Hello readers! After a short break, I’m happy to report that tonight I’ve done quite a bit of Chinese homework. First I did some reading and listening practice with a nice book of children’s stories that comes with a CD and that I’ll tell you about another time. After that I went to ChinesePod and…
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Confucius
I’ve spent a little more time with the beginners’ lessons on ChinesePod, which confirms my view that my spoken Chinese, grammar and ability to read pinyin are all way ahead of my Hanzi. I need to keep working on that. After doing that, I watched Confucius, written and directed by Mei Hu (2010). It was…
ChinesePod: Newbie: Good Morning
This post is to record that I’ve studied the lesson titled Good Morning. I’m new to ChinesePod and liking it, the recordings are really clear. I can understand the spoken dialogue no problem but I’m less confident about my ability to reliably recognise all the characters. Words to remember: 早上 zǎoshang …
Chinese: New Horizons
I went to school and earned 1 Chinese point. I think I am going to change my learning style for a while and get a private tutor, perhaps in a reciprocal Chinese/English tuition arrangement. I’m starting to realise that learning Mandarin Chinese is something that takes several years, not just a couple or a few,…
Happy New Year! Gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni.
Happy Chinese New Year! Here is a traditional song with a kick-ass rhythm and a catchy tune. I strongly encourage you to sing along. ‘Gong xi’ means ‘congratulations’ or ‘wishing you joy’. Gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni ya, gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni. With the words in Pinyin, so you can…
Fifty American Kids Sing ‘I’ll Bring You Home’ In Chinese
Awww. This is lovely! I have been looking around for songs that might help a person learn Chinese, and this one was written by a Chinese teacher and is performed by him and his students at a Chinese language immersion camp. Check it out! The full story is here. I bet I could learn this…
Lan Lan was so drunk that she was sick in the taxi on the way home.
There is simply no end to the homework. 1 Chinese point.
They are happy because they eat lard.
That’s it, I can’t do any more Chinese homework tonight. 1 Chinese point.
Write about how someone in your family has changed.
I am staying in on a Saturday night, doing my homework. Part of this week’s Chinese homework is to write a couple of sentences on a given topic. Last week the topic was weather and I wrote a very boring story about snow. So let’s try to liven things up this week. The set topic…
The Hanyu You Want 