The 'Like Something' Structure
S + 喜欢 + OUsed to express a person's preferences. '喜欢' (to like) is the verb, coming after the subject and before the object.
我喜欢看书。
I like reading books.
她喜欢听歌。
She likes listening to songs.
Lesson 2: Asking About Hobbies and Weather
我的爱好Learn 喜欢 + O and V + 了 through Asking About Hobbies and Weather.
3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min
Vocabulary3 words
电视Noun
- television, TVliterally 'electric vision' (television)
Examples
我看电视。
I watch TV.
下雨Verb
- to rainused both as a verb and for the weather phenomenon
Examples
今天下雨。
It's raining today.
下雨了，带伞。
It's raining, bring an umbrella.
花Noun
- 1.flower
- 2.pattern; design
- 3.to spend (money)
Examples
花园里有很多花。
There are many flowers in the garden.
不要花太多钱。
Don't spend too much money.
Grammar
The 'Did Something' Structure
S + V + 了Place '了' after a verb to indicate a completed action. It is often used in sentences describing the past.
我看电视了。
I watched TV.
他去北京了。
He went to Beijing.
Dialogues
Asking About Hobbies and Weather
Two friends, Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua, talk one evening.
小明
小明
小花，你今天想做什么？
Xiao Hua, what do you want to do today?
小花
小花
我喜欢看书和看电视。今天下雨了，天气很冷。
I like reading books and watching TV. It rained today, and the weather is very cold.
小明
小明
是啊，北京现在也很冷。你喜欢中国吗？
Yeah, Beijing is also very cold right now. Do you like China?
小花
小花
喜欢！我很想去北京。你呢？你喜欢什么？
I do! I really want to go to Beijing. How about you? What do you like?
小明
小明
我喜欢听歌。今天太冷了，我不想出门。
I like listening to songs. It's too cold today, so I don't want to go out.
小花
小花
我也是。我们看书吧！
Me too. Let's read books!