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Learn Chinese! Aug 29, 2007 18:08:01 GMT -5

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Post by Angie on Aug 29, 2007 18:08:01 GMT -5

I need to start compiling my notes from Mandarin Chinese class because they're so haphazard, so here's your chance to learn some stuff.

First off, here's a site that really really helps with pronunciation (the sound and meaning of a word does change when the mark above the vowel changes): lost-theory.org/chinese/phonetics/

Chinese symbols: www.chinese-symbols.com/ (some of these may differ from what I've been taught, I think)

ā á ǎ à ū ú ǔ ù ī í ǐ ì ō ó ǒ ò ē é ě è

English | Pīn Yīn (pronunciation key)

Good morning! | zǎo shàng hǎo
Good afternoon! | xià wǔ hǎo
Hello! | nǐ hǎo
Miss Mao (my teacher; direct translation is "Mao Teacher") | Mǎo lǎo shī
May I come in? | bào gào?
Come in, please. | jìn lái
Goodbye! | zài jiàn
I am very happy! | wǒ hěn kuài lè
Thank you! | xiè xiè
You're welcome! | bú yòng xiè
Very good! | hén hǎo
I am. . . | wǒ shì. . .
You are. . . | nǐ shì. . .
He/She is. . . | tā shì. . .
Who am i? | wǒ shì shéi?
Who are you? | nǐ shì shéi?
Who is he/she? | tā shì shéi?
See you tomorrow. | mǐng tiān jiàn
See you later. | dāi huì er jiàn

I've got to go now, but I'll have more of my notes typed up soon!

Just in case the symbols don't show up:

我爱我的双胞胎姐妹。 ;D

"Mr. Madison, what you?ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul." "Okay, a simple 'fail' would?ve done just fine."

"You are just a paranoid troll with a fuse the length of a mouse?s wang. You may continue to troll, but know that I retain the justified right to turn off my hearing in your direction any moment, and I believe that others have that right as well."

"My dance style is basically clumsy freestyle intepretive salsa-loving sugar plum fairy on crack."

"Kareniet learned how a child knows not of dangers of vacuuming and cried, 'Thou craven folly-fallen flap-dragon!'"

"The military would not let her talk either, what with spawning Seth the Weapon of Mass Defecation."

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice."

"Heads are what hold brains and smiles, so they're all that really matter in the end anyway."

"Yes, I am jealous of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." ;D

"I want to grill burgers with the flames he makes when he lights his farts."

"My mom says all the cool people knit while they DDR."

"We need to invent a machine that can juice the juices out of a brain."

"See what I mean about being on a roll?" "I've never known you to be so buttery."

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Learn Chinese! Aug 30, 2007 4:40:30 GMT -5

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Post by AshVersion2 on Aug 30, 2007 4:40:30 GMT -5

Cool stuff, Angie - you'll be nattering away in no time.

Is it easier to learn than your Spanish?

See why in shadow I hide . . .

What warm, unspoken secrets will we learn beyond the Point of No Return?
Omnia Vincit Amor
Every time I make a plan, God laughs at me.
Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it but it's still there.
Life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, just keep living it, REALLY LIVING IT!
Today is a gift - have fun
With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's not acting. It's lying.
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.

我爱我的双胞胎姐妹。

"Yes, I am jealous of Jay Leno." ;D
"Wait - I've been poisoned? BUGGER."

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Learn Chinese! Aug 30, 2007 14:08:08 GMT -5

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Post by Taurus Tash on Aug 30, 2007 14:08:08 GMT -5

English: He's cleaning his automobile.
Chinese:Wa Shing Ka

English: This is a tow away zone.
Chinese No Pah King

English: Is there a fugitive there?
Chinese Hu Yu Hai DIng?

English: Small horse
Chinese Tai Ni Po Ni

English: Your price is too high
Chinese No Bai Nut Ding

English: Did you go to the beach?
Chinese Wai Yu So Tan?

English: I bumped into a coffee table
Chinese Ai Bang Mai Ni

English: It's very dark in here
Chinese Wai So Dim?

English: Has your flight been delayed?
Chinese:Hao Long Wei Ting?

English: I thought you were on a diet
Chinese Wai Yu Mun Ching?

English: They have arrived
Chinese Hai Dey Kum

English: Your body odour is offensive
Chinese: Yu Stin Ki Poo

English: You know lyrics to the Macarena
Chinese: Wai Yu Sing Dum Song?

English: I got this for free.
Chinese Ai No Pei

English: Stay out of sight
Chinese Lei Lo

I know Chinese too! ;D

(by the way, I'm not making fun of Chinese people...I'm Chinese...that wouldn't make too much sense, now would it??)

Yes, I am jealous of Diego the Animal Rescuer! ;D

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Learn Chinese! Aug 31, 2007 16:59:38 GMT -5

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Post by Angie on Aug 31, 2007 16:59:38 GMT -5

No, Spanish is WAY easier than Chinese. Spanish and English share a few roots in Latin, but Chinese is completely different.

I thought you said you were Filipino?

我爱我的双胞胎姐妹。 ;D

"Mr. Madison, what you?ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul." "Okay, a simple 'fail' would?ve done just fine."

"You are just a paranoid troll with a fuse the length of a mouse?s wang. You may continue to troll, but know that I retain the justified right to turn off my hearing in your direction any moment, and I believe that others have that right as well."

"My dance style is basically clumsy freestyle intepretive salsa-loving sugar plum fairy on crack."

"Kareniet learned how a child knows not of dangers of vacuuming and cried, 'Thou craven folly-fallen flap-dragon!'"

"The military would not let her talk either, what with spawning Seth the Weapon of Mass Defecation."

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice."

"Heads are what hold brains and smiles, so they're all that really matter in the end anyway."

"Yes, I am jealous of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." ;D

"I want to grill burgers with the flames he makes when he lights his farts."

"My mom says all the cool people knit while they DDR."

"We need to invent a machine that can juice the juices out of a brain."

"See what I mean about being on a roll?" "I've never known you to be so buttery."

Taurus Tash Rank 2 (STILL a Newbie) ~Do you like waffles? Yeah we like waffles!~ Posts: 243	Learn Chinese! Sept 1, 2007 10:48:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Taurus Tash on Sept 1, 2007 10:48:59 GMT -5 Both
	Yes, I am jealous of Diego the Animal Rescuer! ;D

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Learn Chinese! Sept 1, 2007 14:40:08 GMT -5

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Post by Angie on Sept 1, 2007 14:40:08 GMT -5

Ah, I see.

I'm having a lot of trouble writing my name in Chinese. . . I just can't make the characters pretty. . .

我爱我的双胞胎姐妹。 ;D

"Mr. Madison, what you?ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul." "Okay, a simple 'fail' would?ve done just fine."

"You are just a paranoid troll with a fuse the length of a mouse?s wang. You may continue to troll, but know that I retain the justified right to turn off my hearing in your direction any moment, and I believe that others have that right as well."

"My dance style is basically clumsy freestyle intepretive salsa-loving sugar plum fairy on crack."

"Kareniet learned how a child knows not of dangers of vacuuming and cried, 'Thou craven folly-fallen flap-dragon!'"

"The military would not let her talk either, what with spawning Seth the Weapon of Mass Defecation."

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice."

"Heads are what hold brains and smiles, so they're all that really matter in the end anyway."

"Yes, I am jealous of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." ;D

"I want to grill burgers with the flames he makes when he lights his farts."

"My mom says all the cool people knit while they DDR."

"We need to invent a machine that can juice the juices out of a brain."

"See what I mean about being on a roll?" "I've never known you to be so buttery."

Taurus Tash Rank 2 (STILL a Newbie) ~Do you like waffles? Yeah we like waffles!~ Posts: 243	Learn Chinese! Sept 1, 2007 20:47:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Taurus Tash on Sept 1, 2007 20:47:33 GMT -5 Yeah, my friend Li once tried to teach me mandarin...and I could never get the symbols right or understand how to pronounce it...
	Yes, I am jealous of Diego the Animal Rescuer! ;D

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Learn Chinese! Sept 2, 2007 14:03:51 GMT -5

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Post by AshVersion2 on Sept 2, 2007 14:03:51 GMT -5

English: Your body odour is offensive
Chinese: Yu Stin Ki Poo

Thought it might be harder.

Aw, come on, you haven't been learning long - do correct, then pretty.

See why in shadow I hide . . .

What warm, unspoken secrets will we learn beyond the Point of No Return?
Omnia Vincit Amor
Every time I make a plan, God laughs at me.
Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it but it's still there.
Life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, just keep living it, REALLY LIVING IT!
Today is a gift - have fun
With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's not acting. It's lying.
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.

我爱我的双胞胎姐妹。

"Yes, I am jealous of Jay Leno." ;D
"Wait - I've been poisoned? BUGGER."

Post by Angie on Aug 29, 2007 18:08:01 GMT -5

Post by AshVersion2 on Aug 30, 2007 4:40:30 GMT -5

Post by ohsocameo on Aug 30, 2007 11:15:26 GMT -5

Post by Taurus Tash on Aug 30, 2007 14:08:08 GMT -5

Post by Angie on Aug 31, 2007 16:59:38 GMT -5

Post by Taurus Tash on Sept 1, 2007 10:48:59 GMT -5

Post by Angie on Sept 1, 2007 14:40:08 GMT -5

Post by Taurus Tash on Sept 1, 2007 20:47:33 GMT -5

Post by AshVersion2 on Sept 2, 2007 14:03:51 GMT -5