How to Say ‘What kind would you like?’ in Traditional Chinese
你想喝哪一種？
nǐ xiǎng hē nǎ yī zhǒng
[nee shyang huh nah ee jong]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions with [想], Chinese doesn't need a word for "do" like English does. The pattern is just [你想喝哪一種？] literally "you want drink which kind?"
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common way to say "you" when speaking to one person.
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want; would like
Often used to express wanting something or intending to do something.
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
喝
hē
[huh]
drink
Used for drinking beverages.
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
哪一種
nǎ yī zhǒng
which kind; which type
Used to ask about a category or type of something.
你喜歡哪一種水果？
Which kind of fruit do you like?
Words in this phrase
哪
nǎ
[nah]
which
Used to ask which one out of several choices.
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; in this phrase it helps form "which kind."
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
種
zhǒng
[jong]
kind; type
A measure word for kinds or types of things.
你想喝哪一種？
Which kind do you want to drink?
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