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
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
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
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
