Learning : I Need Coffee
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Abstract : Feeling tired and you need caffeine boost to stimulate your brain? You can go to any coffee shop, as long as you can say that in Mandarin.

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I need a cup of coffee.

我需要一杯咖啡。

Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi

 

wǒ

I

xūyào

需要

to need

yī bēi

一杯

a cup of

kāfēi

咖啡

coffee

 

SCRIPT

Hello everyone. Welcome to Askbenny Micro-class This is Benny, The most popular Mandarin teacher in the world. Today I am gonna to teach you a very important word which is “to need”

In Chinese we say,

Xūyào”
“Xūyào”

 

For example:
“Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi”.

“Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi”.


Which means:
“I need a cup of coffee”.
“I need a cup of coffee”.


” is “I”

 

Xūyào” is “ need”

 

Yī bēi” means “a cup of”.

 

While “coffee” is “kāfēi”.
“Kāfēi”

 

The whole sentence is “Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi”.


Alright guys, did you get it? Don't worry,come with me, let's see how it works.

 

SCENE 1:

B: Xièxie.
Waitress: Bùyòngxiè.

A: Benny,nǐ yào hē shénme?

B: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi.

B: Nǐ yào hē shénme?Joy.

A: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi xuěbì.

B: Xuěbì? Hǎo.

 

 

SCENE 2:

B: Xièxie.
Waitress: Bùyòngxiè.

A: Benny,nǐ yào hē shénme?

B: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi.

B: Nǐ yào hē shénme?Joy.

A: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi xuěbì.

B: Xuěbì? Hǎo.

 

SCENE 3:

B: Xièxie.
Waitress: Bùyòngxiè.

A: Benny,nǐ yào hē shénme?

B: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi kāfēi.

B: Nǐ yào hē shénme?Joy.

A: Wǒ xūyào yī bēi xuěbì.

B: Xuěbì? Hǎo.

 

 

It's easy as ABC!

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