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Talking About Pets

Learn how to say whether you have pets, talk about now, and build better pet sentences.

1. This, that and not having

zhè

this

that

没有

méiyǒu

do not have

这是我的宠物。

This is my pet.

我没有狗。

I do not have a dog.

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2. Pets and time

宠物

chǒngwù

pet

出生

chūshēng

to be born

现在

xiànzài

now

我的宠物现在很可爱。

My pet is very cute now.

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3. Building better sentences

但是

dànshì

but

yǎng

to keep / raise

偏旁部首

piānpáng bùshǒu

radicals

我没有猫,但是我养一只狗。

I do not have a cat, but I keep a dog.

学习偏旁部首可以帮助我们记汉字。

Learning radicals can help us remember Chinese characters.

Final check

Complete

这是我的宠物。我没有猫,但是我养一只狗。它现在很可爱。

This is my pet. I do not have a cat, but I keep a dog. It is very cute now.