Dialogues

1. 你喜欢什么运动？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng?
What sports do you like to play?
你 nǐ, is you.
喜欢 xǐhuan, like.
什么 shénme, what.
运动 yùndòng, sports.
你喜欢什么运动? What sports do you like to play?

2. 你会游泳吗？Nǐ huì yóuyǒng ma?
Do you know how to swim?
你 nǐ, is you.
会 huì, can or be able to. In Chinese "会 huì" can be followed by a verb, showing a kind of ability of doing something.
游泳 yóuyǒng, to swim.
你会游泳吗? Do you know how to swim?

3. 运动有益于身体健康。Yùndòng yǒuyì yú shēntǐ jiànkāng.
Exercise is good for your health.
The Chinese way of saying exercise is good for your health is 运动有益于身体健康.
运动 yùndòng, sports, both in the fourth tone.
有益 yǒuyì, beneficial, valuable.
于 yú, the second tone means to.
身体 shēntǐ, body.
健康 jiànkāng, health.
运动有益于身体健康. Exercise is good for your health.

4. 我喜欢打沙滩排球。Wǒ xǐhuan dǎ shātān páiqiú.
I like playing beach volleyball.
沙滩 shātān,beach
After swimming, you may like to join the popular sports on the beach which is beach volleyball!
Volleyball. It’s 排球 páiqiú. And the beach volleyball is 沙滩排球 shātān páiqiú.
我 wǒ, is I.
喜欢 xǐhuan, like to do something.
打 dǎ, to play.
我喜欢打沙滩排球. I like playing beach volleyball.