Intermediate - Daddy Changes a Diaper (C1402)

A: 啊,宝宝好可爱啊!
ā, bǎobao hǎo kě'ài a!
Ah, the baby is so cute!
B: 嗯,真可爱,又白又胖!
ng4, zhēn kě'ài, yòu bái yòu pàng!
Yeah, really cute. So white and pudgy!
A: 我可以抱抱他吗?
wǒ kěyǐ bào bao tā ma?
Can I hold him?
C: 可以,乖,让阿姨抱抱。
kěyǐ, guāi, ràng āyí bào bao.
Sure. Good baby, let auntie hold you.
A: 宝宝的皮肤好嫩,真想咬一口!
bǎobao de pífū hǎo nèn, zhēn xiǎng yǎo yī kǒu!
His skin is so tender. I really want to take a bite!
B: 哎,你看他的小鼻子,跟爸爸一样挺。
āi, nǐ kàn tā de xiǎo bízi, gēn bàba yīyàng tǐng.
Hey, look at his little nose. It sticks out just like his father's.
A: 嗯,眼睛像他妈妈,也是双眼皮。以后绝对是大帅哥!
ng4, yǎnjing xiàng tā māma, yě shì shuāngyǎnpí. yǐhòu juéduì shì dàshuàigē!
Yeah, and his eyes look like his mother’s: he has double eyelids too. He'll definitely grow up to be a handsome guy!
B: 带宝宝很辛苦吧?
dài bǎobao hěn xīnkǔ ba?
Looking after a baby is a lot of work, huh?
C: 还好,已经满月了,晚上也不怎么哭了。
hái hǎo, yǐjīng mǎnyuè le, wǎnshang yě bù zěnme kū le.
It’s not so bad. He’s already a month. He doesn’t cry much at night anymore.
A: 咦,宝宝怎么了?
yí, bǎobao zěnmele?
Huh? What’s the matter with the baby?
C: 没事儿,可能是尿了。宝宝乖,爸爸给你换尿布。
méishìr, kěnéng shì niào le. bǎobao guāi, bàba gěi nǐ huàn niàobù.
It’s nothing. He probably just peed. Be a good boy, daddy is going to change your diaper for you.

Key Vocabulary

又......又...... yòu... yòu ... both...and...
抱 bào to hold, to hug
乖 guāi well-behaved
让 ràng to let
阿姨 āyí auntie
皮肤 pífū skin
嫩 nèn tender
咬 yǎo to bite
口 kǒu [measure word for bites]
鼻子 bízi nose
一样 yīyàng same
挺 tǐng erect
像 xiàng like
双眼皮 shuāngyǎnpí double eyelids
以后 yǐhòu in the future, afterward
绝对 juéduì absolutely
帅哥 shuàigē handsome guy
带 dài to look after, to bring up
辛苦 xīnkǔ hard work
已经 yǐjīng already
满月 mǎnyuè to be one month old
不怎么 bù zěnme not very
尿 niào to urinate
换 huàn to change, to switch
尿布 niàobù diaper

Supplementary Vocabulary

单眼皮 dānyǎnpí single eyelids
奶爸 nǎibà stay-at-home dad
成龙 Chéng Lóng Jackie Chan
牛排 niúpái steak
尿不湿 niàobùshī disposable diaper

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