Food 1
Initial Sounds
Pinyin letters g, k, h, and s are pronounced similarly to sounds in English.
guó
国 (as in “skin”)
kè
客 (as in “kangaroo”)
hǎo
好 (as in “hall”)
sān
三 (as in “sand”)
也 (yě, also)
You already know that 也 (yě), which means also or too, always comes before the adjective (for example, 我也很高兴, wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng). The same applies when 也 is used with verbs.
我也喝茶。
(Wǒ yě hē chá.) I also drink tea.
不 (bù, not)
In English, we say I do not eat noodles or He does not eat noodles. To negate a sentence in Chinese, you only need to add no (不 bù) before the verb. Easy peasy!
我吃面。
(Wǒ chī miàn.) I eat noodles.
我不吃面。
(Wǒ bù chī miàn.) I don’t eat noodles.
你也喝茶。
(Nǐ yě hē chá.) You also drink tea.
你也不喝茶。
(Nǐ yě bù hē chá.) You also don’t drink tea.