Dialogues

1. 你们喜欢吃辣的吗？Nǐmen xǐhuan chī là de ma?
Do you like spicy food?
In the former lesson's "Tips of Chinese Culture" we mentioned that food from Sichuan, Hunan or some other provinces is spicy. And Many girls here in Beijing are crazy at spicy food. So it's necessary to learn to ask "Do you like spicy food?" in Chinese. You can say:Ni3men xi3huan chi1 la4 de ma?
Ni3men, you.
xi3huan, like.
chi1, to eat.
la4 de, spicy.
ma, particle.

2. 我喜欢吃羊肉串。Wǒ xǐhuan chī yángròuchuàn.
I like eating barbecued mutton.
I like eating barbecued mutton.
It's cool to order dozens of such barbecued mutton, and share them with friends in the summer nights.
You can say: wo3 xi3huan chi1 yang2rou4 chuan4.
wo3, I.
xi3huan, like.
chi1, eat.
yang2rou4, mutton.
chuan4, here is a measure word, meaning string, bunch, or cluster.
yang2rou4 chuan4, barbecued mutton.

3. 这里面是什么？Zhè lǐmian shì shénme?
What's in it?
What's in it?
What's the stuff inside the dumpling wrapper? How do the Chinese say "What's in it?"
You can say: zhe4 li3mian shi4 shen2me?
zhe4, this.
li3mian, inside.
shi4, is.
shen2me, what.　

4. 我们去买点饮料吧。Wǒmen qù mǎi diǎn yǐnliào ba.
Let's go and buy some drinks.
Let's go and buy some drinks.
You're really thirsty now. You want to tell your Chinese friend "Let's go and buy some drinks." You can say: wo3men qu4 mai3 dian3 yin3liao4 ba.
wo3men, we. 
qu4, go. 
mai3, to buy. 
dian3 literally it means spot. Here its meaning is "a little bit or some".
yin3liao4, drinks. 
ba, particle.