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你的爱好是什么？

How to talk about your hobbies in Chinese

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今天jīntiān，我们wǒmen学校xuéxiào来lái了le一个yígè新xīn同学tóngxué，叫jiào邓小天。

老师lǎoshī说shuō：“邓小天，下课xiàkè的de时候shíhou，你nǐ问问wènwen同学tóngxué们men的de爱好àihào，认识认识rènshí-rènshi大家dàjiā吧ba。”

下课xiàkè了le。邓小天问wèn一个yígè男nán同学tóngxué：“你nǐ的de爱好àihào是shì什么shénme？”“我wǒ的de爱好àihào是shì唱歌chànggē！”他tā唱chàng了le十shí分钟fēnzhōng。

邓小天问wèn一个yígè女nǚ同学tóngxué：“你nǐ喜欢xǐhuān做zuò什么shénme？”“我wǒ喜欢xǐhuān看书kànshū，我家wǒjiā有yǒu很hěn多duō书shū。你nǐ呢？”“我wǒ不太bútài喜欢xǐhuān看书kànshū。”

他tā问wèn了le很hěn多duō同学tóngxué。有的yǒude喜欢xǐhuān看kàn电影diànyǐng，有的yǒude喜欢xǐhuān玩wán手机shǒujī，还有háiyǒu一个yígè说shuō：“我wǒ的de爱好àihào是shì学习xuéxí！”

邓小天看见kànjiàn叶小圆一yí个gè人rén坐zuò在zài那儿nàr，不bù说话shuōhuà，也yě不bù玩wán。他tā问wèn：“叶小圆，你nǐ的de爱好àihào是shì什么shénme？”叶小圆说shuō：“我wǒ喜欢xǐhuān一yí个gè人rén坐zuò在zài这儿zhèr，什么shénme也yě不bú做zuò，也yě不bù说话shuōhuà。”邓小天很hěn高兴gāoxìng：“我wǒ也yě是shì！”

两liǎng个gè人rén在zài那儿nàr坐zuò了le十shí分钟fēnzhōng，没有méiyǒu说话shuōhuà。

上课shàngkè的de时候shíhou，老师lǎoshī问wèn：“邓小天，你nǐ知道zhīdào大家dàjiā的de爱好àihào了le吗ma？”邓小天说shuō：“知道zhīdào了le！我wǒ还hái认识rènshi了le一个yígè新xīn朋友péngyǒu。”

“你们nǐmen说shuō了le什么shénme？”“什么shénme也yě没méi说shuō。她tā的de爱好àihào，也yě是shì我wǒ的de爱好àihào！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīntiāntoday
学校xuéxiàoschool
来láito come
新xīnnew; newly; just
同学tóngxuéclassmate; fellow student
老师lǎoshīteacher
说shuōto speak; to say
下课xiàkèto finish class; class is over
问wènto ask
男nánmale; man
什么shénmewhat; anything
唱chàngto sing

English (for the teacher)

Today a new classmate called Deng Xiaotian came to our school.

The teacher said, “Deng Xiaotian, at break time, ask your classmates about their hobbies and get to know everyone.”

The bell rang for break. Deng Xiaotian asked a boy, “What's your hobby?” “My hobby is singing!” He sang for ten minutes.

Deng Xiaotian asked a girl, “What do you like doing?” “I like reading; we have lots of books at home. What about you?” “I don't really like reading.”

He asked lots of classmates. Some liked watching films, some liked playing on their phones, and one said, “My hobby is studying!”

Deng Xiaotian saw Ye Xiaoyuan sitting there on her own, not talking and not playing. He asked, “Ye Xiaoyuan, what's your hobby?” Ye Xiaoyuan said, “I like sitting here on my own, doing nothing and not talking.” Deng Xiaotian was delighted: “Me too!”

The two of them sat there for ten minutes without saying a word.

When class started again, the teacher asked, “Deng Xiaotian, do you know everyone's hobbies now?” Deng Xiaotian said, “Yes! And I've made a new friend.”

“What did you talk about?” “Nothing. Her hobby is my hobby too!”