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
得 is a pò yīn zì 是一個破音字
破音字 ㄆㄛˋ ㄧㄣ ㄗˋ are kind of like Chinese homonyms. In English, homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently (look different) and have different meanings. Examples: here and Continue Reading
Understanding the words he 他, she 她, and it 牠 or 它 in Chinese
Understanding the Chinese pronouns that are translated to he, she, or it requires knowing a couple of things. First of all, the pronouns that mean he, she, or it in Chinese all sound the Continue Reading
Understanding the i’s in Pinyin
The use of the letter "i" in pinyin can be confusing. Pinyin is the use of the ABC's, such as is used in English, to symbolize sounds in the Chinese language. Sometimes the pinyin sounds are fairly Continue Reading
An Interview with My Chinese Tutor
I recently interviewed my Chinese tutor. You can listen to it in the podcast audio above. In the first part of the interview, she answered my questions in Chinese, which I will have written out for Continue Reading
44 Rock Lions, a Chinese Tongue Twister 四十四隻石獅子 ，一個中文繞口令
四十四隻石獅子 ，一個中文繞口令 (四十)(四)(隻)(石)(獅子) ，(一個)(中文)(繞口令) (ㄙˋ ㄕˊ)(ㄙˋ)(ㄓ)(ㄕˊ)(ㄕ ㄗ) ， (ㄧ ㄍㄜ˙)(ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ)(ㄖㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ) (sì shí)(sì)(zhī)(shí)(shī zi.), (yī ge.)(zhōng wén)(rào kŏu lìng) (four tens)(four)(MW❶ for Continue Reading