大家好！我是 Everyday Easy Chinese的何老师。
A first step to making friends in any country or culture is often to find common interests between you and your potential friend. In order to help you do this in Chinese, we will learn how to talk about our hobbies and interests today!
Vocabulary
Here are a few common words and phrases that you will need to start talking about your interests and hobbies.
1. 爱好 : Hobby / Hobbies
2. 喜欢: To like
3. 做饭: To cook
4. 学外语: To learn foreign languages
5. 看电影: To watch movies
6. 看书: To read books
Grammar
Chinese grammar isn't too different from English grammar so you'll normally follow the same sentence structure used in English. For example, in English, we will say “I like to cook” and in Chinese this will be “我(I) 喜欢(like) 做饭(to cook)”.
Let's have a look at a few bits of grammar that we may need to express our interests and hobbies.
1. 的: A possession particle (similar to ‘s)
2. 是: The verb 'To Be' (Am/are/is). It also means 'yes' if said by itself or in a different context.
3. 不: 'Do not'. It can also mean 'no' if said by itself or in a different context.
4. 因为..所以: 'Because…so'
5. 什么: What
Example Sentences
Let’s make some sentences with the above vocabulary and grammar.
1. 我不喜欢做饭。 I don’t like to cook.
2. 我的爱好是学外语。 My hobby is to learn foreign languages.
3. 我喜欢学中文。I like learning Chinese.
4. 你的爱好是什么？What is your hobby?
Practice Time!
How would you say….
1. My hobby is… 我的爱好是。。。
2. I like to…我喜欢
3. I don’t like to… 我不喜欢
4. What is your hobby? 你的爱好是什么？
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我是何老师。我喜欢跳舞，你的爱好是什么呢？
再见！