zhè gè píng guǒ hěn tián.
This apple is very sweet.
This sentence employs the adjective '甜' (tián) to describe the taste of the object '苹果' (píng guǒ). The adverb '很' (hěn) is also used to indicate 'very.'
这个 (zhè gè): this苹果 (píng guǒ): apple很 (hěn): very甜 (tián): sweet
wǒ men zhèng zài děng dì tiě.
We are waiting for the subway.
The pattern here is ‘Subject + 正在 + Verb + Object’. 正在 is used to indicate an action that is currently in progress.
我们 (wǒ men): we/us正在 (zhèng zài): in the process of等 (děng): to wait for地铁 (dì tiě): subway
wǒ de jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén。
My family has three people.
This sentence uses the verb '有' (yǒu) to indicate possession. When expressing the number of people in a family, we use the word '口' (kǒu) to represent each person.
我的 (wǒ de): my家 (jiā): family有 (yǒu): have三口人 (sān kǒu rén): three people
Tāmen zhōng yǒu rén xǐhuān chī là de cài.
Some of them like to eat spicy food.
This sentence includes the phrase '中有人' which means 'there are some people among them'. The verb '喜欢' (like) is followed by the object '吃辣的菜' (spicy food). The particle '的' (de) is used to connect the adjective '辣' (spicy) to the noun '菜' (dish).
他们 (tāmen): they中 (zhōng): among有 (yǒu): have人 (rén): person喜欢 (xǐhuān): like吃 (chī): eat辣 (là): spicy的 (de): particle菜 (cài): dish
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu hē kāfēi.
I drink coffee every morning.
This sentence uses the time word '每天' (měitiān) to denote a habitual action. The adverb '都' (dōu) is used before the verb to mean 'always'.
每天 (měitiān): every day早上 (zǎoshang): morning喝 (hē): to drink咖啡 (kāfēi): coffee