☀️ Summer is here — and so is your iced latte, bubble tea, or smoothie! In this fun and refreshing episode of Little Mandarin, we’ll learn how to talk about your favourite drinks in Mandarin: from milk tea to soda, iced coffee to fruit juice. You’ll get to know useful vocabulary, everyday sentences, and one easy grammar pattern to help you say what you love to drink.

Whether you’re a coffee fan or a smoothie lover — let’s toast to learning Mandarin together! 🧋🍹

🎙️ Don’t forget to check out Thursday’s episode where we talk about summer alcohol drinks — and yes, it’ll have English explanations too, so beginners can join the fun! 🍺

🧃 You can check today’s key vocabulary and key grammar in the description directly. It will help you to review.

Grammar of the Day
Let’s learn how to ask and answer that question.

你喜欢喝什么？
nǐ xǐhuān hē shénme?
What do you like to drink?

Let’s break it down:

• 你 (nǐ) – you
• 喜欢 (xǐhuān) – to like
• 喝 (hē) – to drink
• 什么 (shénme) – what

Other examples:
我喜欢喝茶。
I like to drink tea.

我不喜欢喝咖啡。
I don’t like to drink coffee.

To express your favorite, we use:
最 (zuì) – the most

我最喜欢喝可乐。
My favorite thing to drink is cola.

You can also say:
我更喜欢喝水。
I prefer drinking water.

Vocabulary Time
Let’s learn some easy drink vocabulary in Mandarin!

• 水 (shuǐ) – water
• 茶 (chá) – tea
• 咖啡 (kāfēi) – coffee
• 冰咖啡 (bīng kāfēi) – iced coffee
• 可乐 (kělè) – soda / cola
• 奶茶 (nǎichá) – milk tea
• 果汁 (guǒzhī) – juice
• 奶昔 (nǎixī) – smoothie / milkshake
• 牛奶 (niúnǎi) – milk
• 冰的 (bīng de) – iced
• 热的 (rè de) – hot

🎯 Example Sentences
我想喝果汁。
I want to drink juice.

我每天早上喝咖啡。
I drink coffee every morning.

我不喝可乐。
I don’t drink soda.

你喜欢喝热的还是冰的？
Do you like hot or iced?

我要一杯冰奶茶。
I want a cup of iced milk tea.

夏天我最喜欢喝奶昔。
In summer, I love drinking smoothies.

Mini Conversation
A: 你要喝什么？
nǐ yào hē shénme?
What do you want to drink?

B: 我要一杯热咖啡。你呢？
wǒ yào yì bēi rè kāfēi. nǐ ne?
I want a cup of hot coffee. And you?

A: 我最喜欢奶茶，我每天都喝！
wǒ zuì xǐhuān nǎichá, wǒ měitiān dōu hē!
I love milk tea. I drink it every day!

Try this with a friend or record yourself!