DiscoverChinese Bites — with Janine|HSK 2️⃣🎙️5️⃣Having Lunch – Talking About Food and Preferences in Chinese
🎙️5️⃣Having Lunch – Talking About Food and Preferences in Chinese

🎙️5️⃣Having Lunch – Talking About Food and Preferences in Chinese

Update: 2025-10-21
Share

Description

In this episode, we’ll have lunch with a new colleague! You’ll learn how to say I like…, invite someone to eat together, and use the word 吧 to sound friendly and natural in Chinese. Perfect for small talk and making new friends over lunch! 🍜🥟

中午,我和新同事一起去吃午饭。我问她:“你喜欢吃什么?”她说:“我喜欢吃中国菜。一起去那家饭店吧!”我笑着说:“好啊,我也喜欢!”

Zhōng wǔ, wǒ hé xīn tóng shì yì qǐ qù chī wǔ fàn.Wǒ wèn tā: “Nǐ xǐ huan chī shén me?”Tā shuō: “Wǒ xǐ huan chī Zhōng guó cài. Yì qǐ qù nà jiā fàn diàn ba!”Wǒ xiào zhe shuō: “Hǎo a, wǒ yě xǐ huan!”

  • 喜欢 — to like (used with verbs or nouns)

  • 一起 — together (goes before the verb)

  • — softens suggestions (like “let’s”)

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

🎙️5️⃣Having Lunch – Talking About Food and Preferences in Chinese

🎙️5️⃣Having Lunch – Talking About Food and Preferences in Chinese

Janine TAN