Usages of māma
我 需要 回 去， 然后 打 电话 给 我 的 妈妈。wǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.
I need to go back, then call my mom.
她 一边 做 饭， 一边 给 妈妈 打 电话。tā yìbiān zuò fàn, yìbiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
She cooks while calling her mom.
我 的 妈妈 常常 带 我 去 超市。wǒ de māma chángcháng dài wǒ qù chāoshì.
My mom often takes me to the supermarket.
我 刚 给 妈妈 打 电话。wǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
I just called my mom.
我 妈妈 很 关心 我 的 健康。Wǒ māma hěn guānxīn wǒ de jiànkāng.
My mom cares a lot about my health.
晚饭 后 我 和 妈妈 去 公园 散步， 觉得 这样 生活 很 舒服。wǎnfàn hòu wǒ hé māma qù gōngyuán sànbù, juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó hěn shūfu.
After dinner my mom and I go for a walk in the park and feel that life like this is very comfortable.
妈妈 对 我 的 健康 很 关心。māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.
My mom really cares about my health.
妈妈 以为 自己 把 钱包 丢 了， 后来 在 桌子 下面 捡 到 了。māma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
孩子 从 学校 回来 的 时候 常常 很 饿， 妈妈 会 马上 做 晚饭 给 她们 吃。háizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.
When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.
吃完 晚饭 以后， 她 常常 帮 妈妈 洗 碗， 让 妈妈 很 高兴。chīwán wǎnfàn yǐhòu, tā chángcháng bāng māma xǐ wǎn, ràng māma hěn gāoxìng.
After dinner, she often helps her mom wash the dishes, which makes her mom very happy.
周末 我 想 送 给 妈妈 一 件 礼物。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.
On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.
妈妈 让 我 出来 吃 晚饭。māma ràng wǒ chūlái chī wǎnfàn.
Mom asked me to come out to eat dinner.
妈妈 让 我 出门 的 时候 戴 上 帽子， 说 外面 的 太 阳 太 大。māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
她 专门 去 书店 给 妈妈 买 一 本 书。tā zhuānmén qù shūdiàn gěi māma mǎi yì běn shū.
She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.
有些 观众 是 年轻 人， 也 有 带 孩子 来 的 爸爸 妈妈。yǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.
Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.
我 周末 专门 去 超市 给 妈妈 买 礼物。wǒ zhōumò zhuānmén qù chāoshì gěi māma mǎi lǐwù.
On weekends I specially go to the supermarket to buy a gift for my mom.
妈妈 为 我 担心。māma wèi wǒ dānxīn.
My mom worries about me.
妈妈 让 我 先 戴上 口罩， 再 去 附近 的 药店 买 药。māma ràng wǒ xiān dàishàng kǒuzhào, zài qù fùjìn de yàodiàn mǎi yào.
My mom told me to put on a mask first, then go to the nearby pharmacy to buy medicine.
晚上 我 和 妈妈 坐 在 沙发 上 看 电视。wǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
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