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SMART Mandarin Video Lesson

SMART Mandarin's official website is launching SOON!
A sneak peek of one of our video lessons :)

Learn Chinese Tone Combination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WMyE7kCnS0

Reviewing Chinese

Do you know which sentence patterns I will be reviewing for the lesson today? :)

To Say "Fans" in Chinese

Fans in Chinese


Recently, the word "粉丝(fěnsī)" has become very popular in China. The original meaning of "粉丝(fěnsī)" is glass noodle. It's a traditional Chinese food. Recently, "粉丝(fěnsī)" has taken on an extended meaning. It has come to be used as the transliteration of the word "fans."
It can also be used to mean enthusiast, which is usually represented with the character "迷(mí)." If you are crazy about a movie, then you are a "粉丝(fěnsī)" of this film, and we can also call you "影迷(yǐngmí), the film's fan." If you love rock, then you are a "摇滚迷(yáogǔn mí), rock fan." And we also have "戏迷(xìmí), opera fan," "歌迷(gēmí), being the fan of a song," etc. In addition, we can also shorten "粉丝(fěnsī)" to "粉(fěn)." For example, "果粉(guǒfěn), Apple fan."

( from the Internet)
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SMART Mandarin Official Website

SMART Mandarin is launching the very first official website coming along with not only private/group Mandarin lessons, but more!!!

We are excited to introduce you our video & audio lessons online!!
Accessing all our video+audio lessons whe...never, whereever just with a website account

It's a convenient, affordable, and easy way of learn Chinese!!

Coming Soon......

Katrina Lee

 

 

(It's just only the first draft of how our webpage might look, but I know it will look GREAT!!)

 

 

 

 

Travel in Taiwan- Learn Chinese :)

TRAVEL in Taiwan !!!!

澎(péng )湖(hú )在(zài )台(tái )灣(wān )
Penghu island is in Taiwan.

澎(péng )湖(hú )很(hěn )美(měi )，歡(huan1 )迎(yíng )來(lái )澎(péng )湖(hú )！...
Penghu island is beautiful, welcome to penghu!!

Note: Here in Taiwan, we use traditional characters instead of simplified ones, and the local in this island are mostly speaking Taiwanese and Chinese. Be sure to prepare some survival Chinese before you travel there!

 

 

 

Advanced Chinese

For Advanced Learners

Don't lose hope. You never know what tomorrow will bring .

Simplified Chinese

不(bú )要(yào )失(shī )去(qù )希(xī )望(wàng )。
你(nǐ)永(yǒng) 远(yuǎn) 不(bú) 会(huì) 知(zhī) 道(dào) 明(míng) 天(tiān) 会(huì )有(yǒu )怎(zěn )样(yàng )的(de )惊(jīng )喜(xǐ )！
Traditional Chinese

不(bú )要(yào )失(shī )去(qù )希(xī )望(wàng )。你(nǐ )永(yǒng )遠(yuàn )不(bú) 會(kuài )知(zhī )道(dào )明(míng )天(tiān )會(kuài )有(yǒu )怎(zěn )樣(yàng )的(de )驚(jīng )喜(xǐ )！

 

 

Learn Chinese :)

Do you know what's 

滅(miè )火(huǒ )器(qì )

 

 

Chinese Surname

What's your Chinese surname :)

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

Let's Learn Mandarin！！！

Let's learn Mandarin!!!!!!!!!!

Changes of Tones

Changes of tones

 

Most of the Mandarin learners are familiar with the words “不(bù)” and “一(yī)”。

But they also changes through different contents.

The word 不(bù) is a 4^th tone word.

But when the word 不(bù) is followed by another 4^th tone, then it has to change to the 2^nd tone.  ( 4 4 tone -> 2 4 tone)

 

For example:

我(wǒ )不(bú )要(yào )這(zhèi )個(gě )。 I don’t want this.

 

And the word 一 also has to change its tone when it’s followed by different tones.

1.      The word 一(yī) it stays the first tone when we are saying the number 123…..

2.      When it’s followed by a 1^st tone, change the word to the 4^th tone. Example: 一(yi4 )張(zhāng )紙(zhǐ )。 A piece of paper.

3.      When it’s followed by a neutral tone, change the word to the 2nd tone. Example: 一(yi2 )個(ge )人(rén )。One person

4.      When it’s followed by a 2nd tone, change the word to the 4th tone. Example: 一(yì )盒(hé )餅(bing )乾(qián ) a box of cookies

5.      When it’s followed by a 3rd tone, change the word to the 4th tone. Example: 一(yì )整(zhěng )天(tiān )。 A whole day

6.      When it’s followed by a 4th tone, change the word to the 2nd tone. Example: 再(zài )一(yí )次(cì )。 One more time