// TO WANT (something, somebody) / 要 <yào> [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/yao4.mp3″ title=””]
// WHAT / 什么 <shénme> [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/shen2me.mp3″ title=””]
你要什么?[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0102/0102niyaoshenme.mp3″ title=””]
<Nǐ yào shénme?>
You to want what?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
我要茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0102/0102woyaocha.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yào chá.>
I WANT TEA.
你要什么茶?[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0102/0102niyaoshenmecha.mp3″ title=””]
<Nǐ yào shénme chá?>
You want what tea?
WHAT TEA DO YOU WANT?
我要绿茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0102/0102woyaolvcha.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yào lǜchá.>
I WANT GREEN TEA.
Translate: I DON’T WANT GREEN TEA, I WANT YOU!
// 要 <yào> usually INDICATES a FUTURE TENSE, if followed by a verb
// to DRINK / 喝 <hē> [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/he1.mp3″ title=””]
你要喝什么?[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/random/niyaoheshenme.mp3″ title=””]
<Nǐ yào hē shénme?>
You yao to drink what?
WHAT WILL YOU DRINK?
我要喝茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/MestoRestaurace/woyaohechaSH.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yào hē chá.>
I yao to drink a tea.
I WILL HAVE A TEA.
我要喝果汁。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/random/woyaoheguozhi.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yào hē guǒzhī.>
I WILL HAVE A JUICE.
我要喝啤酒。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/random/woyaohepijiu.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yào hē píjiǔ.>
I WILL HAVE A BEER.
Part of Lesson 1.2