Home appliances 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 home appliances in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你家有洗衣机吗?Do you have a washing machine?
  2. 你常用微波炉吗?Do you often use the microwave?
  3. 你家冬天开暖气吗?Do you put the heating on in winter?
  4. 你有电饭锅吗?Do you have a rice cooker?
  5. 你家停过电吗?停电的时候你做什么?Have you had a power cut? What did you do?
  6. 你家哪个家电最有用?Which appliance in your home is the most useful?
  7. 你会想办法省电吗?Do you try to save electricity?
  8. 如果只能留三个家电,你选哪三个?If you could only keep three appliances, which would you choose?

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