Chinese Lesson 9: I like swimming.

Sentence Pattern

我喜欢游泳。（Wŏ xǐhuān yóuyǒng）：
I like swimming.
Words
1.喜欢（xǐhuān）：[v]to like
2.游泳（yóuyŏng）：[n.,v]to swim; swimming
3.爱好（àihào）：[n]hobby
4.练（liàn）：[v]to practise
5.太极拳（tàijíquán）：[proper n]Taiji(a kind of martial arts)
6.画画（huàhuà）：to draw a picture
7.书法（shūfă）：[n]calligraphy
8.平时（píngshí）：[adv]usually
9.做（zuò）：[v]to do; doing
10.滑冰（huábīng）：[v.,n]ice-skate; ice-skating
11.爬山（páshān）：mountain-climbing
12.打（dă）：[v]to play
13.篮球（lánqiú）：[n]basketball

Background
Dachuan and Sun Dawei are strolling on the seaside, talking about hobbies.

Dialogue One

Wǒ xǐhuān yóuyǒnɡ. Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào?
我喜欢游泳。你有什么爱好？
I like swimming. What are your hobbies?
Wǒ bù xǐhuān yóuyǒnɡ. Wǒ xǐhuān liàn tàijíquán.
我不喜欢游泳。我喜欢练太极拳。
I don't like swimming. I like practising Taiji.
Background
Gao Qiang goes to the dorm with a basketball in hand. When Gao Qiang sees that Dachuan is writing crookedly, he thought Dachuan was drawing a picture.

Dialogue Two

Nǐ zài huàhuà mɑ?
你在画画吗？
Are you drawing a picture?
Bù. Wǒ zài liàn shūfǎ.
不。我在练书法。
Gāo Qiánɡ, nǐ pínɡshí xǐhuɑn zuò shénme?
高强，你平时喜欢做什么？
No. I'm practising calligraphy. What do you usually like to do, Gao Qiang?
Wǒ xǐhuɑn huábīnɡ、páshān hé dǎ lánqiú.
我喜欢滑冰、爬山和打篮球。
I like skating, climing mountains and playing basketball.