like cats.

I have eight cats.

I also have five dogs.

My friend has two dogs.

But she doesn’t have any cats.

猫 (māo) – cat

狗 (gǒu) – dog

和 (hé) – and

很 (hěn) – very

喜欢 (xǐhuān) – to like

我的 (wǒ de) – my, mine

朋友 (péngyou) – friend

只 (zhī) – measure word for cats and some animals

条 (tiáo) – measure word for dogs and long, thin things

有 (yǒu) – to have

八 (bā) – eight

还 (hái) – also, in addition

五 (wǔ) – five

两 (liǎng) – two (used before measure words)

但是 (dànshì) – but, however

没有 (méiyǒu) – not have