What are You Going to Do in Mandarin

What are You Going to Do in Mandarin

想(Xiǎng)

To say want to do something in Mandarin, we use the word 想(xiǎng)+动词(dòngcí) verb.
Let's see the following examples:
1.X: 你想看什么电影？
X: Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme diànyǐng?
What film do you want to watch?
Y: 我想看哈利·波特。
Y: Wǒ xiǎng kàn Hālìbōtè.
I want to watch Harry Potter.
2.X: 你想喝什么?
Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?
What do you want to drink?
Y:我想喝茶。
Y: Wǒ xiǎng hē chá.
3.你想做什么？
Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?What do you want to say?
Y: 我想做作业。
Y: Wǒ xiǎng zuò zuo yè.
4.你想写什么？
Nǐ xiǎng xiě shénme?
What do you want to write?
我想写一首诗。
Wǒ xiǎng xiě yī shǒu shī.
I want to write a poem.
还是(Háishì)
Use 还是(háishì) to offer two choices/alternatives. Let's see the examples below:
X:你想喝茶还是咖啡?
X: Nǐ xiǎng hē chá háishì kāfēi?
X:You want to drink tea or coffee?
Y:我想喝茶。
Y: Wǒ xiǎng hē chá.
Y: I want to drink tea.
X:红茶还是绿茶？
X: Hóngchá háishì lǜchá?
X:Black tea or green tea?
Y:绿茶。
Y: Lǜchá.
Y:Green tea.

Making Polite Request with 请(Qǐng)+动词(Dòngcí) Verb

请给我一杯绿茶！
Qǐng gěi wǒ yībēi lǜchá!
请给我一本汉日词典！
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī běn hàn rì cídiǎn!
请给我一瓶水！
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī píng shuǐ!
请进！
Qǐng jìn！
请坐！
Qǐng zuò！
请喝咖啡！
Qǐng hē kāfēi！

Addressing Somebody with His/Her Family Name

After you know someone's family name and his/her profession, you can address him/her with his/her family name and his/her profession.
刘老师 (Liú Lǎoshī)= Teacher Liu
刘先生 (Liú Xiānshēng)= Mr. Liu
刘小姐 (Liú Xiǎojiě)= Miss Liu
Read and practice the following dialogue!
X: 刘先生, 请坐！您想喝什么？茶还是咖啡？
X: Liú xiānshēng, qǐng zuò! Nín xiǎng hē shénme? Chá háishì kāfēi?
Y:请给我一杯茶！
Y: Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi chá!
X:你想喝红茶还是绿茶？
X: Nǐ xiǎng hē hóngchá háishì lǜchá?
Y:绿茶。谢谢。
Y: Lǜchá. Xièxie.
X:不客气。
X: Bù kèqì.

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