Cats are better than dogs (A 比 B 好 — 'A compared-to B good'.)
我比較喜歡貓
I like cats more than dogs (比較 — 'comparatively'.)
真的嗎？我也是！
Really? Me too! (也 — 'also'.)
你有什麼推薦的嗎？
Do you have a recommendation for us? (推薦 — 'push-recommend'.)
我討厭車子
I hate cars (討厭 — 'demand-dislike'.)
你有試過嗎？
Have you ever tried it? (過 marks 'ever done before'.)
哪個比較好？
Which one is better?
你喜歡咖啡嗎？
Do you like coffee?
你覺得怎麼樣？
What do you think about that? (覺得 — 'feel/think'.)
我覺得…
I think that…
我覺得不是
I don't think so (Literally 'I feel not-is'.)
我不確定
I'm not sure (確定 — 'firm-fix' = certain.)
你說得對！
You're right! (得 links verb to its evaluation: 'you speak correctly'.)
你也要咖啡嗎？
Do you want coffee too?
不用，謝謝，我不喜歡咖啡
No thanks, I don't like coffee (不用 — 'no need', the polite refusal.)
我喜歡咖啡，但是我更喜歡茶
I like coffee, but I prefer tea (更 — 'even more'.)
要不要來一杯啤酒？
Can I offer you a beer? (要不要 — 'want or not want?' is the standard offer pattern.)
好啊！我超愛啤酒
Yes, sure! I love beer (超 — 'super/exceed', popular slang intensifier.)
我不喜歡咖啡，因為太濃了
I don't like coffee because it's too strong (因為 — 'because'; 濃 = 'thick/strong'.)
咖啡是世界上最棒的東西
Coffee is the best thing in the world (世界上 — 'world-on'.)
啤酒是世界上最糟的東西
Beer is the worst thing in the world (糟 — 'rotten/awful'.)
Our Lingophant mobile app has a smart scheduling mechanism and makes it fun to record and practice phrases, wherever you are. You can download it from the App Store or the Google Play Store.
Scan the QR-Code with your phone camera to unlock this phraseset in the app.
If you have the app running on this device, open this link.