[Chinese] Want to learn Chinese? :)

[lee ying]

nî xuexi mang ma? are you busy with your class? or i`m wrong... what is the meaning?

[Jessica]

xuexi is learning. It means "are you busy with your learning?"

[lee ying]

so,Can I say ¿estas ocupada con tu estudio?

[Jessica]

well if estudio can mean "studies" as in homework and stuff I guess. I don't really know

[lee ying]

ok, tomorrow i`ll make you others questions, ok? due that i need to know some words. but I`ll can`t if you dont help me. lol, you`re my teacher or my little teacher, lol. that`s it, only for today,

[Jessica]

ok Of course I will help you ^___^

Merry Christmas:

*Chinese: sheng dan kuai le! 圣诞快乐!
*Spanish: ¡Feliz Navidad!


Happy New Year's

*Spanish: Feliz Nuevo Año??
*Chinese: Xin nian kuai le! 新年快乐!

we will be celebrating Chinese New Year in January

[lee ying]

wômen dou hê hâo, nî ne? we are very well. and you?
wô yê hê hâo. i`m so fine , too.
nîmen fàng xin da, don`t worry.
jessica :_ zài shongguó shenguó xí? do you get accustomed to the chinese life?

wômen dou hê hâo, nî ne? we are very well. and you?
wô yê hê hâo. i`m so fine , too.
nîmen fàng xin da, don`t worry.
jessica :_ zài shongguó shenguó xíguàn ma? do you get accustomed to the chinese life?

[Jessica]

Not only will I teach you Chinese characters, I will also teach you some culture! ^_^

[lee ying]

lol. that`s why I need the verbs . ok I don`t mind. do it when you wish do it. can`t someone else more than you.

[Jessica]

okay Cultural Lesson 1:

In China, students go to school like us (duh). But their schedule greatly differs from US's.
They have morning classes, and I guess they learn math and science like we do.
Then, in the afternoon, they go home and eat lunch. Unlike Americans, they don't go to a cafeteria to eat. They go home to eat. Then, you take a nap ^_^
after the nap, you go back to school and have afternoon classes. Part of that is learning English.


I know this may sound stupid, but I might have gotten the facts above wrong. >.< I don't really have to teach you Chinese culture, but you can research it on the internet. This is just a quick...um....access to Chinese culture.


Cultural Lesson 2 coming soon.
About:
Ethnic groups

[lee ying]

lol. good job!!!!

follow telling us about china that sound interesting.

[Jessica]

There are many ethnic groups, and the majority, more than 90%, are Han. My parents are Han.
So yeah China is the oldest world civilization, it's a major one, and uninterrupted. It has records dating back over 3500 years.

[lee ying]

kàn
看 watch or look
kàn diàn shì
看 电 视 watch TV
kàn shū
看 书 read book
Kàn bào zhǐ
看 报 纸 read newspaper
xéu xí
学 习 study
līáo tīān
聊 天 chat
tán huà
谈 话 talk
chī
吃 eat
chī zǎo fàn
吃 早 饭 have breakfast
chī wǔ fàn
吃 午 饭 have lunch
chī wǎn fàn
吃 晚 饭 have supper
hē
喝 drink
hē shuǐ
喝 水 drink water
hē jǐu
喝 酒 drink alcohol
hē guǒ zhī
喝 果 汁 drink juice

i`m learning this first lesson. do you want to study?
Do it, perhaps you can learn chinese. lol I should try to do it..

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by lee ying

kàn
看 watch or look
kàn diàn shì
看 电 视 watch TV
kàn shū
看 书 read book
Kàn bào zhǐ
看 报 纸 read newspaper
xéu xí
学 习 study
līáo tīān
聊 天 chat
tán huà
谈 话 talk I know this as "jiang" or "shou" as in the verb. in the noun, I don't use tán.
chī
吃 eat
chī zǎo fàn
吃 早 饭 have breakfast or eat breakfast
chī wǔ fàn
吃 午 饭 have lunch or chi zhong fan, eat lunch
chī wǎn fàn
吃 晚 饭 have supper eat dinner
hē
喝 drink
hē shuǐ
喝 水 drink water
hē jǐu
喝 酒 drink alcohol
hē guǒ zhī
喝 果 汁 drink juice

i`m learning this first lesson. do you want to study?
Do it, perhaps you can learn chinese. lol I should try to do it..

Lol thanks for the verbs ^_^

[lee ying]

you`re welcome. lol but you have to teach me . lol
I see others opinios of each verb.
but i did`t study because i cant`study watching the computer. I have to print the page.

[Jessica]

okay. what you want me to teach you?

[lee ying]

I don`t know , perhaps telling me some sentences about thing more used overe there, for example , how to say?
I`m hungry:
i`m angry:
i`m sleep.
can I come in?
can Igo ?.... so on..
do you understand me.?

[Jessica]

Okay, here are the translations...

I'm hungry: 我饿了. Wo e le.
I'm angry: 我很生气. Wo hen sheng qi
I'm tired (not "sleep"; in Spanish it would be "Tengo sueño" right?): Wo lai le
Can I come in? 我可以进来吗？Wo ke yi jing lai ma?
Can I go? 我可以去吗？ Wo ke yi chu ma?

Yes I understand you...

[lee ying]

i`m suprised that you has wrote very fast the characters. do you have ping yin input program.

[Jessica]

no I don't. I used a translator...