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…
Is the Year of the Dragon your birth year?
龙年 (lóngnián): n. the Year of the Dragon
本命年 (běnmìngnián): n. one’s year of birth in relation to the Chinese Zodiac
China’s celebration of the lunar New Year, the renowned Spring…
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…
Do you like spicy food?
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,…