Asking, inviting & talking about hobbies

现在我正跟一个汉语老师学习中国的书法，还学画中国画儿。

Xiànzài wǒ zhèng gēn yí ge hànyǔ lǎoshī xuéxí zhōngguó de shūfǎ, hái xué huà zhōngguó huàr.

Now I am learning Chinese calligraphy from a Chinese teacher and also learning Chinese painting.

你什么时候回来？

Nǐ shénme shíhòu huílai?

When will you come back?

我一个星期以后回来。

Wǒ yí ge xīngqī yǐhòu huí lái.

I'll be back in a week.

以前我是这个公司的职员，现在我是汉语老师。

Yǐqián wǒ shì zhè ge gōngsī de zhíyuán, xiànzài wǒ shì hànyǔ lǎoshī.

I used to be an employee of this company, but now I am a Chinese teacher.

现在她是大学生，以后她想当汉语老师。

Xiànzài tā shì dà xuéshēng, yǐhòu tā xiǎng dāng hànyǔ lǎoshī.

Now she is a college student, and she wants to be a Chinese teacher in the future.

来中国以前我是这个公司的总经理。

Lái zhōngguó yǐqián wǒ shì zhè ge gōngsī de zǒng jīnglǐ.

Before coming to China, I was the general manager of this company.

我对中国书法很感兴趣。

Wǒ duì zhōngguó shūfǎ hěn gǎn xìngqù.

I am very interested in Chinese calligraphy.

我对她不感兴趣。

Wǒ duì tā bù gǎn xìngqù.

I'm not interested in her.

我对玩儿电脑很感兴趣。

Wǒ duì wánr diànnǎo hěn gǎn xìngqù.

I am very interested in playing with computers.

请大家看一下我新买的汽车。

Qǐng dàjiā kàn yí xià wǒ xīn mǎi de qìchē.

Please take a look at my new car.

今天的课老师让我们谈一下儿自己的爱好。

Jīntiān de kè lǎoshī ràng wǒmen tán yí xiàr zìjǐ de àihào.

Today's class teacher asked us to talk about our hobbies.

我打算请一个英国人教我英语。

Wǒ dǎsuàn qǐng yí ge yīngguó rén jiāo wǒ yīngyǔ.

I'm going to ask an Englishman to teach me English.

你请老师教什么？

Nǐ qǐng lǎoshī jiāo shénme?

What do you ask the teacher to teach you?

我请老师教我唱越南歌。

Wǒ qǐng lǎoshī jiāo wǒ chàng yuènán gē.

I asked my teacher to teach me how to sing Vietnamese songs.

外贸公司派你做什么？

Wàimào gōngsī pài nǐ zuò shénme?

What did the foreign trade company send you to do?

外贸公司派我去中国学习汉语。

Wàimào gōngsī pài wǒ qù zhōngguó xuéxí hànyǔ.

The foreign trade company sent me to China to learn Chinese.

老师让我回答这个问题。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ huídá zhè ge wèntí.

The teacher asked me to answer this question.

她让我帮她借汉语书。

Tā ràng wǒ bāng tā jiè hànyǔ shū.

She asked me to borrow Chinese books for her.

她让我帮她去商店买一件羽绒服。

Tā ràng wǒ bāng tā qù shāngdiàn mǎi yí jiàn yǔróngfú.

She asked me to help her go to the store to buy a down jacket.

她请我教她英语。

Tā qǐng wǒ jiāo tā yīngyǔ.

She asked me to teach her English.

她请我喝咖啡。

Tā qǐng wǒ hē kāfēi.

She invited me to drink coffee.

她请我跟她一起跳舞。

Tā qǐng wǒ gēn tā yì qǐ tiàowǔ.

She asked me to dance with her.

你有什么爱好吗？

Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào ma?

Do you have any hobbies?

我没有什么爱好。

Wǒ méiyǒu shénme àihào.

I don't have any hobbies.

我来中国以前是河内大学的学生。

Wǒ lái zhōngguó yǐqián shì hénèi dàxué de xuéshēng.

I was a student at Hanoi University before coming to China.

休息的时候你常常做什么？

Xiūxi de shíhòu nǐ cháng cháng zuò shénme?

What do you usually do during your down time?

休息的时候我常常去健身房锻炼身体。

Xiūxi de shíhòu wǒ cháng cháng qù jiànshēnfáng duànliàn shēntǐ.

I often go to the gym to exercise during my breaks.

你喜欢看电影吗？

Nǐ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng ma?

Do you like watching movies?

我不喜欢看电影，我只喜欢上网玩儿游戏。

Wǒ bù xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng, wǒ zhǐ xǐhuān shàngwǎng wánr yóuxì.

I don't like watching movies, I just like to play games online.

你喜欢看什么节目？

Nǐ xǐhuān kàn shénme jiémù?

What shows do you like to watch?

我喜欢看国际新闻节目。

Wǒ xǐhuān kàn guójì xīnwén jiémù.

I like to watch international news programs.

你觉得这个节目怎么样？

Nǐ juéde zhè ge jiémù zěnme yàng?

What do you think of this show?

我觉得这个节目非常好。

Wǒ juéde zhè ge jiémù fēicháng hǎo.

I think this show is very good.

今天她请我去酒店吃饭。

Jīntiān tā qǐng wǒ qù jiǔdiàn chīfàn.

Today she invited me to the hotel for dinner.

请大家不要在屋里抽烟。

Qǐng dàjiā bú yào zài wū lǐ chōuyān.

Please don't smoke in the house.

我们坐飞机去越南。

Wǒmen zuò fēijī qù yuènán.

We flew to Vietnam.

请你明天晚上来我的办公室，我有事要跟你说。

Qǐng nǐ míngtiān wǎnshang lái wǒ de bàngōng shì, wǒ yǒu shì yào gēn nǐ shuō.

Please come to my office tomorrow night. I have something to tell you.

今天上课的时候，老师让我谈谈自己的爱好。

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

In class today, the teacher asked me to talk about my hobbies.

老师让我先说，我说我非常喜欢中国的书法，老师感到很惊讶。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ xiān shuō, wǒ shuō wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān zhōngguó de shūfǎ, lǎoshī gǎndào hěn jīngyà.

The teacher asked me to talk first. I said that I like Chinese calligraphy very much. The teacher was surprised.

我对汉语老师说我特别喜欢中国的书法。

Wǒ duì hànyǔ lǎoshī shuō wǒ tèbié xǐhuān zhōngguó de shūfǎ.

I told my Chinese teacher that I particularly like Chinese calligraphy.

我知道，在越南，有不少中文系的学生很喜欢中国的书法。

Wǒ zhīdào, zài yuènán, yǒu bù shǎo zhōngwén xì de xuéshēng hěn xǐhuān zhōngguó de shūfǎ.

I know that in Vietnam, there are many Chinese students who like Chinese calligraphy very much.

我这么喜欢学中国的书法，老师感到很惊讶。

Wǒ zhème xǐhuān xué zhōngguó de shūfǎ, lǎoshī gǎndào hěn jīngyà.

The teacher was surprised that I enjoyed learning Chinese calligraphy so much.

我有一个笔记本电脑，业余时间我常常练习在电脑上用汉语写东西。

Wǒ yǒu yí ge bǐjìběn diànnǎo, yèyú shíjiān wǒ cháng cháng liànxí zài diànnǎo shàng yòng hànyǔ xiě dōngxi.

I have a laptop and I often practice writing in Chinese on the computer in my spare time.

下课以后听一下音乐，跟朋友聊聊天，我感到心情很愉快。

Xiàkè yǐhòu tīng yí xià yīnyuè, gēn péngyǒu liáoliao tiān, wǒ gǎndào xīnqíng hěn yúkuài.

After class, I listen to music and chat with friends. I feel very happy.

我希望以后能常来越南旅游。

Wǒ xīwàng yǐhòu néng cháng lái yuènán lǚyóu.

I hope to travel to Vietnam often in the future.