The folk of Lady White and Xu Xian

The folk of Lady White and Xu Xian (bái niáng zǐ hé xǔ xiān 白娘子和许仙) is one of the Chinese four greatest folklores. It reflects people’s recognition of love. The story goes like this: Taking the shapes of two women, White Snake (bái shé 白蛇),…

Proposal on Valentine’s Day

Have you ever proposed?It’s a good idea to proposal on Valentine’s Day.Do you think so?Well,this sentence is important. 男:亲爱的,我爱你!嫁给我好吗? Nán:Qīnàide,wǒ ài nǐ! Jiàgěi wǒ hǎoma? M: Darling,I love you! Will you marry me? 女:好的! Nǚ:…

Ordering Dishes in Mandarin

服务员: Would you like to order now?   kě yǐ diǎn cài le ma ? 可 以点 菜了 吗 ?  客人: I think I’m having some trouble here.   wǒ yù shàng diǎn má fán le 。 我 遇 上 点 麻 烦 了 。  服务员: How may I…

Learn Mandarin grammar –Modal particle

In linguistics, modal particles are always uninflected words, and are a type of grammatical particle. Mandarin Chinese depends highly on the use of modal particles. Changing the pitch of the sentence or phrase would make the meaning of the…