January 2012
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Happy New Year! 新年快乐!
新年快乐 Xīnnián kuàilè
Pronounced like “sheen n-yan k-why luck”
新年快乐 means Happy New Year!
Of course, Chinese New Year doesn’t start until January but, living in New York and running this blog, it’s only appropriate to post it here.
I want to thank everyone that follows this blog just for following, y’know?
I know I don’t update as much as I want to or as...
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Hello! I am…你好!我是…
Audio of Lesson 2
December 2011
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Years... 年...
年 Nián
Pronounced like “n-yan”
年 means year
Numbering years follows the month-naming format, placing a number before 年. The only difference, however, is that years are numbered using single digits.
二零一一年
Èr língyī yī nián 2011
二零一二年
Èr língyī èr nián 2012
零 líng
Pronounced like “lean-g”
零 means zero
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Months... 月...
月 Yuè
Pronounced like “you-eh”
月 means moon, month
Naming the months in the year is similar to naming the days of the week except the number is placed before 月.
January 一月 Yī yuè
February 二月 Èr yuè
March 三月 Sān yuè
This pattern follows for all months.
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Days of the Week... 星期几...
星期 Xīngqí
Pronounced like “sheen-g chee”
Xīngqí means week
Naming the days of the week follows a 星期 + Number format all with the exception of Sunday.
Starting from one, 一, and ending at six, 六, the days of the week are as follows.
星期一 is Monday
星期二 is Tuesday
星期三 is Wednesday
星期四 is Thursday
星期五 is Friday
星期六 is Saturday
星期天 is Sunday
今天是星期六。
Jīntiān shì xīngqí liù....
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow... 昨天，今天和明天...
昨天 zuótiān
今天 jīntiān
明天 míngtiān
昨天 Pronounced like “z-whoa t-yen”
今天 Pronounced like “jean t-yen”
明天 Pronounced like “meeng t-yen”
昨天 means yesterday
今天 means today
明 means bright, clear
明天 means tomorrow
When using time words such as 昨天 or 今天, the time word always precedes the verb. This allows for some customization when forming a sentence.
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I Like... 我喜欢...
喜欢 xǐhuan
*Pronounced like “she hwan”
喜欢 means to like
我喜欢茶。
Wǒ xǐhuan chá. I like tea.
我喜欢她。
Wǒ xǐhuan tā. I like her.
我不喜欢可乐。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan kělè. I don’t like cola.
她不喜欢我。
Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ. She doesn’t like me.