jīn tiān de tiān qì hěn hǎo.
The weather today is very good.
The adjective '好' is used to describe the weather and means 'good'. The possessive particle '的' is used to show that the weather belongs to today.
今天 (jīn tiān): today的 (de): possessive particle天气 (tiān qì): weather很 (hěn): very好 (hǎo): good
nǐ hǎo
Hello.
This is a basic greeting in Mandarin Chinese.
你 (nǐ): you好 (hǎo): good
wǒ huì shuō hànyǔ.
I can speak Mandarin Chinese.
This sentence uses the potential verb '会' to indicate ability, and the verb '说' to indicate an action.
我 (wǒ): I会 (huì): can说 (shuō): to speak汉语 (hànyǔ): Mandarin Chinese
Zhè jiàn yīfú suīrán hǎokàn dànshì tài guì le.
Although this piece of clothing looks nice, it is too expensive.
In this sentence, we use the grammar structure '虽然...但是...' (suīrán...dànshì...) meaning 'although...but...'. It is used to express a contrast or contradiction between two ideas. The word '了' (le) at the end of the sentence indicates a change in situation.
这件 (zhè jiàn): this piece衣服 (yīfú): clothing虽然 (suīrán): although好看 (hǎokàn): good-looking但是 (dànshì): but太贵 (tài guì): too expensive了 (le): particle indicating completion or change
Wǒ bù hē kāfēi.
I don't drink coffee.
The negative particle 不 is used to indicate negation. Place it before the verb. In Chinese, we do not use 'do' as an auxiliary verb like in English.
我 (wǒ): I不 (bù): not喝 (hē): to drink咖啡 (kāfēi): coffee