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Chinese Bites — with Janine|HSK 2️⃣

🎙️1️⃣6️⃣ An Encounter at the Café《咖啡店的遇见 》

14 Nov 2025

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After a busy day at work, I went to relax at a quiet café. ☕In this episode, you’ll learn how to use 好像 to say “seems like”,make soft suggestions with 还是…吧,and express “for someone / to someone” using 给.Perfect for warm, real-life conversations. 🌇💬下班以后,我去了咖啡店。咖啡店里很好听的音乐,我坐在窗边看手机。正在放松的时候,一个男生走过来。他看了看我的杯子,说:“你的咖啡好像凉了,还是我给你买一杯新的吧。”我有点儿惊讶,但也笑着说:“好啊,谢谢!”Xià bān yǐ hòu, wǒ qù le kā fēi diàn.Kā fēi diàn lǐ yǒu hěn hǎo tīng de yīn yuè, wǒ zuò zài chuāng biān kàn shǒu jī.Zhèng zài fàng sōng de shí hou, yí gè nán shēng zǒu guò lái.Tā kàn le kan wǒ de bēi zi, shuō: “Nǐ de kā fēi hǎo xiàng liáng le, hái shì wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi yì bēi xīn de ba.”Wǒ yǒu diǎnr jīng yà, dàn yě xiào zhe shuō: “Hǎo a, xiè xie!”(After work, I went to the café.Soft music was playing, and I sat by the window looking at my phone.While relaxing, a guy walked over and said,“Your coffee seems cold — let me buy you a new one.”I was surprised, but smiled and said, “Sure, thank you!”)① 好像 (hǎo xiàng) — seems / looks like② 还是…吧 (hái shì…ba) — soft suggestion③ 给 (gěi) — for / to (someone)

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