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Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 4: 了 le, a common particle
Listen and download Lesson 4 of Basic Spoken Chinese Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 4: 了 le, a common particle Literally: No equivalent in English. Usage: Used after a verb to indicate that the action has been completed, or that there has been a change of state. Examples: 1) 我肚子饿了。 Wǒ dùzi è le. I’m […]
Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 3: 请 qǐng, “please”
Listen and download Lesson 3 of Basic Spoken Chinese Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 3: 请 qǐng, “please” Literally: “please”. Usage: Similar to English “please”. Usually goes at the beginning of a sentence. Examples: 1) 请进,请坐,请喝茶。Qǐng jìn, qǐng zuò, qǐng hē chá. Please come in. Please take a seat. Please have some tea. 2) 请您排队好吗?Qǐng […]
Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 2: 吃 chī, “to eat”
This basic Chinese textbook will have about 20 lessons or so, and is targetted at beginning students in Mandarin. Hope you find it useful! Listen and download Lesson 2 of Basic Spoken Chinese Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 2: 吃 chī, “to eat” Literally: “to eat”. Examples: 1) 你吃了吗?——还没有。——你来我家吧,一起吃饭,好吗?——好,走吧。 Nǐ chī le ma?——Hái méi yǒu.——Nǐ […]
Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 1: 好 hǎo, “good”
Similar to the textbooks I wrote and published here on English – Basic Spoken English and Basic Spoken English American English Edition – I thought I would make one for Chinese as well. This basic Chinese textbook will have about 20 lessons or so, and is targetted at beginning students in Mandarin. Hope you find […]
99 Mandarin Words that Native Speakers Often Mispronounce 汉语母语人士经常念错的99个词语
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Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese Characters
The following is a list of characters that are most likely to confuse Chinese learners of different levels. I recommend you have a go at the dictation practices first to see how many you can write from memory. Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese Characters Dictation Practice Beginner Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese […]
Top 20 Most Common Pronunciation Errors by Chinese Learners
Top 20 Most Common Pronunciation Errors by Chinese Learners 日 rì & 热 rè 脏 zāng & 张 zhāng 撤 chè & 策 cè 努 nǔ & 女 nǚ 七 qī & 吃 chī 饿 è & 二 èr 谈 tán & 糖 táng 金 jīn & 京 jīng 摸 mō & 哞 mōu 乱 […]
800 Most Common Chinese Character Components
I have just finished creating a new resource entitled 800 Most Common Chinese Character Components. This time I have created both Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions. I have also converted the hanzi from both resources into pinyin which students can then use for silent dictation practice. This has been a huge project that has taken […]
500 Most Common Chinese Character Components (Traditional Chinese Version)
If you’re wondering why I haven’t updated in months… this is why. This is the biggest project I have ever completed for this blog. I’ve long neglected my Chinese writing skills, in particular character recall, or lack thereof (aka 提筆忘字). I created this resource for myself – as a way to practise writing all the […]
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