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It’s Mid-Autumn Festival time! 🌕🥮 In this episode, we talk about family reunions, mooncakes, and why the full moon is so special in Chinese culture. You’ll learn simple Mandarin words and sentences to describe this beautiful festival. ✨

中秋节快乐！🌕🥮 在这一集，我们聊月亮、月饼和家人团圆。你会学到一些简单的中文词汇和句子，了解中秋节在中国文化中的特别意义。✨

Grammar of the Day

跟 (gēn) vs 和 (hé) – both mean “with.”

• Often interchangeable.
• 跟 = more casual, spoken.
• 和 = slightly more formal, often in writing.

Examples:

• 我跟家人一起吃月饼。
  I eat mooncakes together with my family.
• 我和家人一起吃饭。
  I eat meals with my family.
• 我喜欢跟朋友聊天。
  I like to chat with friends.
• 我喜欢和朋友看电影。
  I like to watch movies with friends.

Key Vocabulary with Examples

月亮 (yuèliàng) – moon
今天晚上月亮很圆。
The moon is very round tonight.

月饼 (yuèbǐng) – mooncake
我们在中秋节吃月饼。
We eat mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival.

家人 (jiārén) – family
我喜欢和家人在一起。
I like being with my family.

灯笼 (dēnglóng) – lantern
孩子们在公园里看灯笼。
The children watch lanterns in the park.

团圆 (tuányuán) – reunion
中秋节是家人团圆的节日。
Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival for family reunion.

节日 (jiérì) – festival
春节是中国最重要的节日。
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.

吃饭 (chīfàn) – to eat a meal
我每天七点吃饭。
I eat meals at seven o’clock every day.

Short Mandarin Paragraph (Profound Content)

中秋节的时候，我常常想起小时候。家人一起坐在院子里，看月亮，吃月饼。月亮很圆，我们的心也很圆。

During Mid-Autumn Festival, I often think of my childhood. My family would sit together in the yard, watching the moon and eating mooncakes. The moon was round, and so were our hearts.