<p>Here are causal ways:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What was your favorite subject?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>你上学的时候最喜欢什么课？</p>
<ul>
<li>你上学的时候：time indicator</li>
<li>什么课：&quot;subject&quot; 科目 would be the same as &quot;course&quot; 课 for a student. &quot;课&quot; is more casual than &quot;科目&quot;</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>Tell me something interesting about you.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>你有没有什么有意思的特点？说来听听。</p>
<ul>
<li>有意思：causal version of 有趣</li>
<li>特点：characteristic of a person</li>
<li>说来听听：causal way to say &quot;tell me&quot;</li>
<li>This question is rarely asked by Chinese, as far as I know. We usually don't advertise ourselves by attaching interesting things and features to ourselves. Instead, we usually ask/talk about experiences, like &quot;tell me an interesting experience of you.&quot; 你有没有什么有趣的经历？说来听听。</li>
</ul>

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2020-10-20T15:11:22.343Z
2020-10-20T15:11:22.343Z
River
<p>I want to know how to say &quot;What was your favourite subject&quot; (i.e. school subject when younger) and &quot;tell me something interesting about you&quot; in Mandarin.</p>
<p>Would it be something like: 你最喜欢的科目是什么 and the when younger is implicitly implied?</p>
<p>Google translates the second phrase as: 告诉我一些关于你自己的有趣的事情 I'm not sure if this is a natural way to say ask the phrase?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>

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2020-10-20T13:50:54.437Z
Sounds like a job interview.
Mou某
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2020-10-20T13:56:18.043Z
What do you mean by "and the when younger is implicitly implied." The translations are fine.
River
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2020-10-20T14:13:47.903Z
@Mo. is there a more casual way to say it?
VBACODER
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2020-10-20T14:14:42.083Z
@River I was meaning that from the context the other person would probably understand I am talking about when they were younger (if they are no longer in school as they are an adult)
VBACODER
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How to say "What was your favourite subject" and "tell me something interesting about you"
# How to say "What was your favourite subject" and "tell me something interesting about you"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-20)

I want to know how to say "What was your favourite subject" (i.e. school subject when younger) and "tell me something interesting about you" in Mandarin.

Would it be something like: 你最喜欢的科目是什么 and the when younger is implicitly implied?

Google translates the second phrase as: 告诉我一些关于你自己的有趣的事情 I'm not sure if this is a natural way to say ask the phrase?

Thanks.

**Tags:** translation, mandarin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sounds like a job interview.  
> **username_2**: What do you mean by "and the when younger is implicitly implied." The translations are fine.  
> **username_0**: @Mo. is there a more casual way to say it?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 I was meaning that from the context the other person would probably understand I am talking about when they were younger (if they are no longer in school as they are an adult)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-10-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Here are causal ways:

> What was your favorite subject?

你上学的时候最喜欢什么课？

* 你上学的时候：time indicator
* 什么课："subject" 科目 would be the same as "course" 课 for a student. "课" is more casual than "科目"

> Tell me something interesting about you.

你有没有什么有意思的特点？说来听听。

* 有意思：causal version of 有趣
* 特点：characteristic of a person
* 说来听听：causal way to say "tell me"
* This question is rarely asked by Chinese, as far as I know. We usually don't advertise ourselves by attaching interesting things and features to ourselves. Instead, we usually ask/talk about experiences, like "tell me an interesting experience of you." 你有没有什么有趣的经历？说来听听。


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