在國慶日有很多人放煙火。 (在)(國慶日)❶(有)(很)(多)(人)(放煙火) (ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄖˋ)(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄏㄣˇ)(ㄉㄨㄛ)(ㄖㄣˊ)(ㄈㄤˋ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˋ) (zài)(guó qìng rì)(yǒu)(hěn)(duō)(rén)(fàng yān huò) (at, on)(national day)(to Continue Reading
Chinese Lesson Blurb: Tips and Tricks for Using Passive Voice
What is passive voice ? Passive is the opposite of active. We say someone is passive when they let things happen to them. In language, passive voice is used emphasize who or what the action is Continue Reading
Milking My Mini Goat 給我的迷你山羊擠奶
幾天以前一隻我的迷你山羊死了。 (幾)(天)(以前)(一隻)(我的) (ㄐㄧˇ)(ㄊㄧㄢ)(ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ)(ㄧˋ ㄓ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙) (jǐ)(tiān)(yǐ qián)(yì zhī)(wǒ de.) (several, a few)(day)(before)(one + MW)(my) .....(迷你)❶(山羊)(死)(了) .....(ㄇㄧˊ Continue Reading
青蛙在我的游泳池裡 Frogs in My Swimming Pool
我的游泳池像一個水質純淨清澈的池塘. (我的)(游泳池)(像)(一個) (ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄔˊ)(ㄒㄧㄤˋ)(ㄧ ㄍㄜ˙) (wǒ de.)(yóu yǒng chí)(xiàng)(yī ge.) (my)(swimming pool)(to be like)(a, Continue Reading
My Horse and the Big Metal Monster 我的馬和金屬大怪物 in Chinese
昨天我跟平常一樣去準備騎馬。 (昨天)(我)(跟)(平常)(一樣) (ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄍㄣ)(ㄆㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ)(ㄧˊ ㄧㄤˋ) (zuó tiān)(wǒ)(gēn)(píng cháng)(yí yàng) (yesterday)(I)(to attend to, with)(normal, usual)(the same Continue Reading
Looking for Your Teeth on the Floor 滿地找牙
My tutor, Vesta, was brainstorming sentences to help me practice 滿地 in my Chinese Lesson Blurb: Using 卻 to Spotlight Contrast. She used the phrase 滿地找牙. You can see from the title what it means. Continue Reading
