Discussing culinary preferences and habits

Vocabulary: Culinary Preferences and Habits

喜欢 (xǐ huān) - Like
不喜欢 (bù xǐ huān) - Don’t like
吃 (chī) - Eat
饭 (fàn) - Meal / Rice
菜 (cài) - Dish / Cuisine
尝试 (cháng shì) - Try
素食者 (sù shí zhě) - Vegetarian
食物 (shí wù) - Food

Typical Sentence Structures

我喜欢吃中餐 (Wǒ xǐ huān chī zhōng cān) - I like eating Chinese food.
我不喜欢吃肉 (Wǒ bù xǐ huān chī ròu) - I don’t like eating meat.
我想尝试新菜 (Wǒ xiǎng cháng shì xīn cài) - I want to try a new dish.

Questions and Responses

你喜欢吃什么? (Nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me?) - What do you like to eat?
- 我喜欢吃辣的 (Wǒ xǐ huān chī là de) - I like to eat spicy food.
你今天晚上想吃什么? (Nǐ jīn tiān wǎn shang xiǎng chī shén me?) - What do you feel like eating tonight?
- 我想吃意大利面 (Wǒ xiǎng chī yì dà lì miàn) - I feel like eating pasta.

Discussing Food Habits

Understanding how to express preferences, desires, and habits around food can help elevate your daily conversation skills. Don’t forget to include emotions and time expressions to make your discourse more complete and nuanced.

我每天早上都喜欢吃面条 (Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu xǐ huān chī miàn tiáo) - I enjoy eating noodles every morning.
我真的不喜欢海鲜 (Wǒ zhēn de bù xǐ huān hǎi xiān) - I really do not like seafood.
我的妹妹是素食者 (Wǒ de mèi mèi shì sù shí zhě) - My sister is a vegetarian.