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Understanding the i’s in Pinyin

February 12, 2017 by Laura Blodgett

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

November 16, 2016 by Laura Blodgett

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

September 25, 2016 by Laura Blodgett

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

Chinese BoPoMoFo Stickers for My Computer Keyboard

August 6, 2016 by Laura Blodgett

Chinese BoPoMoFo Stickers for My Computer Keyboard

I have been using bopomofo more in my Chinese learning lately. In case you haven't heard of it, it is a phonetic system for Chinese sounds that was designed to teach Chinese-speaking children how to Continue Reading

A Simple BoPoMoFo Chart Helps Me Learn Chinese

July 6, 2016 by Laura Blodgett

Bopomofo or pinyin? When I was first learning Chinese, I asked a semi-native Chinese speaker what her recommendation was for learning to read and pronounce Chinese. Was pinyin sufficient or was Continue Reading

Using Children’s Books to Study Chinese as an Adult

March 25, 2016 by Laura Blodgett

  A good children's story is great for learning Chinese My Chinese tutor has sometimes used children's books to help me study the Chinese language. I think this has worked well for a few Continue Reading

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