How to Say ‘What color do you like?’ in Simplified Chinese
你喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè
[nee shee-hwan shuhn muh yen-suh]
💬 Usage Tip: 什么颜色 sits where the answer will go: 你喜欢什么颜色？ is answered with 我喜欢绿色. No word-order flip is needed for questions.
Phrase Breakdown
你喜欢
nǐ xǐ huān
you like
你 (nǐ) means 'you', and 喜欢 (xǐhuan) means 'like'. 你 and 喜 are both third tone, so 你 changes to a rising tone: ní xǐhuan.
你喜欢吃面条吗？
Do you like eating noodles?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A pronoun meaning 'you' when speaking to one person.
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
喜欢
xǐ huān
[shee-hwan]
to like
A common verb meaning to like or be fond of something or someone.
我很喜欢阿根廷队。
I really like the Argentina team.
什么颜色？
shén me yán sè
what color?
什么 (shénme) means 'what' and 颜色 (yánsè) means 'color'. In Chinese the question word stays where the answer would go.
你要什么颜色？
What color do you want?
Words in this phrase
什么
shén me
[shuhn muh]
what
A question word used to inquire.
你的电话号码是什么？
What is your phone number?
颜色
yán sè
[yen-suh]
color
Refers to the color of clothes, objects, or visual style.
你今天衣服的颜色很好看。
The color of your clothes looks great today.
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