HSK 3.0 · Level 1 · 1 min

Two cups, one guest

A guest asks for tea and water. The tea needs time to cool.

AI-generated Mandarin audio.

Host

你喝茶还是喝水?

Nǐ hē chá háishi hē shuǐ?

Would you like tea or water?

Guest

我喝茶,也喝水。

Wǒ hē chá, yě hē shuǐ.

I’ll have tea, and water too.

Host

好。给你两个杯子。

Hǎo. Gěi nǐ liǎng ge bēizi.

All right. Here are two cups.

Guest

这个杯子很小。

Zhè ge bēizi hěn xiǎo.

This cup is very small.

A guest reaches for the large glass of water beside a small cup of hot tea.

Host

小杯子喝茶,大杯子喝水。

Xiǎo bēizi hē chá, dà bēizi hē shuǐ.

The small cup is for tea, and the big one is for water.

Guest

那我先喝水。茶太热了。

Nà wǒ xiān hē shuǐ. Chá tài rè le.

Then I’ll have some water first. The tea is too hot.

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Why does the guest get two cups?

Why does the guest drink water first?

Words from this reading

喝 hē
to drink
茶 chá
tea
水 shuǐ
water
杯子 bēizi
cup
小 xiǎo
small
热 rè
hot

Offer a choice

还是 connects alternatives in a question: 你喝茶还是喝水?也 adds a second thing: 我喝茶,也喝水.

Offer a choice with 还是

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