My friend asked, “What do you want for dinner?” I said,“Whatever you want, I’ll eat that too.” Let’s learn how to say “whatever / anything goes” in Chinese.

什么……就什么…… (shénme… jiù shénme…)

Hello，大家好，我是Janine。
Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.

昨天我和朋友聊天，他问我：
Zuótiān wǒ hé péngyou liáotiān, tā wèn wǒ:Yesterday I was chatting with a friend, and he asked me:

“晚饭吃什么？”
“Wǎnfàn chī shénme?”“What do you want for dinner?”

我说：“你想吃什么，我就吃什么。”
Wǒ shuō: “Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme, wǒ jiù chī shénme.”I said, “Whatever you want to eat, I’ll eat that too.”

结果他笑了，说：“那就火锅吧！”
Jiéguǒ tā xiào le, shuō: “Nà jiù huǒguō ba!”He laughed and said, “Then let’s have hotpot!”

This morning I saw the weather was beautiful and thought “Since it’s so nice out, I’ll just walk to work!” Let’s learn how to say “since / now that / given that” in Chinese.

既然 (jì rán)

Hello，大家好，我是Janine。
Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.

今天早上出门的时候，我看到天气特别好。
Jīntiān zǎoshang chūmén de shíhou, wǒ kàn dào tiānqì tèbié hǎo.This morning when I went out, the weather was amazing.

我心想：既然这么好，就别坐地铁了，走路去公司吧。
Wǒ xīn xiǎng: jì rán zhème hǎo, jiù bié zuò dìtiě le, zǒulù qù gōngsī ba.I thought, “Since the weather’s so nice, I might as well walk to work.”

结果走了二十分钟，整个人都醒了，心情也更好了。
Jiéguǒ zǒu le èrshí fēnzhōng, zhěng gè rén dōu xǐng le, xīnqíng yě gèng hǎo le.After a 20-minute walk, I felt completely awake and in a great mood.

My friend asked if I wanted to see a new movie. I said, “Of course! I’m definitely going!” Let’s learn how to say “absolutely / definitely / for sure” in Chinese.

绝对 (jué duì)

Hello，大家好，我是Janine。
Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.

昨天朋友问我：“你想不想去看那部新电影？”
Zuótiān péngyou wèn wǒ: “Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng qù kàn nà bù xīn diànyǐng?”Yesterday my friend asked me, “Do you want to see that new movie?”

我马上说：“当然想！我绝对要去！”
Wǒ mǎshàng shuō: “Dāngrán xiǎng! Wǒ jué duì yào qù!”I said right away, “Of course! I’m definitely going!”

因为那是我最喜欢的电影。
Yīnwèi nà shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de diànyǐng.Because it’s my favorite kind of movie.

我觉得，这次一定也很好看。
Wǒ juéde, zhè cì yídìng yě hěn hǎokàn.I think this one will definitely be good too.