Chinese Language Learning - Archive for December 2009

Archive for December, 2009

What shall we do tonight – 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢

Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 by Andrew

Chinese Sentence: 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢? English Translation: What shall we do tonight? Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 我们我們 wo3 men5 wǒ men we / us / ourselves / our 今天今天 jin1 tian1 jīn tiān today / at the present /...

What shall we do tonight – 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢

East , west，home is best – 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝

Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 by Andrew

Chinese Sentence: 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝。 English Translation: East,west，home is best Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 金金 jin1 jīn gold Au, transition metal, atomic number 79 / metal / money / the Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) / surname...

East , west，home is best – 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝

I beg your pardon? – 请您再说一遍(我没有听清)

Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 by Andrew

Chinese Sentence: 请您再说一遍(我没有听清)。 English Translation: I beg your pardon? Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 请您請您 qing3 nin2 qǐng nín Please 再再 zai4 zài again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and...

The Useful Chinese Body Language – Number Gestures

Posted under Travel In China on Monday, 28 December 2009 by Andrew

Here I will show you how to use Chinese number Gestures. Perhaps when you happened to travel to a small town in China where the folks are only able to speak local language instead of Mandarin. The Chinese body language looks helpful in this situation. The following gestures indicate the number...

The Useful Chinese Body Language – Number Gestures

Merry Christmas In Chinese

Posted under Learn Chinese on Sunday, 20 December 2009 by Andrew

Merry Christmas in Chinese is 圣诞快乐(shèngdàn kuàilè) and its literal meaning is to be happy on the birth of a saint. 圣(shèng) in Chinese is a title of respect for honorific figures or things. For example, Confucius is one of the first 圣人(shèngrén) saints in Chinese...

Good News:Learn Chinese Mandarin In London(UK)

Posted under Chinese News on Monday, 14 December 2009 by Andrew

If you want to get fast way to learn Chinese mandarin in London without leaving your desk, two ways is recommended for you. Firstly ,I got a question :have you been meaning to start learning Mandarin for a while but somehow never seem to get round to it?If so, don't worry, you're in good...

Good News:Learn Chinese Mandarin In London(UK)

Where to Learn Chinese Online

Posted under Learn Chinese on Sunday, 13 December 2009 by Andrew

I wanted to learn Chinese online and this is what I found. Well, before I found the cool lessons, I discovered first off there was a plethora of information available to learn about the Chinese culture. I dove into their rich history, the origin or their language, and where the language stood today...

General Introduction Of Chinese Mandarin

Posted under Learn Chinese on Sunday, 13 December 2009 by Pippo

Today, Let us talk about general Introduction of Chinese Mandarin. The Chinese language contains over 20,000 characters, from which only 10,000 are commonly used. If you want to totally understand the language, at least when it comes to reading of course, you have to learn Chinese characters. The...