"爸爸和妈妈要热水。"
Translation:Dad and Mom want hot water.
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Believe it or not this makes more sense than just stating the grammatical rule. Way to go.
"Wants"=used with third person in singular (he/she/it) She wants (singular) He wants (singular) It wants (singular) "Want"=used when we talk in first person (plural and singular), third person in plural and second person (plural and singular): I want (singular) They want (plural) We want (plural) You want (plural and singular)
(LouEnterta, Winston298006, et al.) Yes, in China, freshly boiled water is often served with a meal. Even if the diners are drinking tea, it is common for the host to rinse out the teacups with boiling hot water prior to pouring the tea. Often, tea is served on a slatted wooden tray fitted atop a pan deep enough to hold the discarded water. Chopsticks are often placed in a tall glass that is then filled with boiling hot water, and plates, spoons, and bowls are often rinsed with boiling water as well. One reason for the practice is to warm the utensils so the food stays warmer, but the main reason is to disinfect the utensils. In many places in China, the water supply is untreated; consequently, in the home and in restaurants, boiling water is a way of reducing the chance of getting sick from it. Boiling water does not work on everything, but it is very effective at killing off some things, and better than nothing.
I did Mum and Dad but got it wrong, because it's natural here to say Mum and then Dad.
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I can't make out the pronounciation of the word for hot, the start seems to mingle together, especially on the pages with four large symbols.
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Thank you annamere. There may be more than one intonation but I think my pronounciation isn't great and I probably say them all pretty much the same! :-) :-( I can't really make out the different tones when listening to a fast sentence either, the sounds seem to jumble together. I do get past the speaking exercises so I suppose I could make myself understood and it's still fun.
I don't know if other people experience this however I find that if I leave a lesson too long I start to forget what the characters are and strangely I can recognise them in a sentence but if they are by themselves I struggle to think what they are...
I agree it's hard to make out different tones in a fast sentence. I took an eight-week 'live' course once, which was really helpful, but I also found it helpful to practise each syllable in the four tones. The book I talked about above suggested that you say the first tone like you would say 'aah' when the doctor is looking at your throat, the second like the tone at the end of a question (what?), the third like when you're surprised (really?) and the fourth, like a statement (No!). Then practise each syllable using each of the four tones. I hope this helps!
serious i put it as ' father and mother wants hot tea' my mistake:i put father and mother instead of dad and mom[ thats literally same thing] i put wants instead of want [ me screaming] and guys feel free to follow my account anytime i will follow yours if i get a time thx and pls help with the mistake
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I PUT MOM AND DAD BUT THEY SAY ITS WRONG. THE MAIN POINT IS THE HOT WATER AND I GOT IT RIGHT NOW I ONLY HAVE 1 LIFE IM SO SAD