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Posted on: If Not You, then Who?
March 15, 2015 at 12:01 PM

This is quite a common way of asking a question in mandarin. For example, do you want to? ni yao bu yao? ( 你要不要?) lit. you want not want?

Once you get used to recognising that it becomes less cryptic. As you probably know, Mandarin is full of quirky ways of saying things.

Posted on: Boba Tea
February 24, 2015 at 9:20 PM

I couldn't upload the homework for some reason, so dropping it here:

Boba Tea - Homework

Q: 你喜欢喝珍珠奶茶吗?加不加糖?冰块呢?

A:我喜欢珍珠奶茶,正常甜度 和少冰。我最喜欢的是芋头奶茶。