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
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
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 you are/get Continue Reading
Homemade Cookies 自製餅乾
在我的家庭每個人常常喜歡吃餅乾。 (在)(我的)(家庭)(每個)(人)(常常)(喜歡)(吃) (ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄥˊ)(ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄜ˙)(ㄖㄣˊ)(ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ)(ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ)(ㄔ) (zài)(wǒ de.)(jiā tíng)(měi ge.)(rén)(cháng cháng)(xǐ huān)(chī) (at, Continue Reading
Practice Speaking Chinese at the Chocolate Store
Temporary audio below 在巧克力店裡練習說中文 (在)(巧克力)(店)(裡)(練習)(說)(中文) (zai4) (qiao3 ke4 li4) (dian4) (li3) (lian4 xi2) (shuo1) (zhong1 wen2) (at) (chocolate) (store) (in) (practice) (to speak) (Chinese Continue Reading
