Hobbies & interests

你有什么爱好？

Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào?

What are your hobbies?

我的爱好是看电影。

Wǒ de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng.

My hobby is watching movies.

业余时间你常常做什么？

Yèyú shíjiān nǐ cháng cháng zuò shénme?

What do you usually do in your spare time?

业余时间我常常看电视或者玩电脑。

Yèyú shíjiān wǒ cháng cháng kàn diànshì huòzhě wánr diànnǎo.

In my spare time I often watch TV or play computer games.

你对什么感兴趣？

Nǐ duì shénme gǎn xìngqù?

What are you interested in?

我对中国书法感兴趣。

Wǒ duì zhōngguó shūfǎ gǎn xìngqù.

I am interested in Chinese calligraphy.

我对中国文化非常感兴趣。

Wǒ duì zhōngguó wénhuà fēicháng gǎn xìngqù.

I am very interested in Chinese culture.

我来中国以前是这个公司的职员。

Wǒ lái zhōngguó yǐqián shì zhè ge gōngsī de zhíyuán.

I was an employee of this company before I came to China.

老师让我们谈谈自己的爱好。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen tántan zìjǐ de àihào.

The teacher asked us to talk about our hobbies.

我很喜欢吃中国菜。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chī zhōngguó cài.

I like eating Chinese food very much.

你现在想喝点儿茶还是咖啡？

Nǐ xiànzài xiǎng hē diǎnr chá háishì kāfēi?

Would you like some tea or coffee now?

给我来两杯咖啡吧。

Gěi wǒ lái liǎng bēi kāfēi ba.

Bring me two cups of coffee.

今天下午你要去超市还是去商店？

Jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ yào qù chāoshì háishì qù shāngdiàn?

Are you going to the supermarket or the store this afternoon?

我们去超市买一些东西吧。

Wǒmen qù chāoshì mǎi yì xiē dōngxī ba.

Let's go to the supermarket and buy some things.

你喜欢吃越南菜还是中国菜？

Nǐ xǐhuān chī yuènán cài háishì zhōngguó cài?

Do you like Vietnamese food or Chinese food?

越南菜和中国菜我都喜欢。

Yuènán cài hé zhōngguó cài wǒ dōu xǐhuān.

I like both Vietnamese and Chinese food.

我们坐车去还是骑摩托车去？

Wǒmen zuòchē qù háishì qí mótuōchē qù?

Shall we go by car or by motorcycle?

我很少看电视，有时候我只看看天气预报。

Wǒ hěn shǎo kàn diànshì, yǒu shíhòu wǒ zhǐ kànkan tiānqì yùbào.

I rarely watch TV, sometimes I just look at the weather forecast.

星期六和星期天我常常看足球比赛。

Xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān wǒ cháng cháng kàn zúqiú bǐsài.

I often watch football matches on Saturdays and Sundays.

我很喜欢唱中国歌。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chàng zhōngguó gē.

I like singing Chinese songs very much.

业余时间你想去哪儿玩儿？

Yèyú shíjiān nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr wánr?

Where do you want to play in your spare time?

业余时间我常常跟女朋友去电影院看电影。

Yèyú shíjiān wǒ cháng cháng gēn nǚ péngyǒu qù diànyǐng yuàn kàn diànyǐng.

In my spare time, I often go to the cinema to watch movies with my girlfriend.

你喜欢自己一个人去还是跟朋友一起去？

Nǐ xǐhuān zìjǐ yí ge rén qù háishì gēn péngyǒu yì qǐ qù?

Do you prefer to go alone or with friends?

今天上课的时候，老师让我们谈谈自己的爱好。

Jīntiān shàngkè de shíhòu, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen tántan zìjǐ de àihào.

In class today, the teacher asked us to talk about our hobbies.

老师让我先谈我的爱好。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ xiān tán wǒ de àihào.

The teacher asked me to talk about my hobbies first.

在中国，有不少年轻人不喜欢看京剧。

Zài zhōngguó, yǒu bù shǎo niánqīng rén bù xǐhuān kàn jīngjù.

In China, many young people don’t like to watch Peking Opera.

我们班的同学都谈了自己的爱好。

Wǒmen bān de tóngxué dōu tán le zìjǐ de àihào.

The students in our class all talked about their hobbies.

我有一个笔记本电脑，我常常在电脑上学汉语。

Wǒ yǒu yí ge bǐjìběn diànnǎo, wǒ cháng cháng zài diànnǎo shàng xué hànyǔ.

I have a laptop and I often learn Chinese on the computer.

下课后跟朋友一起聊聊天，我感到心情很愉快。

Xiàkè hòu gēn péngyǒu yì qǐ liáoliao tiān, wǒ gǎndào xīnqíng hěn yúkuài.

I felt very happy when I chatted with my friends after class.

我来中国以前就对中国文化很感兴趣。

Wǒ lái zhōngguó yǐqián jiù duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.

I was very interested in Chinese culture before I came to China.

我现在在跟一个汉语老师学习汉语。

Wǒ xiànzài zài gēn yí ge hànyǔ lǎoshī xuéxí hànyǔ.

I am now learning Chinese with a Chinese teacher.

我希望以后我能学好汉语。

Wǒ xīwàng yǐhòu wǒ néng xué hǎo hànyǔ.

I hope I can learn Chinese well in the future.

今天的课我想请大家谈谈自己的爱好。谁先说？

Jīntiān de kè wǒ xiǎng qǐng dàjiā tántan zìjǐ de àihào. Shuí xiān shuō?

In today’s class, I want to ask everyone to talk about their hobbies. Who speaks first?

你让我先说吧。

Nǐ ràng wǒ xiān shuō ba.

Let me say it first.

好，你先说吧，你有什么爱好？

Hǎo, nǐ xiān shuō ba, nǐ yǒu shénme àihào?

Okay, tell me first, what are your hobbies?

我的爱好是上网看电影和玩儿游戏。

Wǒ de àihào shì shàngwǎng kàn diànyǐng hé wánr yóuxì.

My hobbies are watching movies online and playing games.

你喜欢做什么？

Nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme?

What do you like to do?

我喜欢玩儿电脑。

Wǒ xǐhuān wánr diànnǎo.

I like to play with computers.

我喜欢听听轻音乐，下课以后，听听音乐或者跟朋友聊聊天儿，感到心情很愉快。

Wǒ xǐhuān tīngting qīng yīnyuè, xiàkè yǐhòu, tīngting yīnyuè huòzhě gēn péngyǒu liáoliao tiānr, gǎndào xīnqíng hěn yúkuài.

I like to listen to light music. After class, I feel very happy when I listen to music or chat with friends.

你业余时间常常做什么？

Nǐ yèyú shíjiān cháng cháng zuò shénme?

What do you often do in your spare time?

我来中国以前就对书法特别感兴趣。

Wǒ lái zhōngguó yǐqián jiù duì shūfǎ tèbié gǎn xìngqù.

I was particularly interested in calligraphy before I came to China.

今年公司派我来中国学习汉语，我非常高兴。

Jīnnián gōngsī pài wǒ lái zhōngguó xuéxí hànyǔ, wǒ fēicháng gāoxìng.

This year my company sent me to China to learn Chinese, and I am very happy.