Unit 1 Guidebook: Name food and drinks


KEY PHRASES

Name food and drinks

这是豆腐。
This is tofu.

这是热水。
This is hot water.

米饭和汤
rice and soup

茶和咖啡
tea and coffee

这是粥。
This is porridge.
TIP

的 (de)

In English, we say The doctor’s phone number, but in Chinese, you’d say 医生电话号码 (yīshēng de diànhuà hàomǎ). (de) is also used after words like 我 (wǒ) and 你 (nǐ) to mean my and your.

茶。
(Wǒ de chá.) My tea.
水。
(Nǐ de shuǐ.) Your water.
医生电话号码。
(Yīshēng de diànhuà hàomǎ.) The doctor’s phone number.​
学生。
(Tā de xuéshēng.) Her student.