really simple chinese (just kidding!)
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Really Simple Chinese (just kidding!). 我 叫 Bucky. Wǒ jiào Bucky. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Bucky = Bucky. 我 叫 Dee. Wǒ jiào Dee. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Dee = Dee. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Really Simple Chinese(just kidding!)
我 叫 Bucky.
Wǒ jiào Bucky.
Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be
called; to order Bucky = Bucky.
我 叫 Dee.
Wǒ jiào Dee.
Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be
called; to order Dee = Dee.
from: http://cgibin.erols.com/mandarintools/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E5%8F%AB&searchtype=trad&where=start
• 叫 jiào to call; to yell; to be called; to order;
• 叫喊 jiào hǎn exclamation; outcry; shout; yell; • 叫好 jiào hǎo applaud; cheer; • 叫喚叫唤 jiào huan (v) cry out; (v) bark out a sound; • 叫嚷 jiào rǎng (v) shout because of dissatisfaction; • 叫聲叫声 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person);barking;
braying; roaring (sound made by animals); • 叫囂叫嚣 jiào xiāo hoot; • 叫醒 jiào xǐng to call awake; to wake up (someone); to awaken; • 叫做 jiào zuò be called; be known as; • 9 entries found.
On-line websites to assist with learning Chinese and/or Chinese translations:
• http://zhongwen.com/• challenge to navigate; nice synopsis of FAQ and links to
other sites• http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html• has character stroke animations and spoken-voice
pronunciation options• http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php• a bit circuitous when searching, but it• also has character stroke animations - with clear
directions!• http://www.chinalanguage.com/• comprehensive, complex, complex, complex
The word “or”.We used to think it was a simple
little word…..
from: http://cgibin.erols.com/mandarintools/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E6%88%96&searchtype=trad&where=start
或是 huò shì (conj) either X or Y;
from: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?cdqchi=%E6%88%96%E6%98%AF
MandarinYale
Char Rad/Str
Tot Str Definition S T Cangj
ie Four corner
或 戈+ 4 8 or, either, else; perhaps,
maybehuo4 yu4
waak6
waak6 IRM
戈口一 5310.0
6 entries found. (As opposed to the 46 PAGES, 15 entries each, found on the http://www.chinalanguage.com/ website!)
A Teenager’s Room, Perhaps?
• 一 yī one
• 或 huò or….
• 九 jiǔ nine??
Country Meets City
• 二 èr two
• 或 huò or….
• 三 sān three?
• 四 sì four
• 或 huò or….
• 六 liù six??
Shanghai Magic( 滬 沪 hù Shanghai)
NOT so easy!!
• Lets just do our numbers from one to ten
• from 一 to 十… ..
• from Yī to Shí !
一 yī one
二 èr two
二 èr… is our favorite number!
二 èr…
二 èr… is a beautiful thing
三 sān three
四 sì four
五 wǔ five
六 liù six
七 qī seven
• or is it eight or nine?
八 bā eight
九 jiǔ nine
十 Shí ten
and the word for “many” is….?
Thanks!
謝謝 ( 谢谢 ) xiè xie !