Lessons 1-10

Lesson 15 你想去哪里? Where would you like to go?

咖啡厅 Coffee House / 电影院 Movie Theater / 想 xiǎng to like, to wish
/ 买 mǎi buy /
你 想 去 哪里? Where would you like to go?
Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli?
You want-like go which-inside?

周 小姐 想 去 咖啡厅。 Ms. Zhou would like to go to the coffee shop.
Zhōu xiǎojie xiǎng qù kāfēitīng.
Zhou little-big-sister want-like go coffee-reception hall.

杨 先生 想 去 电影院。 Mr. Yang would like to go to the movie theater.
Yang xiānsheng xiǎng qù diànyǐngyuàn.
Yang first-born want go electric-picture-courtyard.

我 想 买 课本。 I would like to buy a textbook.
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi kèběn.
I want-like buy lesson-source.

她 想 吃 饭 吗? Would she like to eat?
Tā xiǎng chī fàn ma?
She want-like eat rice question?

你 想 去 哪里 吃? Where would you like to go to eat?
Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli chī?
You want-like go which-inside eat?

学生们 想 学 英语。 The students would like to study English.
Xuéshengmen xiǎng xué Yīngyǔ.
Study-born-plural want-like study English.

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DIALOGUE

A 你妹妹想去哪里?
   Nĭ mèimèi xiăng qù nălĭ?
   Where does your little sister want to go?

B 她想去玩具店。
   Tā xiăng qù wánjùdiàn.
   She wants to go to the toy store.

A 你想不想去那里?
   Nĭ xiăng bù xiăng qù nàlĭ?
   Do you want to go there?

B 不想。我想去市场。
   Bù xiăng. Wŏ xiăng qù shìcháng.
   I don’t want to. I want to go to the market.

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