Want to learn Chinese? :)

[Jessica]

right hán yǔ is Korean

oh ok I think I will ask my mom again.

[lee ying]

I would like to know some colors, animal and things´s names.
please , I would like you can help me with these things.... * _ *

[chanman]

颜色
yán sè
Color

红色
hóng sè
Red/Rojo

黄色
huáng sè
Yellow/Amarillo

橘(红/黄)色
jú (hóng/huáng) sè
Orange/Anaranjado
Aviso: Las palabras 红(hóng) y 黄(huáng) son opcionales. También, si usas, sólo puedes usar una de las dos, NO USA LAS DOS. 橘红 (jú hóng) quiere decir un color de anaranjado que es más rojo. Seguramente, 橘黄 (jú huáng) quiere decir un color de anaranjado que es más amarillo.
Note:The words 红(hóng) and 黄(huáng) are optional. Also, if you decide to use them, you may only use ONE OF THEM, DO NOT USE BOTH. 橘红 (jú hóng) denotes an orange that is closer to red, while 橘黄 (jú huáng), by the same token, denotes an orange color that is closer to yellow.

绿色
lǜ sè
Green/Verde

蓝色
lán sè
Blue/Azul

紫色
zǐ sè
Purple/Morado

白色
bái sè
White/Blanco

黑色
hēi sè
Black/Negro

褐色/棕色/咖啡色
hè sè/zōng sè/kā fēi sè
Brown/Marrón

淡/浅
dàn/qiǎn
Light (color)/Claro (color)

深
shēn
Dark (-colored)/Oscuro (-color)

动物
dòng wù
Animal

熊猫
xióng māo
Panda

狗
gǒu
Dog/Perro

猫
māo
Cat/Gato

鱼
yú
Fish/Pez

龙
lóng
Dragon/Dragón

鸟
niǎo
Bird

鸡
jī
Chicken/Pollo

鸭
yā
Duck/Pato

大象
dà xiàng
elephant/Elefante
驴
lǚ
Donkey/Burro

马
mǎ
Horse

老虎
láo hǔ
Tiger/Tigre

狮子
shī zi
Lion/León

蝙蝠
biān fú
Bat/murciélago

海豚
hǎi tún
Dolphin/Delfín

[Jessica]

wow thanks for all that :) I have trouble finding all that info.... I couldn't have thought of all of them. I actually learned some new Chinese.

[Jessica]

chanman I have some questions...have you ever heard of a certain Chinese TV program called Kylin TV? Have you heard of a Chinese movie (not really a movie) called "Wei Chi Shao Nian"?

[lee ying]

I thanks you chanman for your time!!!* _ *

[Jessica]

TIME & SEASONS

现在 xiàn zài - now
点 （钟）diǎn (zhōng) - o'clock
半 bàn - half

现在几点? What time is it now?
现在五点半. It is 5:30 right now.


每天 měi tiān - everyday
早上 zǎo shàng - morning
刻（钟）kè (zhōng) - a quarter of an hour
晚上 wǎn shàng - night, evening
时候 shí hòu - time, moment
睡觉 shuì jiào - go to bed, sleep



春天 - chūn tiān - spring
秋天 - qiū tiān - fall, autumn
冬天 - dōng tiān - winter
夏天 - xià tiān - summer

[lee ying]

this is a big help ,too , jessica. ^ _ ^ It`s going to help me so much, ^_ ^ 1000 thanks .

[Jessica]

you're welcome :)

[chanman]

chanman I have some questions...have you ever heard of a certain Chinese TV program called Kylin TV? Have you heard of a Chinese movie (not really a movie) called "Wei Chi Shao Nian"?

Never heard of it. I don't really watch that much Chinese TV unless there is a concert or something.

[chanman]

TIME & SEASONS

现在 xiàn zài - now
点 （钟）diǎn (zhōng) - o'clock
半 bàn - half

现在几点? What time is it now?
现在五点半. It is 5:30 right now.


每天 měi tiān - everyday
早上 zǎo shàng - morning
刻（钟）kè (zhōng) - a quarter of an hour
晚上 wǎn shàng - night, evening
时候 shí hòu - time, moment
睡觉 shuì jiào - go to bed, sleep



春天 - chūn tiān - spring
秋天 - qiū tiān - fall, autumn
冬天 - dōng tiān - winter
夏天 - xià tiān - summer




Just forgot a tone. Thought I'd put it in.

[chanman]

颜色
yán sè
Color

红色
hóng sè
Red/Rojo

黄色
huáng sè
Yellow/Amarillo

橘(红/黄)色
jú (hóng/huáng) sè
Orange/Anaranjado
Aviso: Las palabras 红(hóng) y 黄(huáng) son opcionales. También, si usas, sólo puedes usar una de las dos, NO USA LAS DOS. 橘红 (jú hóng) quiere decir un color de anaranjado que es más rojo. Seguramente, 橘黄 (jú huáng) quiere decir un color de anaranjado que es más amarillo.
Note:The words 红(hóng) and 黄(huáng) are optional. Also, if you decide to use them, you may only use ONE OF THEM, DO NOT USE BOTH. 橘红 (jú hóng) denotes an orange that is closer to red, while 橘黄 (jú huáng), by the same token, denotes an orange color that is closer to yellow.

绿色
lǜ sè
Green/Verde

蓝色
lán sè
Blue/Azul

紫色
zǐ sè
Purple/Morado

白色
bái sè
White/Blanco

黑色
hēi sè
Black/Negro

褐色/棕色/咖啡色
hè sè/zōng sè/kā fēi sè
Brown/Marrón

淡/浅
dàn/qiǎn
Light (color)/Claro (color)

深
shēn
Dark (-colored)/Oscuro (-color)

动物
dòng wù
Animal

熊猫
xióng māo
Panda

狗
gǒu
Dog/Perro

猫
māo
Cat/Gato

鱼
yú
Fish/Pez

龙
lóng
Dragon/Dragón

鸟
niǎo
Bird

鸡
jī
Chicken/Pollo

鸭
yā
Duck/Pato

大象
dà xiàng
elephant/Elefante

驴
lǚ lǘ
Donkey/Burro

马
mǎ
Horse

老虎
láo hǔ
Tiger/Tigre

狮子
shī zi
Lion/León

蝙蝠
biān fú
Bat/murciélago

海豚
hǎi tún
Dolphin/Delfín

One quick correction

[Jessica]

Just forgot a tone. Thought I'd put it in.

oh right thanks :) I edited my post :P

[chanman]

Any more requests?
I can't think of anything off the top of my head.
Anything in daily life, think, "Do I know how to say this in _____?". If you don't know, come back and ask here!

[Jessica]

weather :) I know some, but I would like to know what hurricane and tornado are. I have a Chinese book I can look that has those, but I don't have it at this moment

[bobjenkins]

jchen great thread!! My computadora doesn't show the chinese characters I think I need a language pack or something!

Anyone I am wondering how do you type the different words? Is there a keyboard or do you need to use the mouse to write them? Might seem like a strange question but from what I know there are so many differnt characters in chinese! like 80000 and no alphebet.

¡Gracias!

[Jessica]

for the characters I went here (http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/ime.html) and typed in the pinyin and chose the appropriate character. and for the accents...well I typed the English meaning in the dictionary and copied and pasted the letter with the accent (ones that look like Spanish ones I don't need to). That's what I do.

[chanman]

I created my own keyboard layout for Pīnyīn purposes, and I downloaded Chinese typing software for characters. I posted them somewhere in this thread, but am too lazy to find it now. hehe

[lee ying]

I don`t want to bother you again but I want to know something else:
how can I say.
my age . I`m from , my presetation when I am talking with a hinese person . do you underestand me? ^_ ^
I hope you can help again. ^_ ^

[Jessica]

There are 3 ways to ask How old are you?:


Nǐ duō da? 你多大？You can ask anyone this :P This actually means "How big are you?"
Nǐ duō shǎo suì? 你多少岁？Ask people a little older this.
Nǐ jǐ suì? 你几岁？You ask people that are very young (under 12 I think) this.
suì (岁) means age.

¿Cuántos años tienes?
Tengo _____ años.

Nǐ duō shǎo suì?
Wǒ ______ suì.


chanman, if you have additional info, please post it ^_^ and tell me if I have my info wrong....:/