3.23 Wants and Desires

Question 1

weekend

Answer 1

zhōu mò

Question 2

to look

Answer 2

kàn

Question 3

to read (books)
(verb-object verb)

Answer 3

kàn shū

Question 4

book

Answer 4

shū

Question 5

to watch movies

Answer 5

kàn diàn yǐnɡ

Question 6

movie

Answer 6

diàn yǐnɡ

Question 7

TV

Answer 7

diàn shì

Question 8

computer

Answer 8

diàn nǎo

Question 9

What do you like to do during the weekends?

Answer 9

nǐ zhōu mò xǐ huān zuò shén me ？

Question 10

I like to _____ during weekends.
*read (books)
*watch movies

Answer 10

wǒ zhōu mò xǐ huān _____。
*kàn shū
*kàn diàn yǐnɡ

Question 11

he / him
she / her
it

Answer 11

tā

Question 12

his
her / hers
its

Answer 12

tā de

Question 13

to think / to feel
(when giving an opinion)

Answer 13

jué de

Question 14

also

Answer 14

yě

Question 15

interesting

Answer 15

yǒu yì si

Question 16

What movies do you like to watch?

Answer 16

nǐ xǐ huān kàn shén me diàn yǐnɡ ？

Question 17

I like to watch Tom Cruise’s movies.

Answer 17

wǒ xǐ huān kàn Tom Cruise de diàn yǐnɡ 。

Question 18

Me, too. / Likewise.

Answer 18

wǒ yě shì 。

Question 19

What movies do you like to watch?

Answer 19

nǐ xǐ huān kàn shén me diàn yǐnɡ ？

Question 20

I like to watch Tom Cruise’s movies.

Answer 20

wǒ xǐ huān kàn Tom Cruise’s de diàn yǐnɡ。

Question 21

Me, too. / Likewise.

Answer 21

wǒ yě shì 。

Question 22

I also like to watch his movies.

Answer 22

wǒ yě xǐ huān kàn tā de diàn yǐnɡ 。

Question 23

He is interesting.

Answer 23

tā hěn yǒu yì si 。

Question 24

His movies are interesting.

Answer 24

tā de diàn yǐnɡ hěn yǒu yì si 。

Question 25

Language (spoken)

Answer 25

yǔ

Question 26

Mandarin

Answer 26

hàn yǔ

Question 27

“Common language”
(basically Mandarin)

Answer 27

pǔ tōng huà

Question 28

“National language”
(used by Taiwan/Hong Kong to refer to Mandarin)

Answer 28

guó yǔ

Question 29

Mandarin
(referred to by SE Asia: Singapore & Malaysia)

Answer 29

huá yǔ
huá wén

Question 30

English language

Answer 30

yīnɡ yǔ
yīnɡ wén

Question 31

Non-alcoholic drink / beverage
(usually refers to soft drinks)

Answer 31

yǐn liào

Question 32

orange juice

Answer 32

chéng zhī

Question 33

apple juice

Answer 33

pín guǒ zhī

Question 34

What would you like to drink?

Answer 34

nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn(r) shén me?

nǐ yào hē diǎn(r) shén me?

Question 35

to want (something)

Answer 35

yào

Question 36

I want a glass of water.

Answer 36

wǒ yào yì bēi shuǐ。

Question 37

to want to (do something)
would like to (do something)

Answer 37

xiǎnɡ
(less demanding than “yào”)

Question 38

a meal / rice

Answer 38

fàn

Question 39

things / stuff (tangible)
(lit.) east west

Answer 39

dōnɡ xi

Question 40

east

Answer 40

dōnɡ

Question 41

west

Answer 41

xī

Question 42

to go

Answer 42

qù

Question 43

I want to ______.
*eat (a meal)
*eat (something)

Answer 43

wǒ xiǎnɡ ______.
*chī fàn
*chī dōnɡ xi

Question 44

I want to go to China.

Answer 44

wǒ xiǎnɡ qù zhōnɡ ɡuó。

Question 45

What do you want to ____?
*drink
*eat
*watch
*say
*do

Answer 45

nǐ xiǎnɡ _____ shén me ？
*hē
*chī
*kàn
*shuō
*zuò

Question 46

where

Answer 46

nǎ lǐ

Question 47

Where do you want to go?

Answer 47

nǐ xiǎnɡ qù nǎ lǐ ？

Question 48

Where is the restroom?

Answer 48

xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ ？

Question 49

I want to go to ____.

Answer 49

wǒ xiǎnɡ qù ____。