Drinking culture & toasts in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about drinking culture & toasts in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你喝酒吗?Do you drink?
  2. 你的酒量怎么样?How well can you hold your drink?
  3. 你喝过白酒吗?觉得怎么样?Have you tried baijiu? What did you think?
  4. 你们国家喝酒的时候说什么?What do people say when they toast in your country?
  5. 别人劝酒的时候你怎么办?What do you do when someone pushes you to drink?
  6. 你喝醉过吗?Have you ever been drunk?
  7. 你喜欢在饭桌上敬酒吗?Do you like making toasts at dinner?
  8. 你觉得中国的酒桌文化怎么样?What do you think of Chinese drinking culture?

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