School subjects 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 school subjects in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你上学时最喜欢什么科目？What was your favourite subject at school?
- 上学时你喜欢上体育课吗？Did you like PE lessons at school?
- 你数学好吗？Are you good at maths?
- 你学过哪些外语？Which foreign languages have you studied?
- 上学时你觉得历史课有意思吗？Did you find history lessons interesting at school?
- 上学时你更喜欢音乐课还是美术课？Did you prefer music or art lessons?
- 你上学时觉得哪门课最难？为什么？Which subject did you find hardest, and why?
- 如果可以再学一个科目，你想学什么？If you could study one more subject, what would it be?
Learn the words first
The School subjects word list has the 20 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.