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