In today's lesson, we are going to be learning some common actions. This will help you to speak about what you or someone else is doing, or to tell them what to do if you're feeling bossy! Practice performing the action while you say it and you'll be able to remember it better! Follow along with the video here!
Day 6: Actions
坐著 zuò zhe
站起來 zhàn qǐ lái
轉圈 zhuǎn quān
跳 tiào
伸展shēn zhǎn
So that's it for today, we did't learn to count all the way to a billion, but we got off to a good start, and lucky for you, if you got 1-20 down, then the rest will come incredibly easy, as it all builds off of the foundation you formed today! Nice, huh?
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
Today we will focus on numbers, because if you can't count, then you're not going to get far! Seriously, when it comes to learning how to deal with different everyday situations, like buying groceries, for example, knowing your numbers is going to help you keep from looking totally clueless, heck it helped me! Follow along with the video and practice counting like you did back in the first grade!
1 一 yī
2 二 èr
3 三 sān
4 四 sì
5 五 wǔ
6 六 liù
7 七 qī
8 八 bā
9 九 jiǔ
10 十 shí
11 十一 shí yī
12 十二 shí èr
13 十三 shí sān
14 十四 shí sì
15 十五 shí wǔ
16 十六 shí liù
17 十七 shí qī
18 十八 shí bā
19 十九 shí jiǔ
20 二十 èr shí
So that's it for today, we did't learn to count all the way to a billion, but we got off to a good start, and lucky for you, if you got 1-20 down, then the rest will come incredibly easy, as it all builds off of the foundation you formed today! Nice, huh?
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
Hey guys, long time no see! I apologize for taking such a long hiatus fom blogging, but life has been chaotic of late! My wife and I have relocated to the USA and have been working very hard to get re-established here, and so I have had little time or motivation to blog. But I know you all would be lost without me, so I'm back!
The format for my blog is now going to be a little different from the way it was before. From now on, since I am no longer in Taiwan, I will not be writing as many posts on exploring the island. I already have a fair amount of content on the subject, and I am always willing to answer any of your questions, but for now I am shifting my focus to Chinese. My posts will now be mainly Chinese lessons, with anecdotes of my time in Taiwan strewn in when appropriate. Please let me know what you think of this format, and as always, thank you for reading!
So you're in the post office, waiting in line to send a care package back home. The guy in front of you is playing on his iPhone, and the guy behind you is stamping his feet, looking at his watch and visibly annoyed. He's obviously in a hurry and doesn't want to end up being held up by the foreigner taking forever to get walked through the process by the friendly, though somewhat lingually challenged clerk…or are you? Let's show that guy that he picked the wrong laowai!
In today's lesson, we are going to be learning some more common actions. This time we'll be making simple sentences with them too. Practice performing the action while you say it and you'll be able to remember it better! Follow along with the video here!
http://youtu.be/pATyDjxuqdw
Day 7: Actions 2
聽—聽我說。
tīng– tīng wǒ shuō.
Listen–Listen to me.
說—我不會說話。
shuō–wǒ bù huì shuō huà.
Say/speak–I can't speak.
讀—小朋友不喜歡讀書。
dú–xiǎo péng yǒu bù xǐ huān dú shū.
Read–Kids don't like to read.
寫—你會寫漢字嗎？
xiě–nǐ huì xiě hàn zì ma ？
Write–Can you write Chinese characters?
看—嘿！我看到你了耶。
kàn–hēi ！wǒ kàn dào nǐ le yē
Look/see/read–Hey! I see you!
This concludes your seven day Free Chinese Course, I hope you found it to be useful, and I urge you to continue learning! Use it or lose it!
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. Keep in touch and let me know how I can help you to better learn Chinese!!
Leave a comment, tell us how much you learn so far!
In today's lesson, we will be keeping the same theme as yesterday: the parts of the body. Today, we'll be focussing on the face, though, so listen up, because this is some essential vocabulary. Please follow along with the video here, and practice aloud until you are blue in the face!
Vocabulary
臉 liǎn Face
眼睛 yǎn jīng Eyes
鼻子 bí zǐ Noise
嘴巴 zuǐ bā Mouth
耳朵 ěr duǒ EAR
That's concludes today's lesson, give yourself a pat on the back, because you rock! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave comment here, I am always eager to help!
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
I hope you brought some tissues, because it's about to get REAL. Why, you may ask? Because we're going to be talking about our feelings. Today is all about emotions, so listen up!
Vocabulary
開心 kāi xīn Happy
傷心 shāng xīn Sad
興奮 xìng fèn Exciting
生氣 shēng qì Angry
緊張 jǐn zhāng Nervous
害怕 hài pà Scare
That concludes today's lesson, I sincerely hope that it didn't bring you to a dark place, or get you all choked up. Come on! Even tough guys need to talk about their feelings, right?
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
In today's lesson, we will be expanding our vocabulary by learning the parts of the body. Please follow along with the video and practice, practice, practice!
Vocabulary
頭 tóu Head
胸部 xiōng bù Chest
肚子 dù zǐ Belly
手臂 shǒu bì Arm
腳 jiǎo Foot
That's it for today, so you have no excuse for not getting the vocabulary down pat! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Also, check out more free lessons on my website. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
In today's lesson we will be learning what to say when you first meet someone. After following along with the video, you should be able to say hello, tell your name to someone and ask theirs, and tell them that it's good to meet them.
Vocabulary
1.你好
nĭ hăo
Hello
2.您貴姓?
nín guì xìng
What is your family name?
-Note: This is a formal and respectful question, much more so than asking someone their given name. Especially useful when dealing with people older than you.
3.我姓
wŏ xìng…
My family name is…
4.你叫什麼名字？
nĭ jiào shén me míng zì?
What's your name?
5.我叫。。。
wŏ jiào…
My name is…
6.很高興認識你！
hĕn gāo xìng rèn shí nĭ!
Nice to meet you!
Conversation
羅根：你好，我叫羅根。您貴姓？
luó gēn: nĭ hăo, wŏ jiào luó gēn. nín guì xìng?
Logan: Hello, my name is Logan. What's your family name?
筱涵：我姓陳，名筱涵。
xiăo hán: wŏ xìng chén, míng xiăo hán.
Ruby: Hello Logan. My family name is Chen, and my name is Xiao-Han.
羅根：筱涵，很高興認識你。
luó gēn: xiăo hán, hĕn gāo xìng rèn shí nĭ.
Nice to meet you, Xiao-Han.
筱涵：我也是。
xiăo hán: wŏ yĕ shì.
Ruby: Likewise.
I hope you enjoyed Day 1, let me know if you have any questions, and see you tomorrow!
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