Chinese for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 8

Can I change it?

Return items in Chinese — 我朋友给我买这个草帽, 但是我不太喜欢颜色 (My friend bought me this hat, but I don't like the color).

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    我朋友给我买这个草帽，

    wó péng you gěi wǒ mǎi zhè gè cǎo mào,

    My friend bought me this straw hat

    Tip: 草帽 <cǎomào> = staw hat

  2. Lindo Lindo

    但是我不太喜欢颜色。

    dàn shì wǒ bú tài xǐ huan yán sè.

    but I don't like its colour.

  3. Rose Rose

    那你可以换一个。

    nà nǐ kě yǐ huàn yí gè.

    You can change it then.

    Tip: 换 <huàn> = to change, to replace

  4. Rose Rose

    蓝色的你喜不喜欢？

    lán sè de nǐ xǐ bù xǐ huan?

    Do you like it blue?

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 但是?

'But / however'. Used between clauses. 但是 (formal/written) vs 可是 (kěshì, more conversational).

What is 草帽?

'Straw hat'. 草 (grass/straw) + 帽 (hat). Common summer item.

Chinese for 'I don't like ...'?

我不喜欢 + noun: 我不喜欢这个颜色 = 'I don't like this color'.

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.