How to Say ‘When I drink milk’ in Simplified Chinese
我喝牛奶
wǒ hē niú nǎi
[wo hē niúnǎi]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often has no word for "when" here. Putting one action before a result is enough to mean "when I do this, that happens".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
Verb for consuming liquids like coffee, tea or milk.
我想喝咖啡。
I want to drink coffee.
牛奶
niú nǎi
[niúnǎi]
milk; cow's milk
Regular dairy milk from cows.
咖啡里加牛奶。
Add milk to the coffee.
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