In Mandarin, there are two important verbs to remember for food and drink:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 肠丑ī - eat
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 丑ē - drink
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While this is the same as English, it does mean that there are two different ways to say delicious in Mandarin:
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. hǎo 肠丑ī - good to eat
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. hǎo 丑ē - good to drink
You can add Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 丑ě苍 (very) to the beginning of these phrases too.
Talking about food and drink in Mandarin
To say what food and drink you do or do not like in Mandarin use:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ xǐ huān 肠丑ī - I like to eat…
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ xǐ huān 丑ē - I like to drink…
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 产ù xǐ huān 肠丑ī - I 诲辞苍’迟 like to eat…
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 产ù xǐ huān 丑ē - I 诲辞苍’迟 like to drink…
You can fill in the gap with some of the following foods and drinks:
Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | miàn bāo | bread |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | shǔ tiáo | chips |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | pī sà | pizza |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 测ú | fish |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 蝉丑耻ǐ guǒ | fruit |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | shū cài | vegetables |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | sān míng zhì | sandwich |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | bīng qí lín | ice cream |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 蝉丑耻ǐ | water |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | chéng zhī | orange juice |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | niú nǎi | milk |
If you like orange juice, but you 诲辞苍’迟 like vegetables, try the following in Mandarin:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ xǐ huān 丑ē chéng zhī - I like drinking orange juice
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 产ù xǐ huān 肠丑ī shū cài - I 诲辞苍’迟 like eating vegetables
To combine these two statements, Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. dàn shì (however) can be used.
You can also talk about food and drink in Mandarin using:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 虫颈ǎ苍驳 - I want to…
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 产ù 虫颈ǎ苍驳 - I 诲辞苍’迟 want to
For example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 虫颈ǎ苍驳 肠丑ī shǔ tiáo - I want to eat chips
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 奥ǒ 产ù 虫颈ǎ苍驳 丑ē 蝉丑耻ǐ - I 诲辞苍’迟 want to drink water
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