I will go almost anywhere with my husband I have told my husband I will go with him anywhere ... except the Amazon jungle. Our vacation in Belize has confirmed to me that this is a good decision on Continue Reading
Can’t Keep Up 跟不上 in Chinese
One of the meanings of 跟 (see pronunciation and definitions below) has to do with 'following closely.' When you add 不 and 上 after it, it means you can't keep up. The sequence of tones (first tone ⇾ Continue Reading
Are You Coming or Going 進來或出去 in Chinese
People are always coming and going. Suppose someone asks you: 你知道我的兒子在哪裡？ (你)(知道)(我的)(兒子)(在)(哪裡) (ㄋㄧˇ) (ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ) (ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙) (ㄦˊ ㄗ˙) (ㄗㄞˋ) (ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ) (nǐ)(zhī dào)(wǒ de.)(ér zi.)(zài)(nǎ Continue Reading
得 is a pò yīn zì 是一個破音字
[hr] 破音字 ㄆㄛˋ ㄧㄣ ㄗˋ are kind of like Chinese homonyms. In English, homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently (look different) and have different meanings. Examples: here and Continue Reading
When You Are Lost 當你迷路的時候 in Chinese
[hr] 當你迷路的時候 (當)(你)(迷路)[(的)(時候)] (ㄉㄤ) (ㄋㄧˇ) (ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ) [(ㄉㄜ˙) (ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ)] (dāng)(nǐ)(mí lù)[(de.)(sh́í hòu)] (just at)(you)(to get lost)[(adjective marker)(time, when, moment, juncture)] When Continue Reading
Homemade Cookies 自己做餅乾 in Chinese
自己做餅乾 (自己)(做)(餅乾) (zi4 ji3) (zuo4) (bing3 gan1) (self, one's self) (to make) (cookie) Homemade cookies I eat a lot of Continue Reading
