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

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ieFour corner

或  戈+ 4

8 or, either, else; perhaps, maybe

huo4 yu4

waak6

waak6

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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 !