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Learn Hardcore Chinese: kāfēi - coffee

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 9
/kāfēi

kāfēi

Word

咖啡kāfēi

Meaning

coffee

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of kāfēi

除了Chúle　咖啡kāfēi　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　牛奶niúnǎi。Chúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan niúnǎi.

Besides coffee, I also like milk.

他Tā　在zài　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā zài gōngyuán ménkǒu hē kāfēi.

He is drinking coffee at the park entrance.

我Wǒ　越yuè　忙máng　越yuè　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Wǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.

The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.

在Zài　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　的de　咖啡kāfēi　很hěn　贵guì，　我wǒ　花huā　了le　很hěn　多duō　钱qián。Zài gōngyuán fùjìn de kāfēi hěn guì, wǒ huā le hěn duō qián.

Coffee near the park is expensive; I spent a lot of money.

图书馆Túshūguǎn　附近fùjìn　的de　咖啡kāfēi　不bú　贵guì，　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　去qù。Túshūguǎn fùjìn de kāfēi bú guì, wǒ chángcháng qù.

Coffee near the library isn’t expensive; I often go there.

他Tā　一yì　忙máng　就jiù　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.

Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.

咖啡kāfēi　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　苦kǔ，　但是dànshì　他tā　习惯xíguàn　不bù　加jiā　糖táng　喝hē。kāfēi suīrán yǒudiǎnr kǔ, dànshì tā xíguàn bù jiā táng hē.

Although coffee is a bit bitter, he is used to drinking it without sugar.

他tā　从来cónglái　不bù　在zài　晚上wǎnshang　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi，　觉jué得de　咖啡kāfēi　太tài　苦kǔ，　喝hē　完wán　以yǐ后hòu　也yě　睡不着shuìbuzháo。tā cónglái bù zài wǎnshang hē kāfēi, juéde kāfēi tài kǔ, hē wán yǐhòu yě shuìbuzháo.

He never drinks coffee at night; he feels coffee is too bitter, and after drinking it he can’t fall asleep.

我wǒ　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　加jiā　糖táng。wǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.

When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.

今天jīntiān　我wǒ　喝hē　了le　太tài　多duō　咖啡kāfēi，　晚上wǎnshang　可能kěnéng　睡不着shuìbuzháo。jīntiān wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang kěnéng shuìbuzháo.

Today I drank too much coffee; I might not be able to fall asleep tonight.

我wǒ　喝hē　了le　太tài　多duō　咖啡kāfēi，　晚上wǎnshang　会huì　很hěn　难受nánshòu。wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang huì hěn nánshòu.

I drank too much coffee; I’ll feel really uncomfortable tonight.

我wǒ　去qù　食堂shítáng　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　室友shìyǒu　带dài　了le　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ qù shítáng chīfàn de shíhou, shùnbiàn bāng shìyǒu dài le yì bēi kāfēi.

When I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also brought a cup of coffee for my roommate.

我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　买mǎi　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, shùnbiàn mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.

When I go to the park for a walk, I also buy a cup of coffee while I’m at it.

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