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Final Particles in Mandarin Chinese are a nightmare for most Chinese learners. In this article, we are going to learn喔 o, 嘍喽 lou, 耶 ye and 嘛 ma. Just in case, I provide audio files to help you know how we change intonations without changing any tones. Please make sure you’ve read the entire article before…
Grammar Point:There are three ways to express “no matter” in Chinese. 不管 bùguǎn, 無論无论 wúlùn, and 不論论 búlùn. 不管 bùguǎn and 不論论 búlùn are less formal than 無論无论 wúlùn. Structure Adding Question Word 不管bùguǎn/ 無論wúlùn/ 不論búlùn … + Question word ， 都dōu… 不管bùguǎn/ 无论wúlùn/ 不论búlùn … + Question word ， 都dōu… 不管bùguǎn/ 無論wúlùn/ 不論búlùn天氣tiānqì怎麼樣zěnmeyàng， 他tā都dōu會huì去qù遛狗liùgǒu不管bùguǎn/ 无论wúlùn/…
Food Vocabulary 韓國美食韩国美食 Korean Food in Chinese There is so much delicious Korean food in Taiwan and China. Do you know how to read their names in Chinese? Let’s learn the Chinese vocabulary for Korean staples — from bubbling stews to street snacks! 🇰🇷 Taiwan’s “Korean Street” Did you know? Zhongxing Street (中興街中兴街) in Yonghe…
Guimao 龜毛龟毛 · Guīmáo In one line Overly meticulous, nitpicky, or finicky about small details and trivial matters — literally translating to “turtle hair.” Definition 形容詞形容词 ADJ. Literally “turtle hair.” Since turtles don’t actually have hair, having “turtle hair” is a classic Taiwanese slang expression used to describe someone who is excessively fussy, overly demanding,…
🥢 餐廳用語餐厅用语 · Restaurant Words in Chinese From walking in the door to splitting the bill — the essential phrases you actually need at a Chinese restaurant. Dining culture varies across the Chinese-speaking world: calling a server, asking for a table, or splitting the bill sounds quite different in Taipei versus Shanghai. Flip the Traditional…
～ See the Question ～ Answers Part 1 Correct or incorrect 1. Worng 生氣shēngqì生气shēngqì Angry 2. Correct 起床qǐchuáng起床qǐchuáng Wake up 3. Correct 圖書館túshūguǎn图书馆túshūguǎn Library 4. Worng 醫生yīshēng医生yìshēng Doctor 5. Correct 上網shàngwǎng上网shàngwǎng Surf the Internet Part 2 Match the right picture with the conversation 1. C老師lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn乾淨gānjìng老师lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn干净gānjìngTeacher’s house is very clean. 2. F我wǒ和hé朋友péngyǒu一塊兒yíkuàir吃飯chīfàn我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou一块儿yíkuàir吃饭chīfànI eat with my friend. 3. B孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiú孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiúThe kid is playing ball outside. 4. A學生xuéshēng很hěn認真rènzhēn讀書dúshū学生xuésheng很hěn认真rènzhēn读书dúshūThe student…
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Tips: If you think it’s too fast, you can adjust the speed yourself. Part 1 Correct or incorrect 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 2 Match the right picture with the conversation A B C D E F 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ A B…
Before we look up the people related words in Chinese, let me ask you a question. Do you know the population in China? The current population of China is 1,451,038,579 as of August 13, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. It is a crazy amount! China’s population is equivalent to…
請問qǐngwèn_( 月台yuètái)_ 在zài哪裡nǎlǐ？ 请问qǐngwèn_( 月台yuètái)_ 在zài哪里nǎlǐ？ Could you tell me where the __(platform)__ is? Dialogue 我wǒ： 不好意思bùhǎoyìsi， 請問qǐngwèn月台yuètái在zài哪裡nǎlǐ？ 我wǒ： 不好意思bùhǎoyìsi， 请问qǐngwèn月台yuètái在zài哪儿nǎr？ I: Excuse me! Could you tell me where the planform is? 台灣táiwān人rén： 從cóng這裡zhèlǐ直走zhízǒu， 向xiàng右轉yòuzhuǎn就jiù到了dàole台湾táiwān人rén： 从cóng这儿zhèr直走zhízǒu， 向xiàng右拐yòuguǎi就jiù到了dàoleTaiwanese: Go straight and then turn left, you’ll find the platform there! 我wǒ： 很hěn遠yuǎn嗎ma？ 我wǒ： 很hěn远yuǎn吗ma？ I: Is it far (from here)? 台灣táiwān人rén： 走zǒu五wǔ分鐘fēnzhōng就jiù到了dàole台湾táiwān人rén： 走zǒu五wǔ分钟fēnzhōng就jiù到了dàoleTaiwanese: It is only 5 minutes walking distance. Simplified…