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你好 and 再见—knowing these phrases will help you strike up a conversation...and politely exit when the Chinese becomes too overwhelming.
We think radicals are rad. Sorry, we just couldn't resist.
外公，奶奶，爷爷，姑姑，伯伯...that's a lot of family members to remember. We better start practicing now before our next family reun...
Chinese I: Origins of Chinese Characters 6 Views
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With over 3000 years of history, you could say the Chinese writing system has a lot of character. Get it? Get it?
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你好 and 再见—knowing these phrases will help you strike up a conversation...and politely exit when the Chinese becomes too overwhelming.
We think radicals are rad. Sorry, we just couldn't resist.
Using the correct pinyin tone can mean the difference between calling your mom "mother (mā) and "horse" (mǎ). Disaster averted.
You'll want to put a pin in this pinyin video (get it? get it?) so you can watch it as many times as you need.
It's time to put the person in personal pronouns—and in this case, we mean a virtual person giving you the rundown on personal pronouns.