2014年1月20日 星期一
Time flies in Mandarin!!
時間過得真快！ Time flies real fast
下禮拜就過年了！！Next week will be new year!!
hí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài ！
xià lǐ bài jiù guò nián le ！ ！
下禮拜就過年了！！Next week will be new year!!
hí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài ！
xià lǐ bài jiù guò nián le ！ ！
Chinese Connections in Mandarin
有關係就沒關係 (traditonal)
沒關係就有關係
有关系就没关系(simplified)
没关系就有关系
...
yǒu guān xì jiù méi guān xì
méi guān xì jiù yǒu guān xì
If you have good guanxi/relationships/connections with people
then everything doesn't matter (your life will get easier)
Vice versa
- this is one of the Chinese sayings, it conveys how we value our relatinships with others, and how we value our connections with people.
- But I don't value 關係/关系 as much as other Chinese/Taiwanese people do. Because it's just too tiring to build up connections with people, and it's too fake to me! I'd rather making friends with people and have relationships with them naturally. What do you think?
沒關係就有關係
有关系就没关系(simplified)
没关系就有关系
...
yǒu guān xì jiù méi guān xì
méi guān xì jiù yǒu guān xì
If you have good guanxi/relationships/connections with people
then everything doesn't matter (your life will get easier)
Vice versa
- this is one of the Chinese sayings, it conveys how we value our relatinships with others, and how we value our connections with people.
- But I don't value 關係/关系 as much as other Chinese/Taiwanese people do. Because it's just too tiring to build up connections with people, and it's too fake to me! I'd rather making friends with people and have relationships with them naturally. What do you think?
2014年1月14日 星期二
Pick-up Line in Chinese 2
This is the link to our video - Pick-up line in Chinese ~ Enjoy! ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBpxTqJJlk
2014年1月12日 星期日
Telling the Time in Chinese
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Telling the Time in Chinese
To say “What time is it?” in Chinese is
请问，现在几点（钟）？
qǐng wèn ， xiàn zài jǐ diǎn （ zhōng ）？
点钟 means o’clock
diǎn zhōng
几 literally means “how many”
jǐ
So to answer this question, we can say
现在 + Number + 点（钟）。
xiàn zài diǎn （ zhōng ）
To say it’s 3 o’clock in Chinese
现在三点（钟）。
xiàn zài sān diǎn （ zhōng ） 。
To say it’s 12 o’clock in Chinese.
现在十二点钟。
xiàn zài shí èr diǎn zhōng 。
And to say it’s 12:30 we say
现在十二点半。
xiàn zài shí èr diǎn bàn 。
In this sentence above, 半（bàn） means half, so it means it’s 3 o’clock and a half.
To say it’s 2:45 we say
现在两点四十五分。
xiàn zài liǎng diǎn sì shí wǔ fēn 。
现在 means now and 分 means used as “minute” when telling the time.
xiàn zài
There’s am and pm difference in English,
so in Chinese, here is how to distinguish the difference between AM and PM.
It’s now 9:30am. We say..
现在早上九点半。
xiàn zài zǎo shang jiǔ diǎn bàn 。
We use 早上 morning.
zǎo shàng
It’s now 9:30pm. We say..
现在晚上九点半。
xiàn zài wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn bàn 。
晚上means evening or night.
wǎn shàng
This is how we know it’s AM or PM.
Sometimes it doesn’t even need to be mention, because we can tell it’s day time
or evening time just looking out the window, right?
2014年1月10日 星期五
SMART Mandarin: Chinese VS Taiwanese Mandarin Accent Video
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2014年1月7日 星期二
Accents- Chinese Mandarin VS Taiwanese Mandarin
Making a video about "Chinese Style VS Taiwanese Style Mandarin Accent" video!!
So excited!!! pls stay tuned ... heehee.... :)
2014年1月6日 星期一
IF in Chinese - Common Mistakes made by Mandarin Beginner
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2014.01.06
(Simplified
Chinese)
The
Basic Usage of 的
的is one of the most common words in Chinese and it’s one of the most
annoying grammatical words as well.
For
beginners of Chinese, 的 can be translate as the “possession” equivalent to English
word “of” or “’s”.
Let’s
talk about the basics of 的 in Mandarin!
1.
When 的 is following a pronoun or a subject
我的 my - 这是我的书。 This is my book.
你的 your - 那杯咖啡是你的吗？ Is that your cup of coffee?
她的 her
他的 his
他们的 their
你们的 your
我们的 our
谁的 whose
Mary的 Mary’s
2.
Using 的 as the “of” function in English
这种茶 的 味道很好。The flavor of this tea is very good.
As
the example above, if we use a direct translation. It would be
“This
kind tea of taste
very good.”
这种茶 的 味道 很好
And it’s obvious that Mandarin structure of 的 is very different from English!
In Chinese, we consider “taste” belongs to
the “tea”. So in Chinese thinking it would become “ This kind tea’s taste is very good.” With this idea in mind, we can
do more similar sentences with 的.
See more examples:
那个牌子的相机很贵。The
cameras of that bread are very expensive. or “that brand’s cameras are very
expensive” (because the speaker is pointing out that “the cameras under that
brand” are expensive)
3.
When的 is between an adjective and a noun, using
to modify a noun
Example: 聪明的孩子。 Smart kid
聪明 is an adjective the sentence above, but
adjectives can’t be used directly modifying the noun like English. Therefore,
it is not ok to say “聪明孩子”.
For
example: 我喜欢聪明的孩子。I like smart kids.
我喜欢好吃的食物。I like to eat delicious food.
4.
If the sentence is without any nouns after
the adjective, then 的 is not necessary to use.
For
example: 这个孩子很聪明。This kid is very smart.
中国菜很好吃。 Chinese food is delicious.
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