Advanced Level 高级(gāojí)
“虎年大吉 good luck in the year of the tiger,” the year 2010 is coming up and many are preparing for the New Year’s celebrations. What is the Chinese pinyin for “虎年大吉 good luck in the year of the tiger?”
A. Cái yuán guǎng jìn
B. Xīn nián kuài lè
C. Hǔ nián dà jí
D. Xīn xiǎng shì chéng
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year (Xin Nian Hao) - 新年好！
Origin of 元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day
“元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day” has a three thousand-year history in China. In ancient times, “元旦(yuándàn)” was the “农历(nónglì) lunar calendar” new year—today’s “春节(chūnjié ) Spring Festival.” Since the founding of the new China, with the aim of distinguishing the “农历(nónglì) lunar calendar” and the “阳历(yánglì) Gregorian calendar,” the lunar new year was renamed as “春节(chūnjié) Spring Festival” and Gregorian January 1 was named “元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day.” From then on, “元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day“ became a new convivial festival across the whole country. Today, New Year’s Day is a “法定假日(fǎdìng jiàrì) statutory holiday“ in China. During this festival, people wish each other good luck in the New Year and send each other New Year’s cards as a gift.
生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary
元旦(yuándàn) n New Year’s Day
“元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day” refers to the beginning of the year. “元(yuán)” means beginning or first. “旦(dàn)” means morning or day. In fact, “旦(dàn)” is a pictographic character. The part above “日(rì) day” represents sun and the other part “一(yī) one” stands for horizon. So this character conveys a meaning that the sun is rising gradually from the horizon. When “元(yuán)” and “旦(dàn)” are combined together, they mean the first day of the “新年(xīnnián) New Year.”
Example:
元旦到了，祝你在新年里万事如意。
Yuándàn dào le, zhù nǐ zài xīnnián lǐ wànshìrúyì.
New Year’s Day is coming, I wish you good luck in the New Year.
农历(nónglì): n lunar calendar
阳历(yánglì): n Gregorian calendar
春节(chūnjié): n Spring Festival
法定假日(fǎdìng jiàrì): n statutory holiday
新年(xīnnián): n New Year
Beginner Level 初级(chūjí)
The first day of a year is called New Year’s Day in English. Do you know how to say New Year’s Day in Chinese?
A. 春节(chūnjié)
B. 元旦(yuándàn)
C. 中秋(zhōngqiū)
D. 元宵(yuánxiāo)
“元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day” has a three thousand-year history in China. In ancient times, “元旦(yuándàn)” was the “农历(nónglì) lunar calendar” new year—today’s “春节(chūnjié ) Spring Festival.” Since the founding of the new China, with the aim of distinguishing the “农历(nónglì) lunar calendar” and the “阳历(yánglì) Gregorian calendar,” the lunar new year was renamed as “春节(chūnjié) Spring Festival” and Gregorian January 1 was named “元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day.” From then on, “元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day“ became a new convivial festival across the whole country. Today, New Year’s Day is a “法定假日(fǎdìng jiàrì) statutory holiday“ in China. During this festival, people wish each other good luck in the New Year and send each other New Year’s cards as a gift.
生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary
元旦(yuándàn) n New Year’s Day
“元旦(yuándàn) New Year’s Day” refers to the beginning of the year. “元(yuán)” means beginning or first. “旦(dàn)” means morning or day. In fact, “旦(dàn)” is a pictographic character. The part above “日(rì) day” represents sun and the other part “一(yī) one” stands for horizon. So this character conveys a meaning that the sun is rising gradually from the horizon. When “元(yuán)” and “旦(dàn)” are combined together, they mean the first day of the “新年(xīnnián) New Year.”
Example:
元旦到了，祝你在新年里万事如意。
Yuándàn dào le, zhù nǐ zài xīnnián lǐ wànshìrúyì.
New Year’s Day is coming, I wish you good luck in the New Year.
农历(nónglì): n lunar calendar
阳历(yánglì): n Gregorian calendar
春节(chūnjié): n Spring Festival
法定假日(fǎdìng jiàrì): n statutory holiday
新年(xīnnián): n New Year
Beginner Level 初级(chūjí)
The first day of a year is called New Year’s Day in English. Do you know how to say New Year’s Day in Chinese?
A. 春节(chūnjié)
B. 元旦(yuándàn)
C. 中秋(zhōngqiū)
D. 元宵(yuánxiāo)
Monday, December 28, 2009
Bargaining - 讨（Tao）价（Jia）还（Huan） 价(Jia)
Dialogue Text:
【Dialog】(repeat twice and slowly) (Tones are the numbers in the parenthesis)
老外： 这条围巾多少钱？(How much does this scarf cost?)
Zhe(4) Tiao (2) Wei (2) Jin(1) Duo (1) Shao (3) Qian (2)?
小贩：50块。(50 yuan)
Wu (3) Shi (2) Kuai (4)
老外： 太贵了，能不能便宜点儿？(Too expensive, can’t it be a little cheaper?)
Tai (4) Gui (4) le (1), Neng (2) Bu (4) Neng (2) Pian (2) Yi (1) Dian (3) Er (1)?
小贩：30块怎么样？ (How about 30 yuan?)
San (1) Shi (2) Kuai (4) Zen (3) Me (1) Yang (4)?
老外： 好吧，我要一条。(O.k. I want one.)
Hao (3) Ba (1), Wo (3) Yao (4) Yi (1) Tiao(2).
【Explanation】
Salesperson: When you bargain with venders, you can say "太贵了，能不能便宜点儿?" to ask a discount. When you have got a discount, but you want to get more, you can say "能不能再便宜点儿？" it means "can you make it lower than that?"
Laowai: 能不能再便宜点儿？If I want know the lowest price, how can I say that Chinese?
Salesperson: You can say "最少多少钱？" "最少" means "at least". Sometimes, the venders may say "最少40块。" "the bottom price is 40 yuan."
Laowai: Can I give the venders a price when bargaining?
Salesperson: Of course, you can. You can say "30块怎么样", "how about 30 yuan？"
Laowai: Meimei, how about 30 yuan for a scarf? 贵吗？
Salesperson: 一条围巾30块。I think it is fine with me.
Laowai: I will buy it at 30 yuan. Thank you for teaching me so much.
Salesperson: 不客气。
【Dialog】(repeat twice and slowly) (Tones are the numbers in the parenthesis)
老外： 这条围巾多少钱？(How much does this scarf cost?)
Zhe(4) Tiao (2) Wei (2) Jin(1) Duo (1) Shao (3) Qian (2)?
小贩：50块。(50 yuan)
Wu (3) Shi (2) Kuai (4)
老外： 太贵了，能不能便宜点儿？(Too expensive, can’t it be a little cheaper?)
Tai (4) Gui (4) le (1), Neng (2) Bu (4) Neng (2) Pian (2) Yi (1) Dian (3) Er (1)?
小贩：30块怎么样？ (How about 30 yuan?)
San (1) Shi (2) Kuai (4) Zen (3) Me (1) Yang (4)?
老外： 好吧，我要一条。(O.k. I want one.)
Hao (3) Ba (1), Wo (3) Yao (4) Yi (1) Tiao(2).
【Explanation】
Salesperson: When you bargain with venders, you can say "太贵了，能不能便宜点儿?" to ask a discount. When you have got a discount, but you want to get more, you can say "能不能再便宜点儿？" it means "can you make it lower than that?"
Laowai: 能不能再便宜点儿？If I want know the lowest price, how can I say that Chinese?
Salesperson: You can say "最少多少钱？" "最少" means "at least". Sometimes, the venders may say "最少40块。" "the bottom price is 40 yuan."
Laowai: Can I give the venders a price when bargaining?
Salesperson: Of course, you can. You can say "30块怎么样", "how about 30 yuan？"
Laowai: Meimei, how about 30 yuan for a scarf? 贵吗？
Salesperson: 一条围巾30块。I think it is fine with me.
Laowai: I will buy it at 30 yuan. Thank you for teaching me so much.
Salesperson: 不客气。
Friday, August 28, 2009
海龟窝 － Sea Turtle Nest (Hai Gui Wo)
海龟窝 － Sea Turtle Nest (Hai Gui Wo)
Two turtle nests are found in front of my student's house, and it's wonderful to see they are well protected.
Liang Zhi (two) Hai Gui Wo (turtle nests) Zai (at) Wo De (my) Xue Sheng De Fang Zi Qian Mian (in front of my student's house).
两只海龟窝在我的学生房子前面。
Wo Hen Gao Xing (I am very pleased) Ta Men (them) Bei Bao Hu Hao Le (are well protected).
我很高兴它们被保护好了.
Liang Zhi (two) Hai Gui Wo (turtle nests) Zai (at) Wo De (my) Xue Sheng De Fang Zi Qian Mian (in front of my student's house).
两只海龟窝在我的学生房子前面。
Wo Hen Gao Xing (I am very pleased) Ta Men (them) Bei Bao Hu Hao Le (are well protected).
我很高兴它们被保护好了.
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窝22号 (Wo 22 Hao) - Nest #22 | 窝19号 (Wo 19 Hao) - Nest #19 |
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Learn calendar - Year 年, Month 月, Day 日
| August （八月- Ba Yue）2009（二零零九年 - ErLingLingJiuNian） | ||||||
| Sun. XingQiRi:星期日 | Mon. XingQiYi:星期一 | Tu. XingQiEr:星期二 | Wed. XingQiSan:星期三 | Thu.XingQiSi:星期四 | Fri. XingQiWu:星期五 | Sat. XingQiLiu:星期六 |
| | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | | | | | |
About China
China, full name is the People's Republic of China, is located in the east of Asia, reaching to the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of around 9.6 million square kilometers.The relief of China descends from west to east. The Himalayas, which are situated in southwest of China, is the highest mountain range in the world. Its highest peak, Everest which reaches 8,848 meters above the sea level, is also the top of the world. The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are the two major rivers in China. They both rise in the Tibet Plateau in the west of China and run eastwards into the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, the Chinese people often say "water running eastwards" (一江春水向东流- yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu) to mean that things just happen naturally.
PinYin Review VIII
PinYin review information retrieved from www.learningchinese.org.
ang | 发音时，由a开始，接着向发ng的状态过渡。 |
| Pronounce "a" first and gradually turn to "ng". | |
| eng | 发音时，由e开始，接着向发ng的状态过渡。 |
| Pronounce "e" first and gradually turn to "ng". | |
| ing | 发音时，由i开始，接着向ng的状态过渡。 |
| Pronounce "i" first and gradually turn to "ng". | |
| ong | 发音时，由o(介于o和u之间的一个音)开始，然后舌根上升，软腭下降，发后鼻音ng。 |
| Pronounce "o" (pronounced as something between "o" and "u") first, then raise the root of your tongue, lower down the soft palate and pronounce "ng". |
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