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HSK 3.0 Level 1 \u00B7 Lesson 7

Ask and answer about food preferences

Two friends discuss what to eat for lunch at a small restaurant.

Outcome: Ask what someone likes to eat and drink, express preferences with 喜欢, and comment on food with 好吃.

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l1-food-preferences10 dialogue lines20 words

Dialogue

安娜\uFF1A
Zhōng中wǔ午le了，wǒ我men们chī吃shén什me么fàn饭？It's noon, what shall we eat?
小明\uFF1A
Nǐ你xǐ喜huan欢chī吃shén什me么？Miàn面tiáor条hái儿shi还mǐ是fàn米饭？What do you like to eat? Noodles or rice?
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢chī吃miàn面tiáor条Nǐ儿。ne你呢？I like eating noodles. And you?
小明\uFF1A
Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢chī吃jiǎo饺zi子。Zhè这ge个diàn店de的jiǎo饺zi子hěn很hǎo好chī吃！I like eating dumplings. This restaurant's dumplings are delicious!
安娜\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Nǐ你hē喝shén什me么？Chá茶hái还shi是shuǐ水？OK! What do you want to drink? Tea or water?
小明\uFF1A
Wǒ我hē喝chá茶。Xiè谢xie谢！I'll have tea. Thanks!
安娜\uFF1A
Zhè这ge个cài菜hǎo好bu不hǎo好chī吃？Is this dish tasty?
小明\uFF1A
Hěn很hǎo好chī吃！Nǐ你xǐ喜huan欢chī吃shuǐ水guǒ果ma吗？Very delicious! Do you like eating fruit?
安娜\uFF1A
Xǐ喜huan欢！Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢chī吃píng苹guǒ果。Nǐ你wǔ午fàn饭chī吃bāo包zi子ma吗？Yes! I like eating apples. Do you eat steamed buns for lunch?
小明\uFF1A
Bù不，wǒ我wǎn晚fàn饭chī吃mǐ米fàn饭，yě也hē喝niún牛ǎi奶。No, I eat rice for dinner, and also drink milk.

Key vocabulary

Words introduced or practised in this lesson.

吃chīto eat喝hēto drink饭fàncooked rice米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice面包miàn bāobread面条儿miàn tiáo r菜càidish (type of food)茶chátea水shuǐwater牛奶niú nǎicow's milk鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg苹果píng guǒapple水果shuǐ guǒfruit饺子jiǎo zidumpling包子bāo zisteamed stuffed bun好吃hǎo chītasty喜欢xǐ huanto like早饭zǎo fànbreakfast午饭wǔ fànlunch晚饭wǎn fànevening meal
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192

Characters in context

Key characters from this lesson.

吃
饭
菜
水
茶
甜
饿
喝

Grammar in use

Structures you will practise in this lesson.

Modal particles 吧/吗/呢

Use 吗 for yes-no questions, 呢 for follow-up questions, 吧 for soft suggestions.

喜欢 for preferences

Use 喜欢 + noun or verb to express likes and preferences.

Result complements 好吃/好看/好听

Combine 好 with a sense verb to mean pleasant to eat/see/hear.

View full Level 1 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

🎧Listening📖Reading✍️Quiz📝Writing

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 安娜喜欢吃什么？
Q2. 小明觉得饺子怎么样？
Q3. 小明喝什么？
Q4. 安娜喜欢吃什么水果？
Q5. 小明晚饭吃什么？

Your turn

Write a short dialogue where you ask a friend what they like to eat and drink for breakfast, and comment on the food.

Frame

A：你早饭喜欢吃什么？
B：我喜欢吃……。你呢？
A：我喜欢……。……很好吃！
B：你喝什么？
A：我喝……。

Self-check

  • \u2610 I used 喜欢 + 吃/喝 to express a preference.
  • \u2610 I named at least two food or drink items.
  • \u2610 I used 好吃 or 好喝 to comment on food or drink.
  • \u2610 I asked the other person's preference with 你呢 or a question.

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