It happens every day 大家吃飯， 然後我要洗很多碗盤。 (大家)(吃飯)， (然後)(我)(要)(洗)(很多)(碗盤)。 (da4 jia1) (chi1 fan4), (ran2 hou4) (wo3) (yao4) (xi3) (hen3 duo1) (wan3 pan2) (whole family) (to eat), (then) (I) (must) (to wash) (very many) (dishes) The whole family eats, then I must wash many dishes. They don’t eat just once a day, either. 從早到晚，他們吃很多東西。 (從)(早)(到)(晚)，(他們)(吃)(很多)(東西)❶。 (cong2) […]
I Want to Buy Wheat Flour to Make Bread 我要買麵粉做麵包 in Chinese
It can be the things you take for granted that 關於另外的語言怎麼教妳重要的東西。 (關於)(另外的)❶(語言)(怎麼)(教)(妳)(重要的)(東西)。 (guan1 yu2) (ling4 wai4 de.) (yu3 yan2) (zen3 me.) (jiao1) (ni3) (zhong1 yao4 de.) (dong1 xi1) (concerning, with regard to) (other) (language) (how, what) (to teach) (you) (important) (things) teach you important things regarding another language For me, 試試看買材料讓我做麵包又有趣又好玩。 (試試看)(買)(材料)(讓)(我)(做)(麵包)(又有趣又好玩)❷。 (shi4 […]
How to Not Over React 怎麼不過分的反應 in Chinese
It is important to learn 怎麼不過分的反應❶。 (怎麼)(不)[(過分)(的)](反應)。 (zen3 me.) (bu2) [(guo4 fen4) (de.)] (fan3 ying4) (how) (not) [(beyond the normal and proper limits) (mades the previous word an adjective)] (to react). how not to overreact. It can be hard because 有時候一些人他們就是要生氣。 (有時候)(一些)(人)(他們)(就是)(要)(生氣)。 (you3 shi2 hou4) (yi4 xie1) (ren2) (ta1 men.) (jiu4 shi4) (yao4) (sheng1 […]
How I Began to 唱快樂的光腳丫歌 Sing the Happy Barefoot Song in Chinese
[box]我怎麼開始唱我的中文”快樂的光腳丫歌”。 (我)(怎麼)(開始)(唱)(我的)(中文)”[(快樂)(的)](光腳丫)(歌)”。 (wo3) (zen2 me.) (kai1 shi3) (chang4) [(wo3) (de.)] (zhong1 wen2) [(kuai4 le4) (de.)] (guang1 jiao3 ya1) (ge1) (I) (how) (begin) (to sing) [(I) +(modifier) = my] (Chinese) [(happy) +(modifier indicating it is an adjective)] (bare foot) (song) How I began to sing my Happy Barefoot Song in Chinese.[/box] When you are reciting […]
How to Twinkle Your Little Star 如何閃爍妳的小星星 in Chinese
My brain was kind of tired after the intense happenings in our family for the last few months, so my wise Chinese teacher 明智中文的老師 (ming2 zhi4 zhong1 wen2 de. lao3 shi1) chose a simple and familiar children’s song to help me re-engage with my Chinese studies: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! She suggested I learn to […]
How to Order Donuts 怎麼點 甜甜圈 in Chinese
怎麼點甜甜圈 (怎麼)(點)(甜甜圈) (ㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙)(ㄉㄧㄢˇ)(ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢ) (zěn me.)(diǎn)(tián tián quān) (how)(to select, to pick out)(donut) How to Order Donuts (editing in progress) I really like the word for “donuts” in Chinese. 「甜甜圈」從字面就可以十分明白它的意思。 「(甜甜圈)」(從)[(字)(面)](就)(可以)(十分)(明白)[(它)(的)](意思)。 “(ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢ)” (ㄘㄨㄥˊ) [(ㄗˋ)(ㄇㄧㄢˋ)] (ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ)(ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ) (ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ) [(ㄊㄚ)(ㄉㄜ˙)] (ㄧˋ ㄙ˙) “(tián tián quān)” (cóng) [(zì) (miàn)] […]
How to Know if You Want to be a Princess in Chinese
怎麼知道妳是否想做一個公主 (怎麼)(知道)(妳)(是否)(想做)(一個)(公主) (zen3 me.) (zhi1 dao4) (ni3) (shi4 fou2) (xiang3 zuo) (yi1 ge.) (gong1 zhu3) (how) (to know) (you) (whether or not) (think to act as) (a) (public + master, leader, chief = princess) How to know if you want to be a princess It sounds fun to be treated like one, but let’s […]
How My Chickens Help Me Learn Opposites in Chinese
I have front yard and back yard chickens. 我一邊跟牠❶們玩一邊得做苦工。 (我)(一邊)❷(跟)(牠們)(玩)(一邊)(得)(做)(苦工)。 (wo3) (yi1 bian4) (gen1) (ta1 men.) (wan2) (yi1 bian4) (dei3) (zuo4) (ku3 gong1) (I) (one side) (with) (them) (to play with/to find pleasure in) (one side) (must) (to work/to do) (hard labor) They are both fun and lots of work. They are not pets […]
