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Lesson 184 of 240

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Never gets old in Traditional Chinese

At the co-working space, Yi-Jun suggests dumplings for lunch. Maya lights up; this is a topic she never tires of.

Learn how to ask what someone could talk about forever, request a recommendation, and say you have been following a topic.

You will also say you like hearing different views, and that you are no expert but you could talk for hours.

By the end of this lesson

Ask what topics never get old, request a recommendation, and say what you like to hear about.

  • 有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？Is there a topic you never tire of?
  • 關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？Do you have any recommendations about this?
  • 我最近在關注這個I've been following this lately.
  • 我喜歡聽大家的不同看法I like hearing everyone's different views.
  • 我不是專家，不過我很喜歡I'm no expert, but I like it.
  • 這我可以聊好幾個小時I could talk about this for hours.

Scene — a dumpling lunch

Maya and Yi-Jun sit by the window at the co-working space in Da'an. Lunch boxes of dumplings are open on the table, and Yi-Jun has a dumpling shop on her phone.

They trade favorites and recommendations. Nobody is solving a fortune today; it is just a long, happy talk about food.

Maya and Yi-Jun sit by a sunny Da'an coworking window with open dumpling lunch boxes while Yi-Jun angles a phone whose screen shows only a soft image of dumplings.

Learn — topics that never get old

Here are six lines for sharing what you like to talk about and asking for recommendations.

Listen for 有沒有 questions, and for 不過 when you soften a strong like.

  1. Maya leans forward with an open palm toward Yi-Jun, who picks up a dumpling across the table.

    有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？

    Is there a topic you never tire of?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want to know what someone never gets tired of discussing.

    有沒有 makes a yes-no question. Do not add 嗎 after it.

    Say it: 不 changes tone before a fourth tone in 聊不膩.

  2. Yi-Jun twists to hold a phone toward Maya and points at a soft image of dumplings on the screen.

    關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？

    Do you have any recommendations about this?

    When to use it: Use this to ask for suggestions about the topic you just named.

    關於這個 points back to the thing you were already discussing.

  3. Maya holds a phone over the lunch boxes, the screen showing a matching soft image of dumplings.

    我最近在關注這個

    I've been following this lately.

    When to use it: Say this when a topic has your attention these days.

    在 before the verb shows this interest is happening now.

  4. Yi-Jun sits back with open hands, listening in profile while Maya stays across the dumpling boxes.

    我喜歡聽大家的不同看法

    I like hearing everyone's different views.

    When to use it: Use this when you enjoy hearing several sides, not just one.

    的 links 大家 to 看法 and marks whose views you mean.

  5. Maya gives a modest one-shoulder shrug and lifts a dumpling toward Yi-Jun.

    我不是專家，不過我很喜歡

    I'm no expert, but I like it.

    When to use it: Soften a strong like by saying you are not an expert first.

    不過 adds a contrast after the first clause, like but still.

  6. Yi-Jun leans in over the lunch boxes with lively hands, ready to keep talking about food.

    這我可以聊好幾個小時

    I could talk about this for hours.

    When to use it: Say this when a topic never gets old for you.

    好幾 means quite a few, more than just a couple.

    Say it: The first third tone in 好幾 rises before the next third tone.

Story — lunch talk at the studio

Listen to Maya and Yi-Jun over dumplings at lunch. They share favorites, recommendations, and a topic that never gets old.

Yi-Jun shows a shop on her phone, and Maya cannot stop talking.

  1. Yi-Jun今天中午吃水餃，好不好？How about dumplings for lunch today?
  2. Maya好啊，這是我的最愛。Sure, this is my favourite.
  3. Yi-Jun你最喜歡吃什麼？What do you like eating most?
  4. Maya水餃啊，這我可以聊好幾個小時。Dumplings! I could talk about this for hours.
  5. Yi-Jun shows Maya a dumpling shop on her phone.
  6. Yi-Jun這家我最近也常看。I've been looking at this shop a lot lately too.
  7. Maya我最近在關注這個。I've been following this lately.
  8. Yi-Jun你覺得這個怎麼樣？What do you think of this?
  9. Maya看起來不錯。It looks pretty good.
  10. Yi-Jun關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？Do you have any recommendations about this?
  11. Maya我不是專家，不過我很喜歡。我推薦這家。I'm no expert, but I like it. I recommend this shop.
  12. Yi-Jun有人說要去那家，有人說這家。Some people say go to that shop, some say this one.
  13. Maya我喜歡聽大家的不同看法。I like hearing everyone's different views.
  14. Yi-Jun有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？Is there a topic you never tire of?
  15. Maya水餃啊，還有臺北小吃。Dumplings, and Taipei snacks.
  16. Yi-Jun對啊，這種話題永遠聊不完。Yeah, you never finish talking about this kind of topic.
  17. Maya是啊，我們以後常吃。Yeah, let's eat them often from now on.

Practice — share what you follow

Try these exercises to ask for recommendations and say what you never tire of.

Pick the line that fits each lunch-table moment, then check why the other options miss.

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  1. What does it mean?

    有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？

  2. What do you say?

    Yi-Jun is talking about dumpling shops. Ask if she has any recommendations about this.

  3. Build the line

    I like hearing everyone's different views.

    Tap the words in order.

  4. Fill the gap

    I've been following this lately.

    我最近在____這個

  5. What did you hear?

  6. Pick the reply

    Yi-Jun says:

    你對水餃很熟吧？

    You know dumplings really well, right?

    And you reply with:

  7. Swap the word

    You have been following this dumpling shop lately, not just talking about it.

    我最近在____這個

  8. Match the pairs

    Traditional Chinese

    有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？Drop the English here
    關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？Drop the English here
    我喜歡聽大家的不同看法Drop the English here
    這我可以聊好幾個小時Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Traditional Chinese, or tap one and then the other.

  9. What do you say?

    You want to know Yi-Jun's favorite food at lunch.

  10. Pick the reply

    Yi-Jun says:

    你喜歡水餃嗎？

    Do you like dumplings?

    And you reply with:

  11. Fill the gap

    What do you think of this?

    你____這個怎麼樣？

Say it — your recommendations

You play Maya at the co-working lunch. Listen to each cue, then ask for a recommendation or say what you like to hear about.

Tap the microphone to speak. You can replay Yi-Jun's line before your turn.

  1. Yi-Jun has a dumpling shop open on her phone.
  2. Maya (you)Ask her for recommendations about this shop.

    關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？

    Do you have any recommendations about this?

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Recap — what you can say now

Traditional ChineseEnglish
有沒有什麼話題你聊不膩？Is there a topic you never tire of?
關於這個，你有什麼推薦嗎？Do you have any recommendations about this?
我最近在關注這個I've been following this lately.
我喜歡聽大家的不同看法I like hearing everyone's different views.
我不是專家，不過我很喜歡I'm no expert, but I like it.
這我可以聊好幾個小時I could talk about this for hours.
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