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
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
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
Be Careful Who You Play Frisbee With 你要小心你跟誰玩丟擲飛盤!
我在唸大學的時候,我讀書很認真。 (我)(在)(唸)❶(大學)(的時候) (ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄋㄧㄢˋ)(ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ)(ㄉㄜ˙ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ) (wǒ)(zài)(niàn)(dà xué)(de. shí hòu) (I)(indicating action in progress)(to studying)(university, Continue Reading
Memories from a Flower Fragrance 對夜來香花香的記憶 in Chinese
Recently my Chinese tutor heard a song that reminded her of a major turning point in her life. She told me about it and I thought it was a beautiful story, well worth sharing. Here is some Continue Reading
God and the Snail 上帝和蝸牛 in Chinese
A young Taiwanese friend recently shared this Chinese parable with me. It all starts with being asked to take a snail for a walk... but first, some useful vocabulary: Now, what can you Continue Reading