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
Typing Real Tone Marks for Chinese PinYin on My Mac
Being able to see pinyin in its purest form helps the brain process Chinese sounds better, so I was thrilled to discover keyboard tricks for typing the tones on my Mac computer. (There is some help Continue Reading
How Things Are Made 如何製成物品 in Chinese
如何製成物品 (如何)(製成)(物品) (ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ)(ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ)(ㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ) (rú hé)(zhì chéng)(wù pǐn) (how to, in what way)(to turn out [a product])(thing, object + product, good) How to make things (or How things are Continue Reading
How to Get a Boyfriend 如何獲得男朋友 in Chinese
如何獲得男朋友 (如何)(獲得)❶(男)(朋友) (ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ)(ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ)(ㄋㄢˊ)(ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ) (ru2 he2)(huo4 de2)(nan2)(peng2 you3) (how to)(obtain, get)(boy)(friend) How to get a boyfriend. The photo below showed up on my FB 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
