Dialogue
小美\uFF1A
Nǐ你xiǎng想hē喝shén什me么？Kā咖fēi啡hái还shi是chá茶？What do you want to drink? Coffee or tea?
小华\uFF1A
Wǒ我hē喝lǜ绿chá茶。Wǒ我bú不tài太xǐ喜huan欢kā咖fēi啡，yīn因wèi为kā咖fēi啡tài太kǔ苦le了。I'll have green tea. I don't really like coffee because it's too bitter.
小美\uFF1A
Lǜ绿chá茶bú不cuò错！Nǐ你hái还hē喝shén什me么？Hóng红chá茶hái还shi是nǎi奶chá茶？Green tea is nice! What else do you drink? Black tea or milk tea?
小华\uFF1A
Wǒ我yǒu有shí时yě也hē喝hóng红chá茶，dàn但shì是bù不jīng经cháng常。Nǐ你ne呢？I sometimes drink black tea too, but not often. What about you?
小美\uFF1A
Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢nǎi奶chá茶！Wǒ我měi每tiān天dōu都hē喝。Nǐ你xiǎng想chī吃shén什me么？Ròu肉hái还shi是yú鱼？I love milk tea! I drink it every day. What do you want to eat? Meat or fish?
小华\uFF1A
Wǒ我chī吃yú鱼ba吧。Zhè这ge个fàng饭uǎn馆de的yú鱼zuì最hǎo好chī吃。I'll have fish. This restaurant's fish is the best.
小美\uFF1A
Duì对！Yīn因wèi为yú鱼hǎo好chī吃，suǒ所yǐ以wǒ我yě也xiǎng想chī吃yú鱼。Right! Because the fish is tasty, I want fish too.
小华\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Wǒ我yě也chī吃yú鱼。Wǒ我yǒu有shí时yě也chī吃ròu肉，dàn但shì是yú鱼bǐ比ròu肉hǎo好chī吃。OK! I'll have fish too. I sometimes eat meat, but fish is tastier than meat.
小美\uFF1A
Zhè这ge个fàng饭uǎn馆de的ròu肉yě也bú不cuò错，dàn但shì是yú鱼hái还shi是zuì最hǎo好。This restaurant's meat is not bad either, but fish is still the best.
小华\uFF1A
Nà那jiù就dōu都lái来yì一diǎn点Wǒ儿！men我xià们cì下hái次lái还zhè来ge这fàng个uǎn饭馆。Then let's have a bit of both! We'll come to this restaurant again next time.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
咖啡coffee红茶black tea绿茶green tea奶茶milk tea肉meat鱼fish饭馆restaurant好吃tasty最most比(particle used for comparison and "-er than")还是or因为because所以therefore经常day to day有时sometimes每each都all; both也also还still; also就at once
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
咖
绿
奶
肉
鱼
好
还
因
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
还是 in a choice question
Use 还是 to offer two alternatives in a direct question.
Why and because
Use 为什么 to ask for a reason and 因为 to give a simple reason.
Food frequency patterns
Use 经常 + eat/drink verbs and 有时候 to describe eating habits.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write about your eating habits: what you like to drink, how often you drink it, and what food you prefer. Give a reason using 因为.
Frame
我喜欢喝……。我每……都喝。我最喜欢吃……，因为……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 还是 to present a choice or 因为 to give a reason.
- \u2610 I used at least one frequency word (经常/有时/每/都).
- \u2610 I used 比 or 最 to compare foods.
- \u2610 My sentences describe a clear food preference with justification.