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Lesson 16 外国人喝很多啤酒。Foreigners drink a lot of beer.

啤酒 Píjiǔ Beer / 矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ Water / 喝 hē to drink
/ 绿茶 lǜchá Green tea /
你 想 喝 茶 吗? Would you like to drink tea?
Nǐ xiǎng hē chá ma?
You like-want drink tea question?

我 不 喜欢 喝 绿茶。 I don't like to drink green tea.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan hē lǜchá.
I not like drink green-tea.

啤酒 很 好喝。 Beer is delicious!
Píjiǔ hěn hǎo hē.
Beer-alchohol very good drink.

王 小姐 想 喝 矿泉水。 Ms. Wang would like to drink mineral water.
Wáng xiǎojiě xiǎng hē kuàngquánshuǐ.
Wang little-big-sister like-want drink mine-fountain-water.

她 喜欢 喝 咖啡。 She likes to drink coffee.
Tā xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
She like drink coffee.

外国人 喝 很 多 啤酒。 Foreigners drink a lot of beer.
Wàiguórén hē hěn duō píjiǔ.
External-country-people drink very much beer-alcohol.

她 想 喝 可乐。 She would like to drink Cola.
Tā xiǎng hē kělè.
She like-want drink cola.

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DIALOGUE

A 你想不想喝白酒?
   Nĭ xiăng bù xiăng hē báijiŭ?
   Do you want to drink some White liquor?

B 不想。
   Bù xiăng.
   I don’t want to.

A 你不喜欢喝白酒吗?
   Nĭ bù xĭhuān hē báijiŭ ma?
   Do you not like to drink White liquor?

B 我不太喜欢喝。
   Wŏ bù tài xĭhuān hē.
   I don’t like to drink it that much.

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