by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
还是 háishi or 还是 háishi or FUNCTION To ask a question “A or B?”, use 还是 (háishi) to say “or”: 美式还是拿铁? Měishì háishi nátiě? Americano or latte? 你是美国人还是英国人? Nǐ shì Měiguórén háishi Yīngguórén? Are you American or British? (lit. “You-are-the US-person-or-the UK-person?”)...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
想 xiǎng to want; to consider 想 xiǎng to want; to consider FUNCTION The verb 想 (xiǎng) means “to want”. You can use it to tell your friends what you want to do, or eat, or drink: 我想喝咖啡。 Wǒ xiǎng hē kāfēi. I want to drink coffee. 你想喝什么咖啡? Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme kāfēi? What...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
Time + 见! …… jiàn! See you (at time)! Time + 见! …… jiàn! See you (at time)! FUNCTION 见 (jiàn) means “to see, meet”. To say goodbye to someone, you can use “Time+见“ to say that you’ll see them again at that time: 明天见! Míngtiān jiàn! See you...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
了 le (particle indicating a change of state) 了 le (particle indicating a change of state) FUNCTION Particle 了 (le) has several meanings, and you will learn them all one by one. In today’s lesson, it indicates that the state of something is about to change: 我们走了。 Wǒmen...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
什么 shénme What 什么 shénme What FUNCTION To ask a person “How are you?”, or to ask how someone else is doing (“How is he?”) use the question word 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), “how”: 你叫什么名字? Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name? (lit. “You-be called-what-name?”) 你做什么? Nǐ zuò...
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