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Let's Talk in Chinese 27

I want a glass of water 我要一杯水
Thanks for your water 謝謝你的水

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I want a glass of water. 我要一杯水 Wǒ yào yì bēi shuǐ
I 我 wǒ	want 要 yào	one 一 yì	glass 杯 bēi	water 水 shuǐ

a glass of water 一杯水 yì bēi shuǐ
one 一 yì	glass 杯 bēi	water 水 shuǐ

Please give me a glass of water. 請給我一杯水 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ
please 請 qǐng	give 給 gěi	me 我 wǒ	one 一 yì	glass 杯 bēi	water 水 shuǐ

note: in Chinese, the 我 (I, me) is the same in a sentence.

Thanks for your water. 謝謝你的水 Xiè-xiè nǐ de shuǐ
thanks 謝謝 xiè-xiè		your 你的 nǐ de		water 水 shuǐ

thanks 謝謝 xiè-xiè
thank 謝 xiè	thank 謝 xiè

your 你的 nǐ de
you 你 nǐ	of 的 de

I want a cup of coffee. 我要一杯咖啡 Wǒ yào yì bēi kā-fēi
I 我 wǒ	want 要 yào	one 一 yì	cup 杯 bēi	coffee 咖啡 kā-fēi

a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡 yì bēi kā-fēi
one 一 yì	cup 杯 bēi	coffee 咖啡 kā-fēi

In Chinese, a cup and a glass are both
used the same unit character 杯 for drinks.

coffee 咖啡 kā-fēi
咖 kā	啡 fēi

In modern Chinese, coffee 咖啡 is a phonetically translated word,
these 2 characters 咖 and 啡 have no relations with the word coffee.

Please give me a cup of coffee. 請給我一杯咖啡 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kā-fēi
please 請 qǐng	give 給 gěi	me 我 wǒ	one 一 yì	cup 杯 bēi	coffee 咖啡 kā-fēi

note: in Chinese, the 我 (I, me) is the same in a sentence.

Thanks for your coffee. 謝謝你的咖啡 Xiè-xiè nǐ de kā-fēi
thanks 謝謝 xiè-xiè		your 你的 nǐ de		coffee 咖啡 kā-fēi

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