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bàba

爸爸bàbabàba
dad
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Usages of bàba

她tā　也yě　需要xūyào　给gěi　爸爸bàba　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　谢谢xièxie　你nǐ。tā yě xūyào gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà, xièxie nǐ.
She also needs to call her dad; thank you.
你nǐ　和hé　你nǐ　的de　爸爸bàba　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　饭店fàndiàn，　还是háishi　在zài　家jiā？nǐ hé nǐ de bàba wǎnshang zài fàndiàn, háishi zài jiā?
Are you and your dad at a restaurant tonight, or at home?
我Wǒ　爸爸bàba　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　新闻xīnwén。Wǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
My dad likes to watch the news after work.
有些yǒuxiē　观众guānzhòng　是shì　年轻niánqīng　人rén，　也yě　有yǒu　带dài　孩子háizi　来lái　的de　爸爸bàba　妈妈māma。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.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　打工dǎgōng，　但是dànshì　爸爸bàba　不bù　同意tóngyì。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén dǎgōng, dànshì bàba bù tóngyì.
On weekends I want to go out to do part-time work, but my dad doesn’t agree.

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