Tag Archives: Chinese vocabulary
Easy Chinese – 20 Animal Vocabulary Words Posted by sasha on May 4, 2014
Everybody loves animals – keeping them as pets, seeing them at the zoo, visiting a farm, or even going on a safari. Oh yeah, and some of them are pretty tasty, too (sorry, vegetarians). A very popular lesson for any language is learning the names of animals. We’ve got you covered here on on the…
At the Market – Everyday Items Posted by sasha on Feb 10, 2014
Have you ever gone into a market in China and embarrassed yourself trying to use body and sign language to get across the items you’re looking for? I know I have! In an effort to make your trips to the local Chinese market a little more efficient and stress free, we’ve been teaching some useful…
At the Market – Fruit Posted by sasha on Sep 15, 2013
We’re continuing our journey through the aisles of your local Chinese market here to help you with your grocery shopping needs. Last time, we learned a lot of useful vocabulary about vegetables – here’s that post in case you missed it. That’s one important part of a balanced diet, but we can’t forget about fruit…
How to Talk About Relationships in Chinese Posted by sasha on May 7, 2013
Relationships are a crucial part of our daily life. Talking about the relationships you have with various people is an important part of studying any language. After all, you’ll often be asked the question, “Who is he/she?” when talking about other people. First of all, here’s how you can ask both of those questions in…
Days, Weeks, and Months (Video) Posted by sasha on Aug 12, 2011
Learn the vocabulary necessary to talk about days, weeks, and months in Chinese with this short, easy to follow video.
Two Very Important Characters Posted by sasha on Sep 27, 2010
大家好, While I was hoping to bring you an exciting new video today, computer problems have made that impossible. Apparently, I have overworked my Mac Book over the last two years, and as such it is currently being repaired. Unfortunately, that leaves me without my beloved Final Cut Pro for the time being, which means…
A Little Bit of Review Posted by sasha on Sep 4, 2010
Having already posted six videos to the blog, I think it’s best that I take some time to go over the vocabulary and sentence structures that were introduced in said videos. When studying a foreign language, it’s a good idea to go over your classes (复习功课 – fù xí gōng kè) every so often to…