What's your favorite food? (Literally 'you most like eat what?')
猫比狗好
Cats are better than dogs (A 比 B 好 — 'A compared-to B good'.)
我喜欢猫多过狗
I like cats more than dogs
真的吗？我也喜欢！
Really? I like that too! (也 = also — placed before the verb.)
你能给我们推荐一下吗？
Do you have a recommendation for us? (推荐 — 'push-recommend'. 一下 softens the request.)
我讨厌车
I hate cars
你试过吗？
Have you ever tried it? (过 = experiential 'ever done' marker.)
哪个更好？
Which one is better? (更 = even more. 哪个 = which one.)
你喜欢咖啡吗？
Do you like coffee? (咖啡 — sound-borrowed from 'coffee'.)
你觉得怎么样？
What do you think about that? (觉得 = to feel/think.)
我觉得……
I think that…
我相信……
I believe that…
我觉得不是
I don't think so (Literally 'I feel not-is'.)
我不确定
I'm not sure
你说得对！
You're right! (Literally 'you say-DE correct'.)
你也要咖啡吗？
Do you want coffee too?
不用，谢谢，我不喜欢咖啡
No thanks, I don't like coffee (不用 — 'no need', politer than 不要 for refusing offers.)
我喜欢咖啡，但是我更喜欢茶
I like coffee, but I prefer tea (更喜欢 — 'more like' = prefer.)
你要不要喝啤酒？
Can I offer you a beer? (要不要 — 'want-not-want' = 'do you want?' (A-not-A questions).)
好啊！我超爱啤酒
Yes, sure! I love beer (超 = 'super' — slangy intensifier.)
我不喜欢咖啡，因为太浓了
I don't like coffee, because it's too strong (因为 = because. 浓 = thick/strong (for liquids).)
咖啡是世界上最好的东西
Coffee is the best thing in the world (世界上 — 'world-on'. 东西 — 'east-west' = thing!)
啤酒是世界上最糟糕的东西
Beer is the worst thing in the world
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