Chinese for English speakers Beach · Lesson 0

Hobbies

Chinese for hobbies — 你的爱好是什么? (What's your hobby?) — using 爱好 for the noun 'hobby'.

Conversation

  1. Magicat Magicat

    你的爱好是什么？

    nǐ de ài hào shì shén me?

    What is your hobby?

    Tip: 爱好 <àihào> = hobby, past time

  2. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    我喜欢唱歌。

    wǒ xǐ huan chàng gē.

    I like singing.

    Tip: 喜欢 <xíhuan> = to like 唱歌 <chànggē> = song, to sing

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    你呢？

    nǐ ne?

    What about yours?

  4. Magicat Magicat

    我的爱好是书法。

    wǒ de ài hào shì shū fǎ.

    My hobby is Chinese calligraphy.

    Tip: 书法 <shūfǎ> = Chinese calligraphy

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 爱好?

爱好 (àihào) = 'hobby / interest'. From 爱 (love) + 好 (good). Universal Chinese for talking about hobbies.

How do you say 'I like ...' in Chinese?

我喜欢 + verb/noun. 我喜欢唱歌 (I like singing). 我喜欢咖啡 (I like coffee).

Common Chinese hobbies?

唱歌 (singing), 跳舞 (dancing), 看书 (reading), 看电影 (movies), 听音乐 (music), 打篮球 (basketball).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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