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Category: Language
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Wellness – Xiànzài nǐ zĕnmeyàng?
Nǐ zĕnme le? (What’s wrong with you?) Wŏ gănmào le. (I caught a cold.) Keywords: Zĕnme (how) Le (particle at end of sentence to show change has completed) Gănmào (catch cold) Nǐ wèishénme gănmào le? (Why/what’s the matter?) Zuótiān tiānqì tài lĕng le. (It’s too cold yesterday.) Xiànzài…
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Seasons – Nǐ xǐhuan shénme jìjié?
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme jìjié? Wŏ xǐhuan chūntiān. (I like spring.) Wŏ xǐhuan xiàtiān. (I like summer.) Wŏ xǐhuan qiutiān (I like autumn.) Wŏ xǐhuan dōngtiān. (I like winter.) Keywords: Jìjié (season) Chūntiān (spring) Xiàtiān (summer) Qiutiān (autumn) Dōngtiān (winter) Nǐ xǐhuan chūntiān ma? (Do you like spring?) Xǐhuan. (Yes,…
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Months & Weather In China – … tiānqì hăo bu hăo?
The 12 months in the year in Chinese, first recall numbers 1-12: yī (1), èr (2), sān (3), sì (4), wǔ (5), liù (6), qī (7), bā (8), jiǔ (9), shí (10), shíyī (11), and shí’èr (12). Now, it’s easy just say the number and month together as follows: yīyuè…
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Weather/Tiānqì – Jīntiān duōshao dù?
Jīniān tiānqì zĕnmeyàng? (How about the weather today?) Jīniān xià yŭ. (It’s going to rain today.) Tiānqì bù hăo. (The weather is not good.) Keywords: Jīniān (today) Tiānqì (weather) Zĕnmeyàng (how) Xià (to fall down) Yŭ (rain) Míngtiān tiānqì hăo bu hăo? (Is tomorrow’s weather good or not?)…
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6 Finals For Reference
6 finals for reference and their tones (1st -, 2nd /, 3rd v, and 4th \): ā_á_ ă_ à ō _ó_ ŏ _ò ē_é_ĕ_è ī_í_ǐ_ì ū_ú_ŭ_ù ǖ_ǘ_ǚ_ǜ Featured image supplied free from Pixabay. Copyright © 2016 Zoë-Marie Beesley Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.