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

  1. 你养宠物吗?Do you have a pet?
  2. 你的宠物叫什么名字?What's your pet called?
  3. 你喜欢小狗还是小猫?Do you prefer puppies or kittens?
  4. 谁喂你的宠物?Who feeds your pet?
  5. 你每天遛狗吗?Do you walk the dog every day?
  6. 你小时候养过金鱼或者仓鼠吗?Did you have a goldfish or hamster as a child?
  7. 你的宠物去看过兽医吗?Has your pet ever been to the vet?
  8. 你将来想养什么宠物?为什么?What pet would you like to have in future? Why?

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