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旅遊
lǚyóu
Traveling
你喜歡旅遊嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān lǚyóu ma?
Do you like traveling?
你去過很多地方嗎?
Nǐ qù guò hěn duō dìfāng ma?
Have you been to a lot of places?
你去過很多國家嗎?
Nǐ qùguò hěnduō guójiā ma?
Have you been to a lot of countries?
你去過亞洲旅遊嗎?還是歐洲?還是非洲?還是澳洲?還是北美洲?還是南美洲?
Nǐ qù guò yàzhōu lǚyóu ma? Háishì ōuzhōu? Háishì fēizhōu? Háishì àozhōu? Háishì běi měizhōu? Háishì nán měizhōu?
Have you traveled to Asia before? Or Europe? Or Africa? Or Australia? Or North America? Or South America?
你去過你自己的國家裡很多的城市嗎?
Nǐ qù guò nǐ zìjǐ de guójiā lǐ hěn duō de chéngshì ma?
Have you been to a lot of cities in your own country?
你上次旅遊是什麼時候?
Nǐ shàng cì lǚyóu shì shénme shíhòu?
When was the last time you travel?
你下一個想去的國家是哪裡?
Nǐ xià yī gè xiǎng qù de guójiā shì nǎlǐ?
Where is the next country that you want to go?
你多常旅遊?
Nǐ duó cháng lǚyóu?
How often do you travel?
你有沒有最難忘的旅遊經驗?如果有,可以分享一下嗎?
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu zuì nánwàng de lǚyóu jīngyàn? Rúguǒ yǒu, kěyǐ fēnxiǎng yīxià ma?
Do you have a travel experience that is unforgettable? If so, can you share it?
你想去台灣旅遊嗎?
Nǐ xiǎng qù táiwān lǚyóu ma?
Do you want to go travel in Taiwan?
你想去中國旅遊嗎?
Nǐ xiǎng qù zhōngguó lǚyóu ma?
Do you want to go travel in China?
你喜歡坐飛機去旅遊嗎?還是坐船?還是坐遊輪?
Nǐ xǐhuān zuò fēijī qù lǚyóu ma? Háishì zuò chuán? Háishì zuò yóulún?
Do you like flying to travel? Or by ship? Or by cruise?
你喜歡一個人旅遊還是跟朋友旅遊?還是跟家人旅遊?
Nǐ xǐhuān yī ge rén lǚyóu háishì gēn péngyǒu lǚyóu? Háishì gēn jiārén lǚyóu?
Do you like traveling by yourself or with friends? Or with family?
你喜歡自由行還是跟旅行團一起去?
Nǐ xǐhuān zìyóu xíng háishì gēn lǚxíng tuán yīqǐ qù?
Do you like travel independently or with a tour group?
你去過一個你不會說當地語言的國家嗎?如果是,你怎麼辦?
Nǐ qù guò yī ge nǐ bu huì shuō dāngdì yǔyán de guójiā ma? Rúguǒ shì, nǐ zěnme bàn?
Have you been to a country where you don't speak the local language? If so, what do you do?
你旅遊的時候比較喜歡怎麼去不同的景點?你會坐公車,還是地鐵,還是計程車?
Nǐ lǚyóu de shíhòu bǐjiào xǐhuān zěnme qù bù tóng de jǐngdiǎn? Nǐ huì zuò gōngchē, háishì dìtiě, háishì jìchéngchē?
When you travel how do you like to go to different sites? You'd go by bus, or subway, or taxi?
你喜歡去什麼天氣的地方旅遊?
Nǐ xǐhuān qù shénme tiānqì de dìfāng lǚyóu?
Places of what kind of weather do you like to travel to?
你喜歡去山區旅遊還是海邊?
Nǐ xǐhuān qù shānqū lǚyóu háishì hǎibiān?
Do you like traveling in mountain area or by the ocean?
你旅遊的時候喜歡做什麼事情?
Nǐ lǚyóu de shíhòu xǐhuān zuò shénme shìqíng?
What do you like doing during travel?
你喜歡去大城市旅遊還是鄉下(比較偏遠的地方)?
Nǐ xǐhuān qù dà chéngshì lǚyóu háishì xiāngxià (bǐjiào piānyuǎn de dìfāng)?
Do you like traveling in big cities or countryside (more remote area)?
你學中文是因為你想去說中文的國家旅遊嗎?
Nǐ xué zhōngwén shì yīnwèi nǐ xiǎng qù shuō zhōngwén de guójiā lǚyóu ma?
You learning Chinese is it because you want to travel to Chinese-speaking countries?
你旅遊的時候喜歡買紀念品嗎?
Nǐ lǚyóu de shíhòu xǐhuān mǎi jìniànpǐn ma?
Do you like getting souvenirs during travel?
你是背包客嗎?
Nǐ shì bēibāokè ma?
Are you a backpacker?
你喜歡露營嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān lùyíng ma?
Do you like camping?
你喜歡爬山嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān páshān ma?
Do you like hiking?
你喜歡潛水嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān qiánshuǐ ma?
Do you like scuba-diving?
你旅遊的時候會買禮物帶回國送給親戚朋友嗎?
Nǐ lǚyóu de shíhòu huì mǎi lǐwù dài huí guó sòng gěi qīnqī péngyǒu ma?
When you travel would you buy presents to bring back to your own country to give it to your family and friends?
你想環遊世界嗎?
Nǐ xiǎng huányóu shìjiè ma?
Do you want to travel around the world?
有沒有一個國家是你永遠不想去的?
Yǒu méiyǒu yī ge guójiā shì nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù xiǎng qù de?
Is there a country you'd never want to go?
有沒有一個國家是你退休以後想去住的?
Yǒu méiyǒu yīgè guójiā shì nǐ tuìxiū yǐhòu xiǎng qù zhù de?
Is there a country you want to go live after retirement?
你覺得最適合退休的地方在哪裡?什麼國家或是什麼城市?
Nǐ juéde zuì shìhé tuìxiū de dìfāng zài nǎlǐ? Shénme guójiā huò shì shénme chéngshì?
Where do you think is the most suitable place to be retired? What country or what city?
你嚮往一邊工作一邊旅行的生活嗎?
Nǐ xiàngwǎng yībiān gōngzuò yībiān lǚxíng de shēnghuó ma?
Do you long for a lifestyle that you can work while traveling?
你想當一個數字遊民嗎?為什麼?
Nǐ xiǎng dāng yī ge shùzì yóumín ma? Wèishéme?
Do you want to be a digital nomad? And why?
工作
gōngzuò
Work
你做什麼工作?
nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What do you do for work?
你在什麼行業工作?
Nǐ zài shénme hángyè gōngzuò?
What industry do you wok in?
你的工作跟你的大學主修有關係嗎?
Nǐ de gōngzuò gēn nǐ de dàxué zhǔxiū yǒu guānxi ma?
Is your work related to your college major?
你做過幾個工作?
Nǐ zuò guò jǐ ge gōngzuò?
How many jobs have you had before?
你做過什麼工作?
Nǐ zuò guò shénme gōngzuò?
What kind of jobs have you had before?
你的工作忙嗎?
Nǐ de gōngzuò máng ma?
Is your work busy?
你喜歡你的工作嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de gōngzuò ma?
Do you like yoru job?
你想換工作嗎?
Nǐ xiǎng huàn gōngzuò ma?
Do you want to change your job?
你的老闆怎麼樣?對你好嗎?
Nǐ de lǎobǎn zěnmeyàng? Duì nǐ hǎo ma?
How's your boss? Are they nice to you?
你常常需要加班嗎?
Nǐ chángcháng xūyào jiābān ma?
Do you often need to work overtime?
你的公司給你很多福利嗎?
Nǐ de gōngsī gěi nǐ hěnduō fúlì ma?
Does your company give you lots of benefits?
你的假多嗎?
Nǐ de jià duō ma?
Do you have a lot of days off?
你一個月可以放幾天的假?
Nǐ yī ge yuè kěyǐ fàng jǐ tiān de jià?
How many days off can you take every month?
你一年可以放幾天的假?
Nǐ yī nián kěyǐ fàng jǐ tiān de jià?
How many days off do you have every year?
你今年還有多少假可以請?
Nǐ jīnnián hái yǒu duōshǎo jià kěyǐ qǐng?
How many days off do you still have this year?
請病假容易嗎?
Qǐng bìng jià róngyì ma?
Is it easy to apply for a sick day off?
你一個月可以請幾天的病假?
Nǐ yī ge yuè kěyǐ qǐng jǐ tiān de bìng jià?
How many sick days can you take every month?
你上次請假是什麼時候?為什麼?
Nǐ shàng cì qǐng jià shì shénme shíhòu? Wèishéme?
When was the last time you took a day off? And why?
你常常需要出差嗎?
Nǐ chángcháng xūyào chūchāi ma?
Do you often need to go on business trips?
你的工作需要你說別的語言嗎?
Nǐ de gōngzuò xūyào nǐ shuō bié de yǔyán ma?
Does your job require you to speak other languages?
你喜歡你的同事嗎?
Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de tóngshì ma?
Do you like your coworkers?
你常常需要開會嗎?
Nǐ chángcháng xūyào kāi huì ma?
Do you often need to have meetings?
你喜歡遠端工作嗎?還是你喜歡去辦公室工作?
Nǐ xǐhuān yuǎnduān gōngzuò ma? Háishì nǐ xǐhuān qù bàngōngshì gōngzuò?
Do you like remote work? Or you like going to an office to work?
你想去國外工作嗎?
Nǐ xiǎng qù guówài gōngzuò ma?
Do you want to go work abroad?
你面試過很多家公司嗎?
Nǐ miànshì guò hěn duō jiā gōngsī ma?
Have you interviewed in a lot of companies before?
你經過幾個面試才得到這個工作?
Nǐ jīngguò jǐ ge miànshì cái dédào zhè ge gōngzuò?
How many interviews have you passed to get this job?
你覺得面試的時候應該注意什麼事情?
Nǐ juéde miànshì de shíhòu yīnggāi zhùyì shénme shìqíng?
What are the things you should pay attention to during an interview?
你面試的時候會緊張嗎?
Nǐ miànshì de shíhòu huì jǐnzhāng ma?
Would you get nervous during an interview?
天氣 (天气) tianqi
Weather
今天天氣怎麼樣?
Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
How's the weather today?
週末的天氣怎麼樣?
Zhōumò de tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
How's the weather on the weekend?
昨天有沒有下雨?
Zuótiān yǒu méiyǒu xià yǔ?
Did it rain yesterday?
明天會下雨嗎?
Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma?
Will it rain tomorrow?
你喜歡下雨的時候嗎?為什麼?
Nǐ xǐhuān xià yǔ de shíhòu ma? Wèishéme?
Do you like it when it rains? Why?
你喜歡下雪的時候嗎?為什麼?
Nǐ xǐhuān xià xuě de shíhòu ma? Wèishéme?
Do you like it when it snows? Why?
你看過雪嗎?
Nǐ kànguò xuě ma?
Have you seen snow before?
你住的地方天氣好嗎?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng tiānqì hǎo ma?
Does the place that you live have good weather?
你住的地方常常下雨嗎?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng chángcháng xià yǔ ma?
Does the place that you live often rain?
你住的地方冬天冷嗎?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng dōngtiān lěng ma?
Is the winter cold where you live?
你住的地方夏天熱嗎?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng xiàtiān rè ma?
Is the summer hot where you live?
你最喜歡什麼季節?為什麼?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme jìjié? Wèishéme?
What's your favorite season? Why?
哪一個季節最漂亮?
Nǎ yīgè jìjié zuì piàoliang?
Which season is the most beautiful?
你平常會看天氣預報嗎?
Nǐ píngcháng huì kàn tiānqì yùbào ma?
Do you usually look at weather forecast?
你怎麼知道明天天氣怎麼樣?
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào míngtiān tiānqì zěnme yàng?
How do you know how the weather is tomorrow?
你住的地方冬天最冷到幾度?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng dōngtiān zuì lěng dào jǐ dù?
How cold does it get in the winter at where you live?
你住的地方夏天最熱到幾度?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng xiàtiān zuì rè dào jǐ dù?
How hot does it get in the summer at where you live?
今天晚上的降雨機率是多少?
Jīntiān wǎnshàng de jiàngyǔ jīlǜ shì duōshǎo?
What's the probability of rain tonight?
你住的地方幾月去旅遊最舒服?
Nǐ zhù dì dìfāng jǐ yuè qù lǚyóu zuì shūfú?
Which month is the most confortable to travel at where you live?
今天有沒有出太陽?
Jīntiān yǒu méiyǒu chū tàiyáng?
Did the sun come out today?
今天太陽很大嗎?
Jīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà ma?
Is it very sunny today?
今天天氣很陰嗎?
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn yīn ma?
Is it very cloudy today?
你比較喜歡冷的天氣還是熱的天氣?
Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuān lěng de tiānqì háishì rè de tiānqì?
Do you like cold weather better or hot weather?
你喜歡什麼樣的天氣?
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme yàng de tiānqì?
What kind of weather do you like?
你比較怕冷還是怕熱?
Nǐ bǐjiào pà lěng háishì pà rè?
Are you more afraid of the cold or the heat?
那裡很潮濕嗎?
Nàlǐ hěn cháoshī ma?
Is it humid there?
那裡有沒有雨季?
Nà li yǒu méiyǒu yǔjì?
Is there a rain season there?
那裡有沒有颱風?
Nà li yǒu méiyǒu táifēng?
Are there typhoons there?
你覺得全球暖化是真的嗎?
Nǐ juédé quánqiú nuǎn huà shì zhēn de ma?
Do you think global warming is real?
在餐廳 (在餐厅) zai canting
In a Restaurant
Traditional characters + Pinyin + English
先生 / 小姐,請問幾位?
xiānshēng/ xiǎojiě, qǐngwèn jǐ wèi?
Mr./Ms, may I ask how many people?
請問現在有位子嗎?我們三個人。
Qǐngwèn xiànzài yǒu wèizi ma? Wǒmen sān ge rén.
May I ask are there seats now? We’re three people.
請問現在去,要等多久?
Qǐngwèn xiànzài qù, yào děng duōjiǔ?
May I ask if (we) go now, how long do (we) need to wait?
請問你們幾點開門?幾點關門?
Qǐngwèn nǐmen jǐ diǎn kāimén? Jǐ diǎn guānmén?
May I ask what time you guys open? What time does it close?
你好,我想訂位。星期五晚上還有位子嗎?
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng dìng wèi. Xīngqíwǔ wǎnshàng hái yǒu wèizi ma?
Hi, I want to reserve seats. Are there still seats on Friday night?
請問你們有英文菜單嗎?
Qǐngwèn nǐmen yǒu yīngwén càidān ma?
May I ask if you guys have English menus?
請問你們推薦什麼?
Qǐngwèn nǐmen tuījiàn shénme?
May I ask what you guys recommend?
請問你們有沒有推薦的菜?我第一次來。
Qǐngwèn nǐmen yǒu méiyǒu tuījiàn de cài? Wǒ dì yī cì lái.
May I ask if there’s a dish you that you recommend? This is the first time I come.
不好意思,我的中文不太好。可以推薦給我一些菜嗎?我什麼都吃。
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ de zhōngwén bu tài hǎo. Kěyǐ tuījiàn gěi wǒ yīxiē cài ma? Wǒ shénme dōu chī.
Excuse me, my Chinese is not very good. Can you recommend some dishes? I eat everything.
要先點一些喝的嗎?
Yào xiān diǎn yīxiē hē de ma?
Would you like to order something to drink first?
請問你們有什麼喝的?
Qǐngwèn nǐmen yǒu shénme hē de?
May I ask what drinks do you guys have?
我想要冰紅茶,大杯的,不要糖。
Wǒ xiǎngyào bīng hóngchá, dà bēi de, bu yào táng.
I want iced black tea, big one, no sugar.
可以不要加糖嗎?
Kěyǐ bu yào jiā táng ma?
Can you not put sugar in it?
你們準備好要點了嗎?
Nǐmen zhǔnbèi hǎo yào diǎn le ma?
Are you guys ready to order?
要點什麼?
Yào diǎn shénme?
What do you want to order?
今天想吃什麼?
Jīntiān xiǎng chī shénme?
What would you like to eat today?
我想要一個蛋炒飯、一個酸辣湯、十個水餃、一個燙青菜。
Wǒ xiǎngyào yī ge dàn chǎo fàn, yī ge suān là tāng, shí gè shuǐjiǎo, yī ge tàng qīngcài.
I want an egg fried rice, a sour and spicy soup, ten dumplings, and some cooked greens.
我吃素。請問哪一些是素的?
Wǒ chī sù. Qǐngwèn nǎ yīxiē shì sù de?
I’m a vegetarian. May I ask what are the vegetarian ones?
請問這個裡面有堅果嗎?因為我對堅果過敏。
Qǐngwèn zhè ge lǐmiàn yǒu jiānguǒ ma? Yīnwèi wǒ duì jiānguǒ guòmǐn.
May I ask are there nuts inside of this? Because I’m allergic to nuts.
請問這個很辣嗎?因為我怕辣。
Qǐngwèn zhè ge hěn là ma? Yīnwèi wǒ pà là.
May I ask if this is very spicy? Because I don’t like spicy food.
這個可以不要辣嗎?
Zhè ge kěyǐ bu yào là ma?
Can you make this not spicy?
這個可以幫我做大辣嗎?謝謝。
Zhège kěyǐ bāng wǒ zuò dà là ma? Xièxie.
Can you make this extra spicy? Thanks.
請問大概需要等多久?因為我們有一點趕。
Qǐngwèn dàgài xūyào děng duōjiǔ? Yīnwèi wǒmen yǒuyīdiǎn gǎn.
May I ask around how long do I need to wait? Because we’re in a bit of a rush.
不好意思,我可以打包嗎?可以幫我打包嗎?我想把剩下的帶回家,謝謝。
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ kěyǐ dǎbāo ma? Kěyǐ bāng wǒ dǎbāo ma? Wǒ xiǎng bǎ shèngxià de dài huí jiā, xièxiè.
Sorry, can I have this for takeout? Can you help me to pack it? I want to bring the rest home, thanks.
請問你們收信用卡嗎?還是你們只收現金?
Qǐngwèn nǐmen shōu xìnyòng kǎ ma? Háishì nǐmen zhǐ shōu xiànjīn?
May I ask if you take credit cards? Or you only accept cash?
我要刷卡,可以嗎?謝謝。
Wǒ yào shuā kǎ, kěyǐ ma? Xièxie.
I’ll use the card (to pay), can I? Thanks.
你們的菜很好吃。我會再來!
Nǐmen de cài hěn hǎochī. Wǒ huì zài lái!
Your dishes are delicious. I’ll come again!
興趣 (兴趣) xingqu
Hobbies
Traditional characters + Pinyin + English
你平常忙嗎?
Nǐ píngcháng máng ma?
Are you usually busy?
你什麼時候有空休息?
Nǐ shénme shíhòu yǒu kòng xiūxí?
When do you have time to rest/take a break?
你覺得你的時間夠不夠?你想有更多時間嗎?
Nǐ juéde nǐ de shíjiān gòu bu gòu? Nǐ xiǎng yǒu gèng duō shíjiān ma?
Do you think you have enough time? Do you want to have more time?
你早上的時候常常有時間嗎?
Nǐ zǎoshang de shíhòu chángcháng yǒu shíjiān ma?
Do you often have time in the mornings?
你晚上的時候比較有空嗎?
Nǐ wǎnshàng de shíhòu bǐjiào yǒu kòng ma?
Are you more free in the evenings?
你喜歡看電影嗎?還是你比較喜歡看電視劇?
Nǐ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng ma? Háishì nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuān kàn diànshìjù?
Do you like watching movies? Or do you like watching tv shows more?
你比較喜歡看韓劇、日劇、還是美劇?
Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuān kàn hánjù, rìjù, háishì měijù?
Do you prefer K dramas, J dramas, or U.S. tv series?
你這個週末要做什麼?
Nǐ zhège zhōumò yào zuò shénme?
What are you gonna do this weekend?
你平常有空的時候喜歡做什麼?
Nǐ píngcháng yǒu kòng de shíhòu xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you usually like to do when you're free?
你有哪些愛好?
Nǐ yǒu nǎxiē àihào?
What are the hobbies that you have?
你喜歡買東西嗎?如果是,你喜歡在網路上買,還是去逛街?
Nǐ xǐhuān mǎi dōngxī ma? Rúguǒ shì, nǐ xǐhuān zài wǎnglù shàng mǎi, háishì qù guàngjiē?
Do you like buying stuff? If so, do you like buying it online, or going shopping?
你覺得在你國家的年輕人有空的時候喜歡做什麼?
Nǐ juéde zài nǐ guójiā de niánqīng rén yǒu kòng de shíhòu xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you think are the things that young people like doing in their free time in your country?
在你們國家的男生常常有哪些愛好?
Zài nǐmen guójiā de nánshēng chángcháng yǒu nǎxiē àihào?
What hobbies do men in your country often have?
在你們國家的女生常常有哪些愛好?
Zài nǐmen guójiā de nǚshēng chángcháng yǒu nǎxiē àihào?
What hobbies do women in your country often have?
你星期六喜歡做什麼?星期日呢?
Nǐ xīngqíliù xǐhuān zuò shénme? Xīngqírì ne?
What do you like doing on Saturdays? How about Sundays?
週末的時候有沒有你很不喜歡,可是需要做的事情?
Zhōumò de shíhòu yǒu méiyǒu nǐ hěn bù xǐhuān, kěshì xūyào zuò de shìqíng?
On the weekends, are there things that you really don't like, but you have to do?
你最近有沒有想嘗試的新愛好?
Nǐ zuìjìn yǒu méiyǒu xiǎng chángshì de xīn àihào?
Do you have new hobbies that you recently want to try out?
18 .你會不會覺得你花太多的時間在你的工作或是學習上面?
Nǐ huì bu huì juéde nǐ huā tài duō de shíjiān zài nǐ de gōngzuò huòshì xuéxí shàngmiàn?
Would you feel that you spend too much time on your work or your study?
19. 有什麼事情是你以前喜歡做,可是現在不做了的事情?
Yǒu shénme shìqíng shì nǐ yǐqián xǐhuān zuò, kěshì xiànzài bu zuò le de shìqíng?
What are the things that you used to like doing, but now not anymore?
很煩
hěn fán
very annoying
你住的地方有沒有讓你覺得很煩的事情?
Nǐ zhù de dìfāng yǒu méiyǒu ràng nǐ juéde hěn fán de shìqíng?
The place that you live, are there things that annoy you?
開車的時候遇到什麼事情會讓你覺得很煩?
Kāichē de shíhòu yù dào shénme shìqíng huì ràng nǐ juéde hěn fán?
When you're driving, what are the things that annoys you when you come across it?
跟家人住有沒有讓你覺得很煩、很討厭的事情?
Gēn jiārén zhù yǒu méiyǒu ràng nǐ juéde hěn fán, hěn tǎoyàn de shìqíng?
Are there things that make you annoyed, that you really dislike when living with your family?
你的家人有沒有什麼壞習慣讓你很不喜歡?
Nǐ de jiārén yǒu méiyǒu shénme huài xíguàn ràng nǐ hěn bù xǐhuān?
Does your family have any bad habit that you really don't like?
你覺得自己有沒有讓別人覺得有點煩的壞習慣?
Nǐ juédé zìjǐ yǒu méiyǒu ràng biérén juéde yǒudiǎn fán de huài xíguàn?
Do you think you have bad habits that make people feel a bit annoyed?
如果別人在你旁邊抽煙會不會讓你覺得很討厭?
Rúguǒ biérén zài nǐ pángbiān chōuyān huì bu huì ràng nǐ juéde hěn tǎoyàn?
If someone is smoking next to you, would that make you feel like you really dislike it?
如果別人在做一件讓你覺得很討厭的事情,你會怎麼辦?你會在心裡忍著,還是直接跟他說?
Rúguǒ biérén zài zuò yī jiàn ràng nǐ juéde hěn tǎoyàn de shìqíng, nǐ huì zěnme bàn? Nǐ huì zài xīn lǐ rěn zhe, háishì zhíjiē gēn tā shuō?
If other people are doing something that you really don't like, what would you do? Would you bear it in your heart, or tell the person directly?
什麼樣的人讓你覺得很討厭?
Shénmeyàng de rén ràng nǐ juéde hěn tǎoyàn?
What kind of people you really dislike?
如果你覺得一個人很煩,你會不會跟他說?
Rúguǒ nǐ juéde yī ge rén hěn fán, nǐ huì bu huì gēn tā shuō?
If you think someone is annoying, would you tell that person?
如果在你旁邊睡覺的人常常打呼,你會不會覺得很煩?
Rúguǒ zài nǐ pángbiān shuìjiào de rén chángcháng dǎhū, nǐ huì bu huì juéde hěn fán?
If the person sleeping next to you often snore, would you feel annoyed?
你在地鐵上的時候有沒有遇過什麼很討厭的事情?像是有人很大聲地講電話。
Nǐ zài dìtiě shàng de shíhòu yǒu méiyǒu yù guò shénme hěn tǎoyàn de shìqíng? Xiàng shì yǒu rén hěn dàshēng de jiǎng diànhuà.
Have you come across an annoying thing on the subway? Like people talking on the phone loudly.
日常對話(对话) richang duihua
Daily Conversations
Traditional characters + Pinyin + English
現在幾點?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
今天幾號?
Jīntiān jǐ hào?
What date is it today?
今天星期幾?/ 今天禮拜幾?
Jīntiān xīngqí jǐ? / Jīntiān lǐbài jǐ?
What day is today?
你今天晚上有空嗎?
Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free tonight?
你今天要做什麼?
Nǐ jīntiān yào zuò shénme?
What are you gonna do today?
你要去哪裡?
Nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ?
Where are you going?
你等一下要不要一起去吃午餐?
Nǐ děng yīxià yào bu yào yīqǐ qù chī wǔcān?
Do you want to grab lunch together later?
你吃早餐了嗎?
Nǐ chī zǎocān le ma?
Have you had breakfast yet?
你吃午餐了嗎?
Nǐ chī wǔcān le ma?
Have you had lunch yet?
你吃晚餐了嗎?
Nǐ chī wǎncān le ma?
Have you had dinner yet?
你午餐想吃什麼?
Nǐ wǔcān xiǎng chī shénme?
What do you want to eat for lunch?
你晚餐想吃什麼?
Nǐ wǎncān xiǎng chī shénme?
What do you want to eat for dinner?
你要去買飲料嗎?
Nǐ yào qù mǎi yǐnliào ma?
Do you want to go get drinks(beverages, for example, bubble tea)?
可以幫我買珍珠奶茶嗎?
Kěyǐ bāng wǒ mǎi zhēnzhū nǎichá ma?
Can you get a bubble tea for me?
明天晚上要不要一起去唱KTV?
Míngtiān wǎnshàng yào bu yào yīqǐ qù chàng KTV?
Do you want to go to karaoke together tomorrow night?
你今天幾點下班?
Nǐ jīntiān jǐ diǎn xiàbān?
What time do you get off work today?
你今天怎麼這麼晚來?
Nǐ jīntiān zěnme zhème wǎn lái?
How come you came so late today?
你看起來很累。你沒睡飽嗎?
Nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn lèi. Nǐ méi shuì bǎo ma?
You look tired. You didn't sleep enough?
你有沒有聽說昨天那個新聞?
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tīngshuō zuótiān nà ge xīnwén?
Have you heard of that news from yesterday?
你週末做了什麼?
Nǐ zhōumò zuò le shénme?
What did you do on the weekend?
你週末要做什麼?
Nǐ zhōumò yào zuò shénme?
What do you want to do on the weekend?
要不要一起去爬山?
Yào bu yào yīqǐ qù páshān?
Do you want to go hiking together?
要不要一起去看電影?
Yào bu yào yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng?
Do you want to go watch a movie together?
你要不要來我家玩?我們可以一起吃晚餐和看電視。如果好,你想幾點來我家?
Nǐ yào bu yào lái wǒ jiā wán? Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ chī wǎncān hé kàn diànshì. Rúguǒ hǎo, nǐ xiǎng jǐ diǎn lái wǒ jiā?
Do you wanna come hang out at my place? We can have dinner together and watch tv. If so, what time do you want to come to my place?
你工作最近很忙嗎?
Nǐ gōngzuò zuìjìn hěn máng ma?
Have your work been busy lately?
Traditional Characters
現在幾點?
今天幾號?
今天星期幾?/ 今天禮拜幾?
你今天晚上有空嗎?
你今天要做什麼?
你要去哪裡?
你等一下要不要一起去吃午餐?
你吃早餐了嗎?
你吃午餐了嗎?
你吃晚餐了嗎?
你午餐想吃什麼?
你晚餐想吃什麼?
你要去買飲料嗎?
可以幫我買珍珠奶茶嗎?
明天晚上要不要一起去唱KTV?
你今天幾點下班?
你今天怎麼這麼晚來?
你看起來很累。你沒睡飽嗎?
你有沒有聽說昨天那個新聞?
你週末做了什麼?
你週末要做什麼?
要不要一起去爬山?
要不要一起去看電影?
你要不要來我家玩?我們可以一起吃晚餐和看電視。如果好,你想幾點來我家?
你工作最近很忙嗎?
Simplified Characters
现在几点?
今天几号?
今天星期几? / 今天礼拜几?
你今天晚上有空吗?
你今天要做什么?
你要去哪里?
你等一下要不要一起去吃午餐?
你吃早餐了吗?
你吃午餐了吗?
你吃晚餐了吗?
你午餐想吃什么?
你晚餐想吃什么?
你要去买饮料吗?
可以帮我买珍珠奶茶吗?
明天晚上要不要一起去唱KTV?
你今天几点下班?
你今天怎么这么晚来?
你看起来很累。你没睡饱吗?
你有没有听说昨天那个新闻?
你周末做了什么?
你周末要做什么?
要不要一起去爬山?
要不要一起去看电影?
你要不要来我家玩?我们可以一起吃晚餐和看电视。如果好,你想几点来我家?
你工作最近很忙吗?
在飲料店(饮料店) zai yinliao dian
In a Beverage Shop (that sells bubble tea)
Not many questions yet. suggest some here.
要喝什麼?
Yào hē shénme?
What do you want to drink?
甜度冰塊?
Tián dù bīng kuài?
How sweet and how much ice do you want?
Possible Answers:
我要一杯珍珠奶茶,大杯的,全糖正常冰。
Wǒ yào yībēi zhēnzhū nǎichá, dà bēi de, quán táng zhèngcháng bīng.
I want a bubble tea, big, normal sugar normal ice.
我要一杯紅茶,大杯的,半糖去冰。
Wǒ yào yībēi hóngchá, dà bēi de, bàn táng qù bīng.
I want a black tea, big, half the sugar no ice.
我要一杯多多綠,小杯的,無糖微冰。
Wǒ yào yībēi duōduō lǜ, xiǎo bēi de, wú táng wēi bīng.
I want a green tea with yakult (a popular mix in Taiwan), small, no sugar a bit of ice.
我要一杯水果茶,中杯的,微糖微冰。
Wǒ yào yībēi shuǐguǒ chá, zhōng bēi de, wēi táng wēi bīng.
I want a fruit tea, medium, a bit of sugar, a bit of ice.
我要一杯熱咖啡,不要糖不要牛奶。
wǒ yào yībēi rè kāfēi, bùyào táng bùyào niúnǎi.
I want a hot coffee, no sugar no milk.
種族 (种族) zhongzu
Race / Ethnicity
Traditional characters + Pinyin + English
你出生的國家裡都是同一個種族的人嗎?
Nǐ chūshēng de guójiā lǐ dōu shì tóng yī ge zhǒngzú de rén ma?
Is your home country ethnically homogenous?
在你的國家裡,不同種族的人是被怎麼樣對待的?是被平等地對待,還是被歧視?
Zài nǐ de guójiā lǐ, bù tóng zhǒngzú de rén shì bèi zěnmeyàng duìdài de? Shì bèi píngděng de duìdài, háishì bèi qíshì?
In your country, how are people of different ethnicity treated? They are treated equally, or are they discriminated?
你有過被歧視的經驗嗎?像是性別歧視、種族歧視、年齡歧視。
Nǐ yǒu guò bèi qíshì de jīngyàn ma? Xiàng shì xìngbié qíshì, zhǒngzú qíshì, niánlíng qíshì.
Have you had experience being discriminated? Like gender discrimination, racism, age discrimination.
你遇過別人在你旁邊被歧視的經驗嗎?
Nǐ yù guò biérén zài nǐ pángbiān bèi qíshì de jīngyàn ma?
Have you had an experience where other people were discriminated around you?
你覺得有哪些辦法可以讓我們解決種族歧視的問題?
Nǐ juédé yǒu nǎxiē bànfǎ kěyǐ ràng wǒmen jiějué zhǒngzú qíshì de wèntí?
What are the solutions you think that can let us solve the problem of racism?
種族歧視的人怎麼對待別人?他們有哪些種族歧視的行為?
Zhǒngzú qíshì de rén zěnme duìdài biérén? Tāmen yǒu nǎxiē zhǒngzú qíshì de xíngwéi?
How do racist people treat other people? What are the racist behaviors they have?
如果有人跟你說某種種族比較優越,你會跟他說什麼?
Rúguǒ yǒurén gēn nǐ shuō mǒu zhǒng zhǒngzú bǐjiào yōuyuè, nǐ huì gēn tā shuō shénme?
If someone tells you a certain ethnic group is more superior, what would you say to that person?
Simplified Characters
你出生的国家里都是同一个种族的人吗?
在你的国家里,不同种族的人是被怎么样对待的?是被平等地对待,还是被歧视?
你有过被歧视的经验吗?像是性别歧视、种族歧视、年龄歧视。
你遇过别人在你旁边被歧视的经验吗?
你觉得有哪些办法可以让我们解决种族歧视的问题?
种族歧视的人怎么对待别人?他们有哪些种族歧视的行为?
如果有人跟你说某种种族比较优越,你会跟他说什么?
Traditional Characters
你出生的國家裡都是同一個種族的人嗎?
在你的國家裡,不同種族的人是被怎麼樣對待的?是被平等地對待,還是被歧視?
你有過被歧視的經驗嗎?像是性別歧視、種族歧視、年齡歧視。
你遇過別人在你旁邊被歧視的經驗嗎?
你覺得有哪些辦法可以讓我們解決種族歧視的問題?
種族歧視的人怎麼對待別人?他們有哪些種族歧視的行為?
如果有人跟你說某種種族比較優越,你會跟他說什麼?
習慣 (习惯) xiguan
Habits
Traditional characters + Pinyin + English
你習慣幾點起床?
Nǐ xíguàn jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?
What time are you used to waking up?
你週末的時候習慣晚一點起床嗎?
Nǐ zhōumò de shíhòu xíguàn wǎn yīdiǎn qǐchuáng ma?
Are you used to waking up later on the weekends?
你起床以後習慣做什麼?
Nǐ qǐchuáng yǐhòu xíguàn zuò shénme?
What are you used to doing after you wake up?
你睡覺以前習慣做什麼?
Nǐ shuìjiào yǐqián xíguàn zuò shénme?
What are you used to doing before you go to bed?
你早餐習慣吃什麼?
Nǐ zǎocān xíguàn chī shénme?
What are you used to eating for breakfast?
你有沒有很好的學習習慣?像是學中文的時候,每天學。
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu hěn hǎo de xuéxí xíguàn? Xiàng shì xué zhōngwén de shíhòu, měitiān xué.
Do you have a good study/learning habit? Like when you learn Chinese, learning it everyday.
你會在沙發上睡覺嗎?
Nǐ huì zài shāfā shàng shuìjiào ma?
Would you sleep on a sofa/couch?
你有沒有壞習慣?如果有,是什麼?
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu huài xíguàn? Rúguǒ yǒu, shì shénme?
Do you have a bad habit? If so, what is it?
你常常睡過頭嗎?
Nǐ chángcháng shuì guòtóu ma?
Do you often oversleep?
你有吃宵夜的習慣嗎?
Nǐ yǒu chī xiāoyè de xíguàn ma?
Do you have a habit of eating late-night snacks?
你的飲食習慣怎麼樣?健康嗎?
Nǐ de yǐnshí xíguàn zěnmeyàng? Jiànkāng ma?
How's your diet habit? Is it healthy?
你抽煙嗎?
Nǐ chōu yān ma?
Do you smoke?
你喝酒嗎?
Nǐ hē jiǔ ma?
Do you drink (alcohol)?
你會在別人說話的時候打斷別人嗎?
Nǐ huì zài biérén shuōhuà de shíhòu dǎduàn biérén ma?
Would you interrupt other people when they're talking?
改掉壞習慣容易嗎?
Gǎi diào huài xíguàn róngyì ma?
Is changing bad habits easy?
總是遲到是一個壞習慣嗎?
Zǒngshì chídào shì yī ge huài xíguàn ma?
Is always being late a bad habit?
有什麼好習慣你想要有?
Yǒu shénme hǎo xíguàn nǐ xiǎngyào yǒu?
What are the good habits that you want to have?
要怎麼養成一個好習慣?
Yào zěnme yǎngchéng yī ge hǎo xíguàn?
How to develop a good habit?
要怎麼改掉一個壞習慣?
Yào zěnme gǎi diào yī ge huài xíguàn?
How to change a bad habit?
Simplified Characters
你习惯几点起床?
你周末的时候习惯晚一点起床吗?
你起床以后习惯做什么?
你睡觉以前习惯做什么?
你早餐习惯吃什么?
你有没有很好的学习习惯?像是学中文的时候,每天学。
你会在沙发上睡觉吗?
你有没有坏习惯?如果有,是什么?
你常常睡过头吗?
你有吃宵夜的习惯吗?
你的饮食习惯怎么样?健康吗?
你抽烟吗?
你喝酒吗?
你会在别人说话的时候打断别人吗?
改掉坏习惯容易吗?
总是迟到是一个坏习惯吗?
有什么好习惯你想要有?
要怎么养成一个好习惯?
要怎么改掉一个坏习惯?
Traditional Characters
你習慣幾點起床?
你週末的時候習慣晚一點起床嗎?
你起床以後習慣做什麼?
你睡覺以前習慣做什麼?
你早餐習慣吃什麼?
你有沒有很好的學習習慣?像是學中文的時候,每天學。
你會在沙發上睡覺嗎?
你有沒有壞習慣?如果有,是什麼?
你常常睡過頭嗎?
你有吃宵夜的習慣嗎?
你的飲食習慣怎麼樣?健康嗎?
你抽煙嗎?
你喝酒嗎?
你會在別人說話的時候打斷別人嗎?
改掉壞習慣容易嗎?
總是遲到是一個壞習慣嗎?
有什麼好習慣你想要有?
要怎麼養成一個好習慣?
要怎麼改掉一個壞習慣?
Advanced level topics
Can the semiconductor industry protect Taiwan?
Why are people obsessed with height?
Can AI replace judges and lawyers?
Don't procrastinate anymore! Four practical tips to improve your bad procrastination habits!
More topics that I plan to make:
taking metro
In a Chinese lesson
In a market
Languages
Asking people out
Phone conversations
Inviting friends over