你喜欢什么？

Learning Chinese: How to Ask "What Do You Like?" in Chinese

Chinese Characters: 你喜欢什么？
Pinyin: Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?
Pronunciation: ni3 xi3huan1 shen2me5
English Translation: What do you like?

Usage:

"你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)" is a common question used to ask someone what they like. It can be used in a variety of contexts, such as asking about someone's preferences in food, movies, music, or hobbies.

Example:

Chinese: 你喜欢什么食物？
Pinyin: Nǐ xǐhuan shénme shíwù?
English: What kind of food do you like?
Variations:

There are a few variations of "你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)" that you may hear:

你喜欢什么东西？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme dōngxī?)
你喜欢什么事情？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme shìqíng?)
你喜欢什么爱好？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme àihào?)
These variations all have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

Tips for Learning:

Practice saying "你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)" out loud to improve your pronunciation.
Listen to native Chinese speakers asking "what do you like?" to get a sense of the natural rhythm and intonation.
Use "你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)" in your daily conversations to practice using it in context.
Additional Notes:

"你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)" is a versatile question that can be used in many different situations.
To ask someone what they like in a specific category, you can add the category after "什么 (shénme)". For example, to ask someone what kind of movies they like, you can say "你喜欢什么电影？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme diànyǐng?)".
When answering the question "你喜欢什么？(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?)", you can use the following sentence structure:

我喜欢 + [object]
For example, to say "I like apples," you would say "我喜欢苹果 (wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ)".