Lessons 1-10 Mandarin Chinese Lesson 16: 喝 To drink

Conversation

A 外国人喜欢喝可乐, 对吗?
   Wàiguórén xǐhuɑn hē kĕlè, duì ma?
   Foreigners like to drink Cola, isn’t that right?

B 对, 很喜欢。
   Duì, hĕn xǐhuɑn.
   That’s correct, they really like it.

A 老实说, 我不太喜欢喝可乐。
   Lăo shí shuō , wŏ bù tài xǐhuɑn hē kĕlè.
   Frankly speaking, I don’t like to drink Cola that much.

B 我也不太喜欢。
   Wŏ yĕ bù tài xǐhuɑn.
   I also don’t’ like it that much.

Example Sentences

她 想 喝 茶。 She wants to drink tea.
Tā xiăng hē chá.
She like-want drink tea.

杨 先生 不 喜欢 喝 啤酒。 Mr. Yang does not like to drink beer.
Yáng xiānshēng bù xǐhuɑn hē píjiŭ.
Yang first-born not like drink beer-alchohol.

她 不 想 喝 啤酒。 She would not like to drink beer.
Tā bù xiăng hē píjiŭ.
She not like drink beer-alchohol.

我 喜欢 喝 啤酒。 I like to drink beer.
Wŏ xĭhuān hē píjiŭ.
I like drink beer-alchohol.

陈 先生 不 喜欢 喝 可乐。 Mr. Chen does not like to drink Cola.
Chén xiānshēng bù xǐhuɑn hē kĕlè.
Chen first-born not like drink Cola.

我们 在 美国 喝 很 多的 可乐。 We drink a lot of Cola in America.
Wŏmen zài Mĕiguó hē hĕn duōde kĕlè.
I-plural at Beautiful-country drink very much cola.

我 想 喝 矿泉水。 I would like to drink mineral water.
Wŏ xiăng hē kuàngquánshuĭ.
I like-want drink mine-fountain-water.

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