我的中国朋友喜欢问我：为什么要学汉语？
因为我喜欢旅游，如果会说汉语，在中国旅行很方便。
现在不会汉语也能在中国旅行，可是会汉语可以和中国人聊天，了解中国文化。我
很喜欢中国，也想在中国工作。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 不会 | bù huì | not able |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand / to realize / to find out |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 。我 | ||
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work / (of a machine) to operate |