Dialogues

1. 你平时喜欢听什么音乐？Nǐ píngshí xǐhuan tīng shénme yīnyuè?
What kind of music do you like to listen to in your spare time?
你 nǐ, is you.
平时 píngshí, both in the second tone, it means usually.
喜欢 xǐhuan, like.
什么 shénme, what.
音乐 yīnyuè, It’s the Chinese for music.
你平时喜欢听什么音乐? What kind of music do you like to listen to in your spare time?

2. 我就爱听摇滚乐。Wǒ jiù ài tīng yáogǔnyuè.
I only like rock music.
我 wǒ, is I.
就 jiù, means just.
爱听 ài tīng, like to listen to.
摇滚乐 yáogǔnyuè, rock music. Rock in Chinese is 摇滚 yáogǔn.
我就爱听摇滚乐. I only like rock music.

3. 你最喜欢的歌手是谁？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu shì shuí?
Who is your favorite singer?
你 nǐ, is you.
最喜欢 zuì xǐhuan, like the most.
歌手 gēshǒu, singer.
是 shì, is.
谁 shuí, who.
你最喜欢的歌手是谁? Who is your favorite singer?

4. 这首歌最近特别流行。Zhè shǒu gē zuìjìn tèbié liúxíng.
This song is very popular right now.
这 zhè , this.
首 shǒu, is a measure word for songs.
歌 gē, song.
最近 zuìjìn, recently.
特别 tèbié, very.
流行 liúxíng, popular.
这首歌最近特别流行. This song is very popular right now.