Language Course

住酒店Staying at a hotel

Sentence Patterns and Grammatical Explanations

你喜欢市中心的酒店还是机场附近的(酒店)?

Nǐ xǐhuan shì zhōngxīn de jiǔdiàn háishì jīchǎng fùjìn de (jiǔdiàn)?

Do you prefer a hotel in the centre or a hotel near the airport?

If you would like to ask a question having alternatives, you can use the sentence pattern by linking the two possible answers with the conjunction “(是) …还是…”. The first “是”can often be omitted. The listener is required to choose from one of the two possibilities.

Subject + Verb+ N/NP
V/VP
还是+ N/NP
V/VP
你喜欢
Nǐ xǐhuān
市中心的酒店
shì zhōngxīn de jiǔdiàn
还是
háishì
机场附近的(酒店)?
jīchǎng fùjìn de (jiǔdiàn)?
You like a hotel in the city centre or a hotel near the airport?
您要
Nín yào
标准间
biāozhǔn jiān
还是
háishì
套房?
tàofáng?
You want a standard room or a suite?
您想要
Nín xiǎng yào
刷卡
shuā kǎ
还是
háishì
付现金?
fù xiànjīn?
You would like to use your credit card or pay by cash?
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