Tag Archives: beginner Chinese
Yes No Questions in Chinese Posted by sasha on Apr 27, 2016
We’ve already talked about asking questions in Chinese here on the blog, so go back and review that post if you need more practice with your who/what/where/when/why type of questions. For this post, I’d like to review asking and answering simple yes/no questions in Chinese. There are basically two ways to ask these types of questions…
Chinese Spring Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Mar 28, 2016
We’ve already covered winter and summer here, so bookmark those to build up your vocabulary. It’s been a long winter, but the ice is starting to melt and flowers are starting to bloom again. Spring is in the air, and what better way to get excited about the changing of the seasons than learning how to talk…
Chinese Directional Complements Video Posted by sasha on Mar 16, 2016
We’ve done a lot of practice with Chinese directional complements recently, so go back and read the posts if you haven’t already – Part One and Part Two. Reading can only get you so far when studying a language, so I’ve put together a video with all of those common directional complements for you to…
Chinese Directional Complements (Part One) Posted by sasha on Mar 9, 2016
Today I’d like to talk about two very important verbs in Chinese related to direction and how to properly use them in directional complements: go (去 – qù) come (来 – lái) The first thing you’ll want to remember about these two characters is this: If the action is moving towards the speaker, use 来. If the…
10 Beginner Chinese Videos Posted by sasha on Jan 31, 2016
Learning a language is no easy task, especially one that is notoriously difficult such as Chinese. Thankfully, we’re here to help you in your quest to speak Mandarin. While we post tons of great content here on the blog, there’s also a lot going on over at our YouTube channel. There are plenty of videos…
Countries, Nationalities, and Languages in Chinese Posted by sasha on Jan 28, 2016
Over the past few months, we’ve had a lot of Chinese geography lessons. In case you missed them, here are the links to those posts: All 50 US States Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Cities European Countries North American Countries South American Countries and Capitals Asian Countries Now that we’ve learned so many names for countries…
Your Weekly Schedule in Chinese Posted by sasha on Dec 9, 2015
For beginners, a great way to practice a lot of useful Chinese is talking about your weekly schedule. This will help you review many aspects of the language – the days of the week, parts of the day, time, and daily activities. We’ll give you a chance to do just that at the end of…