(我)(用)(剪刀)❶(去剪)(蒲公英)(黃色)(的)(花) (ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄩㄥˋ)(ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ)(ㄑㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ)(ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ)(ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄏㄨㄚ) (wǒ)(yòng)(jiǎn dāo)(qù jiǎn)(pú gōng yīng)(huáng sè)(de.)(huā) (I)(to use)(scissors, Continue Reading
Chinese Lesson Blurb: 女人的情緒像天氣的變化 A Woman’s Mood Changes Like the Weather
(女人)(的)(情緒)(像)(天氣)(的)(變化) (ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ)(ㄒㄧㄤˋ)(ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ) (nǚ rén)(de.)(qíng xù)(xiàng)(tiān qì)(de.)(biàn huà) (woman, wife)(adjective marker)(mood)(to be 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
Chinese Lesson Blurb: English Homonyms for Spring 春天 and 泉
Spring into the spring in spring It is unpredictable what will cause a communication glitch. For instance, in a recent Firecracker video chat (to become a FLC Firecracker member, read here), we Continue Reading
Chinese Lesson Blurb: Can You Politely Say 閉嘴 Shut Your Mouth
If you see something on your friend's teeth and want to save him embarrassment, you might want to politely suggest he shut his mouth. You might think to say in a hushed voice that only he can Continue Reading
Chinese Lesson Blurb: 太扯了 Too Far Fetched
It happens all the time. The story stretches beyond believability. That is when you want to be able to use this phrase: 太扯了！ (ㄊㄞˋ)(ㄔㄜˇ)(ㄌㄜ˙) (tài))(chě)(le.) (too, very, extremely)(to Continue Reading