Visiting & guests 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 visiting & guests in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你家常有客人来吗?Do you often have guests at home?
  2. 你去朋友家做客会带什么?What do you bring when you visit a friend's home?
  3. 在你家,客人进门要换鞋吗?In your home, do guests take their shoes off?
  4. 你喜欢招待客人吗?Do you like having guests over?
  5. 客人来了,你会做什么菜?What do you cook when guests come?
  6. 你最近去谁家做客了?Whose home did you visit recently?
  7. 你觉得做一个好客人要注意什么?What do you need to pay attention to as a good guest?
  8. 在你的国家,做客有什么习惯?What are the customs for visiting someone's home in your country?

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The Visiting & guests word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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