I want a glass of water 我要一杯水

Dear friends,

Here is the Chinese lesson today, please watch the video to learn the easy Chinese phrases:

The first phrase is a simple and direct one:

I want a glass of water.

我要一杯水

It's the combination of

我要 (I want) + 一杯水 (a glass of water)

The second phrase is much polite, adding a "Please 請"

Please give me a glass of water.

請給我一杯水

It's the combination of

請 (Please) + 給我 (give me) + 一杯水 (a glass of water)

note: in Chinese, 我 (I, me) is the same no matter it's used as a subject or object in a sentence, the same as 你 (you), 他 (he, him), 她 (she, her), or 它 (it).

The third phrase is to show the appreciation:

Thanks for your water.

謝謝你的水

It's the combination of

謝謝 (Thanks) + 你的 (your) + 水 (water)

The next three phrases basically are the same, just replace the drinks, from water to coffee, but note the unit of drink "杯" (a glass of, a cup of) are both the same in modern Chinese.

Please watch the video and follow those phrases:

I want a cup of coffee.

我要一杯咖啡

It's the combination of

我要 (I want) + 一杯咖啡 (a cup of coffee)

and the much polite version:

Please give me a cup of coffee.

請給我一杯咖啡

It's the combination of

請 (Please) + 給我 (give me) + 一杯咖啡 (a cup of coffee)

and the last phrase for appreciation:

Thanks for your coffee.

謝謝你的咖啡

It's the combination of

謝謝 (Thanks) + 你的 (your) + 咖啡 (coffee)

Please feel free to check the analysis of phrases and vocabulary of this lesson from my site:

http://www.chinese-word.com/lessons/lesson-27.html

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Andres Leo