我吃
Wǒ chī

我喝
Wǒ hē

吃 chī
Pronounced like “chick”
喝 hē
Pronounced like “her”

吃 means to eat
喝 means to drink

Now we’re getting somewhere! Rather simply, these two verbs are used to show that you eat and/or drink something. It follows the same pattern we’ve been using all along and negates the same way.

*我吃饭。
Wǒ chī fàn.
I eat (food).

我吃饺子。
Wǒ chī jiǎozi.
I eat dumplings.

我喝水。
Wǒ hē shuǐ.
I drink water.

我喝可乐。
Wǒ hē kělè.
I drink cola.

我不喝可乐。
Wǒ bù hē kělè.
I don’t drink cola.

饭 fàn
Pronounced like “fan”
饭 means food, meal

饺子jiǎozi
Pronounced like “jowl zit”
饺子 means dumplings

水 shuǐ
Pronounced like “sh-way”
水 means water

可乐 kělè
Pronounced like “cup luck”
可乐 means cola, soda, Coke

*When talking about eating in Chinese, we generally don’t use 饭 unless we’re talking about a specific type of meal that requires the word 饭. It’s generally implied that you’d be eating food if you use 吃.