當你要先做某件事情的時候 (當)(你)(要)(先)(做)(某)(件)(事情)(的時候) (ㄉㄤ)(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄧㄠˋ)(ㄒㄧㄢ)(ㄗㄨㄛˋ)(ㄇㄡˇ)(ㄐㄧㄢˋ)(ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ)(ㄉㄜ˙ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ) (dāng)(nǐ)(yào)(xiān)(zuò)(mǒu)(jiàn)(shì qíng)(de. shí hòu) (just at)(you)(to want)(first)(to Continue Reading
The To Do of 幹 versus 做 and Avoiding Harsh Swearing in Chinese
One of the worst nightmares in speaking a foreign language is saying something really embarrassing. Tones are the typical reason this happens to non-native Chinese speakers. You can't really fault the Continue Reading
Chinese Shopping Vocabulary
Temporary audio below Shopping vocabulary is something that helped me practice speaking Chinese because when we lived in Taiwan for a few months, most people I came across while shopping did not Continue Reading
How to Treat a Cold 如何治療感冒
如何治療感冒 (如何)(治療)(感冒)❶ (ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ)(ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ)(ㄍㄢˇ ㄇㄠˋ) (rú hé)(zhì liáo)(gǎn mào) (how)(to treat)(common cold) 我試著不予理會我身體的感覺。 (我)(試著)(不予理會)(我)(身體)(的)(感覺) (ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄕˋ ㄓㄜ˙)(ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧˇ Continue Reading
Taking a Nap to Recharge Your Body 小睡讓身體充電
(小睡)❶(讓)(身體)(充電)❺ (ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ)(ㄖㄤˋ)(ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ)(ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋ) (xiǎo shuì)(ràng)(shēn tǐ)(chōng diàn) (to nap, to doze)(to make, to let)(the body)(to recharge [a Continue Reading