In this episode, we’ll review food vocabulary and then learn how to connect your ideas naturally in Chinese — using and, but, also, and both…and…. Get ready to talk about your favorite foods in smooth, natural Mandarin! 🥟🍜☕

Vocabulary (food):
饺子 dumplings, 包子 steamed buns, 面条 noodles, 米饭 rice, 茶 tea, 咖啡 coffee, 果汁 juice, 水果 fruit, 蛋糕 cake, 面包 bread, 早餐 breakfast, 午餐 lunch, 晚餐 dinner

Grammar:

• 和 (hé) → and (connects nouns)

• 但是 (dànshì) → but (connects sentences)

• 也 (yě) → also / too (before verb)

• 又…又… (yòu…yòu…) → both…and… (for adjectives or verbs)

  Examples:

  • 我喜欢咖啡和茶。
    wǒ xǐhuān kāfēi hé chá.
    I like coffee and tea.

  • 我喜欢饺子，但是我不喜欢面条。
    wǒ xǐhuān jiǎozi, dànshì wǒ bù xǐhuān miàntiáo.
    I like dumplings, but I don’t like noodles.

  • 我也喜欢果汁。
    wǒ yě xǐhuān guǒzhī.
    I also like juice.

  • 这个蛋糕又甜又漂亮。
    zhè ge dàngāo yòu tián yòu piàoliang.
    This cake is both sweet and beautiful.