A Word A Day In Mandarin

yekban81 · #21 27-03-2004

Daily greeting:

早安(zao an) - Good morning
午安(wu an) - Good afternoon
晚安(wan an)- Good night
你好(ni hao) - How are you?
谢谢(xie xie) - Thank you
再见(zai jian) - See you

Enjoy learning

mish · #22 05-04-2004

你
ni 3
you

他
ta 1
him or her

谁?
shui 2
who?

什么?
shen 2 me 4
what?

哪里?
na 2 li 3
where?

怎样?
zen 3 yang 4
how?

几时?
ji 3 shi 2
when?

好
hao 3
good

坏
huai 4
bad

Schye · #23 06-04-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by mish

什么?
shen 2 me 4
what?

什么？
I thought the 拼音 should be shen2 me1 ... anyone who can confirm it ,please?

mish · #24 06-04-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schye

Quote:

Originally Posted by mish

什么?
shen 2 me 4
what?

什么？
I thought the 拼音 should be shen2 me1 ... anyone who can confirm it ,please?

opsss....... sorry sorry... I was wrong..

什么
shen2 me (called 'qing sheng' [轻声] in mandarin)

I don't know how to say 'qing sheng' in english, anyone helps?

Schye · #25 06-04-2004

yeah...

should be `qing sheng`

it seems that my mandarin is getting rusty ..

**masterof_none** · #26 08-04-2004

?

my friend just pointed out some 'browser related' stuff that need to be modified...hope will fix my problem soon !

chiunlin · #27 27-04-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by mish

他
ta 1
him or her

他 (ta 1)is for him
while 她(ta1) is for her

if you put a 的(de) as in 他的 or 她的, it becomes his or hers

ElansarGelmir · #28 01-05-2004

Just some spoken mandarin phrases i picked up from dramas.

你好 - Greeting someone

风了 - cuckoo

他呢? - Where's he?

啊呀！ - Aiyah!

correct me if i'm wrong... I'm still learning. :P

ElansarGelmir · #29 01-05-2004

Chiun Lin, are you using NJ Star too? Hmm... somehow, some chinese characters appear to be tiny, unless i edit it manually. You know how to fix the prob?

chiunlin · #30 01-05-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElansarGelmir

风了 - cuckoo
啊呀！ - Aiyah!

疯 is the correct word for going cuckoo,风 stands for wind
啊呀 is an instance of onomatopoeia in Chinese.

yekban81 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 296	#21 27-03-2004 Daily greeting: 早安(zao an) - Good morning 午安(wu an) - Good afternoon 晚安(wan an)- Good night 你好(ni hao) - How are you? 谢谢(xie xie) - Thank you 再见(zai jian) - See you Enjoy learning __________________ Best Regards yekban81 "I'm convinced that ATTITUDE is the key to success/failure in almost any of life's endeavors. " ~Carolyn Warner

mish Super Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 48	#22 05-04-2004 你 ni 3 you 他 ta 1 him or her 谁? shui 2 who? 什么? shen 2 me 4 what? 哪里? na 2 li 3 where? 怎样? zen 3 yang 4 how? 几时? ji 3 shi 2 when? 好 hao 3 good 坏 huai 4 bad

Schye Veteran N00b Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 849	#25 06-04-2004 yeah... should be `qing sheng` it seems that my mandarin is getting rusty .. __________________ -=BSURSICUB4=- The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.' - Grace Murray Hopper

masterof_none Administrator Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 834	#26 08-04-2004 ? my friend just pointed out some 'browser related' stuff that need to be modified...hope will fix my problem soon !

ElansarGelmir Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,072	#28 01-05-2004 Just some spoken mandarin phrases i picked up from dramas. 你好 - Greeting someone 风了 - cuckoo 他呢? - Where's he? 啊呀！ - Aiyah! correct me if i'm wrong... I'm still learning. :P

ElansarGelmir Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,072	#29 01-05-2004 Chiun Lin, are you using NJ Star too? Hmm... somehow, some chinese characters appear to be tiny, unless i edit it manually. You know how to fix the prob?