About the "er" sound of Chinese @@....

A while ago one of my students asked me : Are there any rules for putting ther "er" sound to a Chinese vocab?
I said: well...I've never thought about that....

then I found this explanation to this queston.
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Understanding Chinese Pinyin: érhuà (儿化)

In Chinese Pinyin System, the suffixion of a non-syllabic 儿(r) to nouns and sometimes verbs or adjectives, causing a retroflexion of the preceding vowel, typical of the pronunciation of standard Chinese and of some dialects.

In Chinese érhuà words, the two Chinese Hanzi (Chinese characters) should pronounce as one syllable. For example:
花儿(flower) should pronounce as one syllable "huār";
活儿(job, work) should pronounce as one syllable "huór".

érhuà used for the following occasions:

1. Added to nouns to express smallness. 女孩儿(girl)→nǚháir
2. Added to verbs to form nouns. 画儿(drawing)→huàr
3. Added to adjectives to form nouns. 热闹儿(fun)→rè'nàor
4. Added to concrete nouns to change them into abstract nouns.
根儿(cause; origin)→gēnr
5. Added to nouns to form nouns with defferent meaning.
白面(wheat flour) : 白面儿(heroin)→bámiànr
6. A verb suffix very much restricted in use.
玩儿牌(play cards)→wánr pái.

Well..I can't remember all that myself...let alone my foreign students...The thing is...you don't have to know too much~
Just SPEAK!! right?

Chinese Lesson Material

This video is actually a listening comprehension about “opening a bank account” in Chinese.
It’s the material that I used in one of my Chinese lessons with a student who’s been studying Chinese with me for 2.5 years.
I feel so proud of him every time when I look at the material he’s using right now, it’s hard to imagine that he started as a total beginner Chinese student. He’s come a long way….
Learning a language isn’t easy, it requires a long long time….
It takes patience, consistency and hard work～
If your passion and love for the language isn’t strong enough, then you can’t make it this far as he did!
For a teacher, it’s not easy to teach a student mastering a foreign language, and it’s even much harder to educate a student learning Chinese with an attitude! :)

 http://youtu.be/FGCHx7hURGY

Demo Video- How to say 608090 in Chinese?

Check out this demo video showing you how to speak the number in Chinese.
If you are interested in our previous teaching video, please subscribe our Youtube channel. :)

Katrina :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEELrNAXaw&feature=youtu.be

Chinese Tone Combination

One of my video lessons- Tones
You're welcome to leave me your comments and questions

http://youtu.be/8WMyE7kCnS0

Learn Chinese yo~~ :)

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什麼！？ 颱風又要來了？？？！！！
shén me？？  tái fēng yòu yào lái le
What!!? Typhoon is coming again~~~~

Chinese Texbook Pros & Cons

This is my suggestions about these two Chinese textbooks

"PAVC“ and " Far East"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVEF7vlNs9k&feature=youtu.be

Chinese Learning Website! :)

learning website

http://www.clearchinese.com/

Good Chinese Textbook Recommendation!?

Dear All,

I've been teaching Mandarin around 3-4 years, as a Mandarin teacher, it is my job to share a good
Chinese learning textbooks with students.
So I'll share my experience with few textbooks that I've taught to tell you their pros and cons.

Before that!  I would like YOU to share your experience with the textbooks which you like or don't like! Whether you are a Mandarin teacher or a student, all of you are VERY welcome to share with us via a video or a piece of paragraph!

I'll be expecting to see your sharing with us !! :)

Katrina

Numbers!!  One of the most import topics of all languages.

Do you know how to say $ 608,090 dollars in Chinese?

 

If you do, please show me your answer under this post.

This will also be the theme of my next demo video :)

 

Katrina

 

 

Learn Chinese pinyin with a cute song!!

This song is very cute and also it contains all sounds of pinyin for you to review!! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1fgGJwBn8I

Chinese Pronunciation Review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGSQ_ccKexE

Announcement for Free Chinese book!

Beautiful Monday~
I've received some responds and comments to my video,
I'll choose 3 people to send them my book end of this week!! :)

My Old Classroom :)

This was where i taught Chinese 2.5 years ago, look how time FLIES!!!!!

 

 

 

And this is where i teach Chinese NOW!!!

 

 

 

 

 

This is how I want my classroom/office to look like in the future!! :)

 

 

 

Chinese Questions？？ Ask Katrina Lee !! :)

Dear All

If you have any Chinese questions, you are WELCOME to ask me for FREE of course!!!

And today I got a question from our FB page, it says "What is the best way to learn pinyin and bpmf?"

And here is my Answer :)

Here is my suggestion : Usually I'll ask my students to learn pinyin first, this is for 2 reasons 1. pinyin symbles are from English alphabets ABC, so it will be easier to help beginner learners to learn/remember the sounds of Chinese. If the student insists learning ㄅㄆㄇㄈ, it will be tougher for them in the very beginning, coz not only they have to learn the new sounds of Chinese, but also they need to memorize all these new symbles at once! My suggestion is, once you are familiar with the sounds of Chinese by studying pinyin system, then you can start considering learning ㄅㄆㄇㄈ. 2. As we all know that China is a bigger market than Taiwan, and China uses pinyin, so this is also the main reason we need to learn pinyin first!

As to "what's the best way to learn pinyin" here is my idea : If I were a foreigner, I would NOT learn pinyin table first, Instead, I'll learn some survial vocabs first! Why? For example, if you learn the vocab (ni3 hao3) in pinyin,(I'm sure there are lots of youtube videos to help you learn some Chinese vocabs.) So you will notice that the sound in Chinese (ni3 hao3) is actually not difficult to acquire, then you learn other vocabs such as (lao3 shi1) and more..... Slowly, you will relize that the word "hao3" (means good) and the word "lao3" (means old) they are sharing the same final/ending sound which is "ao". Then gradually your brain will recognize certain sounds.

So when you offically learn pinyin table, it will be easier for you, coz the sounds in pinyin table are not new to u, they are the "familiar sounds" which you learned before from Chinese vocabs. Then you will learn pinyin faster :)

Answer from Katrina Lee :)

Chinese Character Evolution :)

Very interesting!!!!  :)

Katrina Lee

Good Websites for Learning Chinese :)

Dear all

I've found two webpage about "Chinese Characters and Radicals"
One of the very common questions that ppl might ask.

The first link is with "simplified Chinese", the examples which they use are "simplified".
http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/radical_index.htm...

And the second link is the "list of Chinese radicals"~ there are A LOT of radicals
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/radicals.php

with my limited knowledge, i might can't tell u ALL the meanings of each radical, but this list will help me and my students very much!!

jiayou!!! :)

 

Katrina Lee

Good Chinese Learning websites! Please Share with Us! :)

If you know any

Good Chinese Learning websites! Please Share with Us! :)

Thank you very much!!!!  :)

Katrina Lee

Get our Chinese book for FREE!!!

Check out this link for more info. about getting my Chinese book for FREE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaOAgEUpoKM


Answer these two questions in the video to get a free book!!!
Please send your questions to my email hurrikat1984@gmail.com

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My Teaching Demo Video :)

Check out my teaching video :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4F4xLtw3U

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-          Guided homework improves your learning.

-          (Study)Learn with a teacher with fluent English.

 

Things you need to know

-          Students who wish to have a Skype lesson are required to have a Skype account.

-          Our Skype lesson mainly focuses on listening, speaking, grammar and pronunciation correction.

-          We kindly suggest our students have Skype interview first before taking the lesson in order to discuss all class details with us.

 

 

Contact us

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Our Chinese Classes

Our Classes

SMART Mandarin provides many class options. Follow the guidelines below to make the best choice for you.

 

1.      Customized one-on-one lessons

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-          Do you like to learn in a one-on-one setting, similar to a private tutor-style of learning?

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-          A SMART Mandarin professional tutor will help you to identify your goals and objectives and cater the class to suit your needs with a personalized study plan.

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-          Using your Google+ or Skype account, a SMART Mandarin tutor would be happy to teach you via the Internet. Just like being there in person.

 

 

 

Hi Welcome :)

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Hi,
Welcome to "SMART Mandarin.”

Located in Taiwan, SMART Mandarin offers a unique environment for students to learn Mandarin Chinese at any level and at any pace.

 

Our mission is to provide language training in oral and/or written communication skills.

 

Whether you are visiting Taiwan, or plan to make this country your new home, you will find that our economical courses make SMART Mandarin the ideal choice for your language education.

 

The teachers work to ensure that your student experience is enjoyable, valuable and unforgettable.

 

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Each year we help students from all over the world not only learn Mandarin, but live Mandarin.

 

Students can learn through variety of options. We can provide one-on-one classes, group classes or online instruction for distance learning.

 

Class times are structured around your schedule. Frequency and class lengths can be as little as once a week or as much as you want.

 

Students can also cater the class structure to their needs. From learning everyday Chinese to intensive reading and writing, or even business Chinese SMART Mandarin is a flexible option to fit with whatever your schedule allows.

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She began her career as an English teacher in Taiwan. Soon after, she wanted to expand her career and potential as a language teacher. So, she started the process to become a professional and licensed Mandarin instructor.   

 

SMART Mandarin was founded to give foreign students a way to communicate and better enjoy this new culture around them. Recently, Katrina Lee decided to expand SMART Mandarin by offering online instruction.

 

Through video and audio lessons directly accessible through this website, students can achieve the classroom experience without leaving their home.

 

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