Reading Facebook in Chinese to get back to English You can probably figure out how to change your Facebook profile to Chinese, but changing it back to your native language could be a challenge. I thought it would be fun to visit my profile in Chinese once in a while, so I asked my Chinese tutor […]
If You Forget to Set Your Alarm 如果你忘了設定鬧鐘 in Chinese
It all begins in the morning… One thing leads to another, but you do have choices along the way! Here is a humorous look at what might happen if you forget to set your alarm. But first, some vocabulary to tune your mind and ear to Chinese: 設定 […]
Alaskan Grizzly Bears and Salmon Bones 阿拉斯加灰熊和鮭魚骨頭 in Chinese
My husband is an adventurer and he likes to fish. Seriously, I’m glad that he has the chance to go off into the wild and I know he is experienced and smart about being out there. Still, I like to express my concerns. He makes me laugh with his responses. Here is the type of […]
It Depends on the Mosquitoes Outside 那要看外面是否有蚊子 in Chinese
Mosquitoes seem to be everywhere During the summer, you almost certainly need to say some things about mosquitoes! Where are the mosquitoes? What should you wear? And, very importantly, should you slap a mosquito when it lands on another person??!! Here is some vocabulary you will find in the sentences about the pesky mosquito: Vocabulary […]
Raising Goat Kids 飼養小山羊 in Chinese
If you don’t think goat kids are cute, you haven’t met one. One of the keys to practicing a foreign language is to have things of interest to talk about. Baby goats (kids) are very interesting to me right now, since I just brought two home. Whether you have goats or not, I think you […]
Things That Will Happen Soon “快”發生的事情 in Chinese
I first learned about the character 快 as meaning fast. Another common use of it is to mean soon. My tutor wrote some sentences to help me practice using it that way. First, here is some vocabulary it may be helpful to get more familiar with: 冰箱 ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ icebox, […]
Can’t Keep Up 跟不上 in Chinese
One of the meanings of 跟 (see pronunciation and definitions below) has to do with ‘following closely.’ When you add 不 and 上 after it, it means you can’t keep up. The sequence of tones (first tone ⇾ second tone ⇾ fourth tone) make it particularly easy to say and fit with the emotion of […]
Experiences That Make Me Feel Very Afraid 那些我想起來就覺得驚心動快的經驗 in Chinese
那些我想起來就覺得驚心動魄的經驗 (那些)(我)(想起來)(就)(覺得)(驚心動魄)(的)(經驗) (ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ)(ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ) (nà xiē)(wǒ)(xiǎng qǐ lái)(jiù)(jué de.)(jīng xīn dòng pò)(de.)(jīng yàn) (those)(I)(come to mind)(at once)(to feel)(extremely disturbing, hair-raising)(adjective marker)(experience) Those experiences that make me feel very afraid (or extremely disturbed). I had a rather horrific and surreal freeway experience on my way to my Chinese […]
