zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn lǐ de huánjìng hěn ānjìng, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn qīngsōng.

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Breakdown of zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn lǐ de huánjìng hěn ānjìng, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn qīngsōng.

• 这zhè: this
• 的de: possessive particle
• 都dōu: all

Questions & Answers about zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn lǐ de huánjìng hěn ānjìng, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn qīngsōng.

Why do we say 这家咖啡馆 instead of 这个咖啡馆? What does 家 do here?

家 (jiā) is a measure word (classifier) used for certain types of establishments and businesses, such as shops, restaurants, companies, etc.

• 这家咖啡馆 = this café (literally: this-CL establishment café).
• 家 is commonly used with places like:
  • 一家饭馆 (a restaurant)
  • 一家公司 (a company)
  • 一家银行 (a bank)

You can technically hear 这个咖啡馆, but it sounds less natural and a bit foreign; native speakers almost always use 家 with 咖啡馆 in this kind of sentence.

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What exactly is the structure of 这家咖啡馆里的环境? How is it built?

The phrase 这家咖啡馆里的环境 is a noun phrase where everything before 环境 modifies 环境.

Breakdown:

• 这家咖啡馆 – this café
• 里 – inside
• 的 – structural particle marking an attributive phrase
• 环境 – environment

So 这家咖啡馆里的环境 literally means:

the environment (环境) [that is] inside (里) this café (这家咖啡馆)

Structure template:

[Location] + 里 + 的 + [Noun]

Examples:

• 学校里的老师 – the teachers in the school
• 房间里的空气 – the air in the room

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Could I just say 这家咖啡馆的环境很安静 without 里? Is there any difference?