New Mandarin Chinese Lesson: Newbie #10: Like

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Newbie 10: Like

A:

Like
Xǐhuān
喜欢

B:

Do you like me?
Nǐ xǐhuān wǒ ma?
你喜欢我吗？

A:

Do you not like me?
Nǐ bù xǐhuān wǒ ma?
你不喜欢我吗？

B:

Why don't you like me?
Nǐ wèishénme bù xǐhuān wǒ?
你为什么不喜欢我？

A:

Why do you like me?
Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuān wǒ?
你为什么喜欢我？

B:

What do you like?
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme?
你喜欢什么？

A:

What do you like to eat?
Nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme?
你喜欢吃什么？

B:

What do you not like to eat?
Nǐ bù xǐhuan chī shénme?
你不喜欢吃什么？

A:

What do you like to drink?
Nǐ xǐhuān hē shénme?
你喜欢喝什么？

B:

What do you not like to drink?
Nǐ bù xǐhuān hē shénme?
你不喜欢喝什么？

A:

Where do you like?
Nǐ xǐhuān nǎr?
你喜欢哪儿？

B:

I like China.
Wǒ xǐhuān Zhōngguó.
我喜欢中国。

A:

I like Beijing.
Wǒ xǐhuān Běijīng.
我喜欢北京。

B:

I like Beijing, China.
Wǒ xǐhuān Zhōngguó Běijīng.
我喜欢中国北京。

A:

Do you like to eat Chinese - prepared food?
Nǐ xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài ma?
你喜欢吃中国菜吗？

B:

I like to eat Chinese - prepared food.
Wǒ xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.
我喜欢吃中国菜。

I like to eat Chinese - prepared food - very much.
Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.
我很喜欢吃中国菜。

A:

I don't like to eat Chinese - prepared food.
Wǒ bù xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.
我不喜欢吃中国菜。

I don't like to eat Chinese - prepared food - too much.
Wǒ bù tài xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.
我不太喜欢吃中国菜。

B:

You - why - like to eat Chinese - prepared food.
Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài?

你为什么喜欢吃中国菜？ 

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