Food and Drink - 1st level Mandarin

Eating and drinking

In Mandarin, there are two important verbs to remember for food and drink:

There are two different ways to say delicious in Mandarin:

You can add hěn (very) to the beginning of these phrases too.

To say what food and drink you do or do not like in Mandarin use:

You can fill in the gap with some of the following foods and drinks:

If you like orange juice, but you don’t like vegetables, try the following in Mandarin:

To combine these two statements, dàn shì (however) can be used.

You can also talk about food and drink in Mandarin using:

For example:

Now you've learnt how to talk about food and drink in Mandarin, let's put it into a conversation!

(Two pupils are chatting in the queue for school dinners)

Andrew:

Nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme?

What do you like to eat?

Cara:

Wǒ xǐhuān chī sānmíngzhì. Nǐ ne?

I like to eat sandwiches. What about you?

Andrew:

Wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà hé shǔ tiáo. Hěn hǎo chī.

I like pizza and chips. Delicious.

Why not practise what you've learnt by reading I'm hungry! in Mandarin.

You could even make Chinese dumplings or snowflake cake - or find out what is eaten during special celebrations such as Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival.