辣 (là): adj. spicy/hot       
The Chinese character "辣 (là)" literally means spicy. In China, Sichuan province is famous for its spicy cuisine, for example, "火锅 (huǒguō)" hotpot. And it is said that Sichuan girls are beautiful and forthright. So people tend to call Sichuan girls "辣妹子 (làmèizi) spicy girls." Particularly, the famous song "辣妹子 (làmèizi) Spicy Sisters" sang by Song Zuying made this term popular and people began to call pretty girls "辣妹 (làmèi)." When the pop group Spice Girls became a hit in China, the implications of "辣 (là)" widened. People now use it to describe girls who are beautiful and sexy. In English, the term is hot.
Examples:
        Nǐ xǐhuan chī là de dōngxi ma?
Amy: 你  喜欢  吃  辣  的 东西  吗？ 
        Do you like spicy food?
         Dāngrán le, wǒ kěshì Sìchuān làmèizi.
Lana: 当然      了，我  可是  四川    辣妹子。 
        Of course, and I’m a spicy girl from Sichuan Province.

Chinese is the language Chinese people speak which includes Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, etc. Mandarin is the language MOST Chinese people speak. People from mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore all speak Mandarin. People from Hong Kong speak Cantonese.But normally they have to learn Mandarin in school.

Happy thanksgiving  感恩节快乐！ gǎnēn jié kuàilè!

Turkey is good.       火鸡很好吃。  huǒjī hěn hǎochī.

I want to thank u!   我要感谢你！  wǒ yào gǎnxiè nǐ!

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Then my tutor just starts talking for like a long time, and i write down the things that I don’t understand that she said. She tells me how to spell it in pinyin and what tones to put on it.

We practice whole sentences as much as possible. the conversation changes based on what i need. One class period we went to the city science and tech market and bought clothes and i just tried to pick up all i could of what she was saying.

When i go home i spend a little time looking over what i wrote and i try to use the vocabulary.

It’s not any real special method, but it was better than sitting and learning useless vocab like “actor” or “blue jeans” I think good language learning should be able to give you something that you can use that day, not some nebulous time in the future

By the way, this method is really great for getting good very fast, i call it SURVIVAL MANDARIN CHINESE.

When i first met my tutor, she did what all tutors do, wanted to go over the pinyin alphabet forever, and then wanted to teach me 15 nouns about stuff i don’t often use, like careers talk, so the words were like “doctor” and “actor”

In reality, will that help me? No. I need to learn how to communicate where i want to go when i get into a cab. I need to be able to learn to order food to go. I need to be able to ask my apartment manager about the broken shower.

How best to do this? Just start talking. Maybe this works for me because i had a base of a few phrases and words already. When i want to say something i cant say, let me try to figure out how to say it. When i get it wrong, my tutor tells me how a Chinese person would say it and i write it down in pinyin. When i get tired of that i just listen to her speak, when i hear something i don’t understand, we write it down in pinyin.

Trust me, language is about everyday usage, daily practice and survival, not about amassing a long list of nouns you will not use often, like “actor” or “blue jeans”. If you aren’t walking away with something written down that you can use that day, then it is a waste of money.

Conversational Chinese is designed for the beginner with absolutely no background in Chinese who wants to have simple conversations in Chinese, up to the advanced learner who wants to be able to speak like a native Chinese.

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Conversational Chinese may be spoken fluently at a rapid speed when the right words and phrases are mastered early. Try to focus on action verbs with plenty of common nouns to finish the phrases. This will allow you to interchange the meaning of your sentences and quickly build a vibrant vocabulary.

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There is no secret to learning conversational Chinese. It’s actually very simple. If you’re willing to dive into speaking a foreign language you will be able to acquire it very easily. Think about the way that children learn languages. They do not learn by memorization, by reading books about grammar, or by buying expensive dictionaries. They learn by speaking. Children learn languages quickly because they are not afraid to put what they learn into practice.

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The key to mastering any new language is consistency, so be sure to do something every day to expand and retain your vocabulary. You may choose a few flashcards for learning new words, or perhaps just listen to native speakers. And once your fluency begins to kick in, learning new words and phrases gets easier every time. With a little discipline and valiant effort from the start, you will be speaking Chinese like a native in no time.

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