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Location Words in Chinese (Part Two) Posted by sasha on Jun 29, 2016
In case you missed the first post about location words in Chinese, go back and read that before continuing. Hopefully, those of you who did read it also tried the practice. Here are the answers for those before we get started: 1. Where’s my book? On the sofa. 我的书在哪里? 在沙发上 wǒ de shū zài nǎ…
Location Words in Chinese (Part One) Posted by sasha on Jun 27, 2016
Grammar may not be fun, but it sure is important. While I much prefer introducing our readers to beautiful places and giving cultural insights, I’m also here to help you in your quest to learn Chinese. Thankfully, Chinese grammar is quite simple – at least compared to many other languages, especially English! Today, we’re going…
Asking Questions in Chinese Posted by sasha on May 9, 2016
Learn how to ask questions in Chinese – using who, what, where, when, why, and how – in this short video. Study the examples for each question word and practice at home! 他是谁？tā shì shuí Who is he? 谁想去? shuí xiǎng qù Who wants to go? 你的老师是谁? nǐ de lǎo shī shì shuí Who is your teacher?…
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 Two) Posted by sasha on Mar 14, 2016
The last post talked about Chinese directional complements, a lesson I’ll continue today with some more examples and practice. Go back and read that first post if you haven’t to get caught up. Let’s start with the answers to the practice questions I gave: Practice Question Answers 1. Your friend is outside of your door…
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…