Beginner Mandarin Chinese: "Black Tea or Green Tea?" with eChineseLearning

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Channel: eChineseLearning · 2018 · Education

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Today, Teacher Joyce teaches an important sentence that will be useful in a restaurant or cafe. You will often hear this question:

Nǐ yào hóngchá háishì lǜchá.
你要红茶还是绿茶?
Do you want black tea or green tea? 

红茶 (hóngchá) = black tea 
绿茶 (lǜchá) = green tea

If you want to know the preferences of other people, Teacher Joyce will show you how to ask by using "还是 (hái shì ) or" in a question.

Learn along with today's lesson and be ready to order!
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