我不太喜欢
How to say I like and I don't like in Chinese
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用中文说“我喜欢”，一点儿也不难：我喜欢猫。我喜欢喝茶。
在“喜欢”前边说一个“不”，是“不喜欢”：我不喜欢猫。我不喜欢喝茶。
很喜欢很喜欢，可以说“非常喜欢”。不是很喜欢，可以说“不太喜欢”。很多中国人不说“不喜欢”，说“不太喜欢”，也说“还可以”。
郑先生第一次去女朋友家吃饭。桌子上有很多菜。
她妈妈问：“你喜欢吃饺子吗？”
“喜欢！我非常喜欢！”
“这个菜呢？”
郑先生吃了一口。他不太喜欢，说：“这个菜还可以。”
她妈妈看了看他：“还可以？那就是不太喜欢吧？”
郑先生不知道说什么好。
妈妈又问：“那我女儿呢？你喜欢吗？”
“非常非常喜欢！”
妈妈笑了：“好。这个菜，是她做的。”
郑先生看了看女朋友，吃了一大口：“我，我非常喜欢！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuān | to like; to be fond of |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr.; sir; gentleman |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |
English (for the teacher)
Saying "I like" in Chinese isn't hard at all: I like cats. I like drinking tea.
Say 不 in front of 喜欢 and you get "don't like": I don't like cats. I don't like drinking tea.
If you like something a lot, you can say "fēicháng xǐhuan", like it very much. If you don't like it much, you can say "bú tài xǐhuan", don't really like it. Many Chinese people don't say "bù xǐhuan"; they say "bú tài xǐhuan", or "hái kěyǐ", it's OK.
Mr Zheng goes to his girlfriend's home for dinner for the first time. There are lots of dishes on the table.
Her mum asks, "Do you like dumplings?"
"Yes! I love them!"
"And this dish?"
Mr Zheng takes a bite. He doesn't really like it, and says, "This dish is OK."
Her mum looks at him. "OK?" "So you don't really like it, then?"
Mr Zheng doesn't know what to say.
Then her mum asks, "And my daughter? Do you like her?"
"Very, very much!"
Her mum smiles. "Good. She made this dish."
Mr Zheng looks at his girlfriend and takes a big bite. "I, I love it!"