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Showing posts with label Expression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Expression. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Eating Out (就餐)

Let us learn more useful expressions from here.

When you are at the website (http://www.hellomandarin.net/en/learnchinese/say3.html), ensure you click the arrow (see photo on the right) to listen to the conversation. Practice until you are familiar with the useful expressions about Eating Out which consist of the following:

1) Before the Meal 就餐前
2) Ordering Dishes 点餐
3) Likes and Dislikes 饮食喜好玉禁忌
4) During the Meal 就餐中
5) After the Meal 就餐后

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Personal Information (个人信息)

Today, let us learn more useful expressions from here.

When you are at the website (http://www.hellomandarin.net/en/learnchinese/say2.html), ensure you click the arrow (see photo on the right) to listen to the conversation. Practice until you are familiar with the useful expressions about Personal Information which consist of the following:

1) Name 姓名
2) Age 年龄 or 年齡
3) Nationality 民族
4) Professions 职业 or 職業
5) Family Members 家庭成员 or ...員
6) Hobbies 兴趣爱好 or 興趣愛好

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Basic Expressions (基本句)

There are plenty of free materials to learn Mandarin. One just needs to put in time and effort.

Today, let us learn Basic Expressions from here.

When you are at the website (http://www.hellomandarin.net/en/learnchinese/say1.html), ensure you click the arrow (see photo on the right) to listen to the conversation. Practice until you are familiar with the Basic Expressions which consist of the following:

1) Greetings 问候 or 問候
2) Saying Goodbye 告别 or 告別
3) Thanks 感谢 or 感謝
4) Apologies 道歉
5) Compliments 称赞 or 稱贊
6) Approval 赞成 or 贊成
7) Disapproval 反对 or 反對