Intermediate - I wet the bed! (C1667)

A:  宝宝,起床了!
bǎobao, qǐchuáng le!
Sweetie, get out of bed!
B:  爸爸,我不舒服。我想再睡一会儿。
bàba, wǒ bù shūfu. wǒ xiǎng zài shuì yīhuǐr.
Dad. I don't feel good. I want to keep sleeping for a bit.
A:  哪里不舒服?
nǎli bù shūfu?
What doesn't feel good?
B:  我发烧了。
wǒ fāshāo le.
I have a fever.
A:  爸爸看看。不烫啊。宝宝,到底怎么了?
bàba kàn kan. bù tàng a. bǎobao, dàodǐ zěnmele?
Let daddy have a look. You're not hot. Honey, what's really going on?
B:  爸爸,我,我尿床了。
bàba, wǒ, wǒ niàochuáng le.
Daddy. I, I wet the bed.
A:  尿床了?我看看。哟,这么湿!
niàochuáng le? wǒ kàn kan. yō, zhème shī!
Wet the bed? Let me have a look. Whoa, it's so wet!
B:  爸爸,我不是故意的。呜呜呜......
bàba, wǒ bùshì gùyì de. wū wū wū......
Daddy, I didn't do it on purpose. Wah, wah, wah...
A:  没关系,没关系。宝宝,别哭,爸爸不怪你。
méiguānxi, méiguānxi. bǎobao, bié kū, bàba bù guài nǐ.
It's OK, it's OK. Don't cry, sweetie. Daddy doesn't blame you.
B:  呜呜呜......你别告诉妈妈,好吗?
wū wū wū...... nǐ bié gàosu māma, hǎo ma?
Wah, wah, wah... Don't tell mom, OK?
A:  好,好。
hǎo, hǎo.
OK, OK.
B:  爸爸,我能不能用尿布?
bàba, wǒ néng bu néng yòng niàobù?
Dad, can I use a diaper?
A:  宝宝,你是大孩子了,不需要尿布了。
bǎobao, nǐ shì dà háizi le, bù xūyào niàobù le.
You're a big kid now, honey. You don't need diapers.
B:  可是我尿床怎么办?
kěshì wǒ niàochuáng zěnme bàn?
But what if I wet the bed?
A:  没关系的。爸爸小时候也尿床。
méiguānxi de. bàba xiǎoshíhou yě niàochuáng.
It's OK. Daddy wet the bed when he was little too.
B:  真的吗?妈妈知道吗?
zhēn de ma? māma zhīdào ma?
Really? Does mom know?
A:  不知道。你别告诉妈妈,好吗?
bù zhīdào. nǐ bié gàosu māma, hǎo ma?
Nope. Don't tell her, OK?
B:  好。
hǎo.
OK.

Key Vocabulary

起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
发烧fāshāoto have a fever
tànghot to the touch
到底dàodǐreally, truly
尿床niàochuángto wet the bed
湿shīwet
故意gùyìdeliberately, on purpose
guàito blame
尿布niàobùdiaper
小时候xiǎoshíhouwhen young

Supplementary Vocabulary

有趣yǒuqùinteresting
答案dá'ànanswer
小便xiǎobiànto pee
尿尿niàoniàopee pee
沙发shāfāsofa
地板dìbǎnfloor
尿裤子niào kùzito wet one's pants
直接zhíjiēdirect
开裆裤kāidāngkùsplit pants

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