Hi Becky
I am actually interested in the usage and meaning of the word " jiù" in the following sentence
Hái méi chī, wǒ mǎshàng jiù qù.
Its look to me the same like the word huì - "will to something"
regards
Peter
Hi Rita. Glad to see you again! Yeah, this time is "see" you. lol
Yes, you're right. "Wǒ de jiā zài Xī'ān. Wǒ shì Xī'ān rén." Guìlín is not in Xi'an. Both of them are cities. Guìlín is in Guangxi province, and Xi'an is in Shaanxi province. Guilin is very famous for its natural scenery and Xi'an i...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on February 28, 2013
Hello ratnajati, 到底(dào dǐ) means "on earth", and 其实(qí shí) means "actually". For example,
nǐ dào dǐ qù bu qù ？
你 到 底 去 不 去 ？
Will you go or not?
qí shí tā huì shuō zhōnɡ wén 。
其 实 他 会 说 中 文 。
Actually he can speak Chinese.
Comment by Helen Zhang (Chinese Teacher) posted on June 9, 2014
Hi geoge4,
"Feng shui" is a kind of traditional Chinese metaphysics. It says the location of a house, tomb or position of things in the house supposed to have an influence on the fortune of a family.
床(chuáng)前(qián)不要(bùyào)放(fàng)镜子(jìngzi)，风水(fēngshuǐ)不(bù)好(hǎo).
Don't put mirrors in front of y...
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on December 26, 2013
Hi Paul! Well, for your replay "how can I help you," literally translation in Chinese is "我怎么帮你？(Wǒ zěnme bāng nǐ?)" Or you can say "我能帮你做什么？(Wǒ néng bāng nǐ zuò shénme?)" :)
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on August 2, 2013
Okay, so apparently 油条 are called Fritters in English.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritter
"Fritter is a name applied to a wide variety of fried foods, usually consisting of a portion of batter or breading which has been filled with bits of meat, seafood, fruit, ..."
Personally, I'm wondering what...
不客气（bú kèqi）。
You'd better say "谢谢你的回复(xièxie nǐ de huífù)," thanks for your reply. Or "谢谢你的工作（xièxie nǐ de gōngzuò）," thanks for your work. We don't put a adjective after 谢谢.
"我学的每一天!" is not correct. I think your sentence should be "我每天都学(wǒ měitiān dōu xué)," which is "I study everyday." Is th...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on April 22, 2013
Hi yaquicuevas1984! Your sentences are all about looking for someone in the past. (Now you have found him/her.)
Where have you been?=你去哪儿了？(Nǐ qù nǎr le?)
I haven't seen you around recently?=最近没有看到你？(Zuìjìn méiyǒu kàn dào nǐ?)
In this two sentences, both 了(le) and 没(méi) are used to describe the...
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on April 22, 2013
Hi, takak! 我很好，好久不见，你好吗？"晚上你请我喝什么?(Wǎnshang nǐ qǐng wǒ hē shénme?)" :) (Joking.) "Tonight" in Chinese is "今天晚上," whose short form is "今晚." "晚上" means evening or night. Yeah, "随便" is a nice word, but there are still some people who don't like this word. :) And for the sentence "我们随便谈话吧," it'll be b...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on March 15, 2013
Nǐ hǎo, Alex! I'm glad that my audios are useful to you. No problem, I'll upload more audios for you. :)
Who is your favorite singer? If you want to ask it in Chinese. It should be "Shéi shì nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu?"
And my answer is "Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu shì Adele!" My favorite singer is Adele...
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on March 13, 2013
Hi Alex! The measure word "zhāng" for paper and things like paper. For cellphones we use "tái" or "bù." And if you want to express something you've done before, you should add a "le" after the verb. Then the sentence should be "Wǒ zuótiān mǎi le yí bù xīn shǒujī." (I bought a new cell phone yesterda...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on March 4, 2013
Hi Taibangle, 你好(nǐ hǎo)!
I'm glad that you're starting to take serious Chinese classes. It will certainly help you so much with your Chinese.
We also have one-on-one teachers that can help you learn, we welcome you to have a try:)
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on February 4, 2013
When we see our friends off, we want to express our wishes that they will be safe and well. What should you say and what should you NOT say even you have the best intentions in the world?
早上好，moo84! "Take your time" in Chinese, 你可以说 “别急，慢慢来(Bié jí, mànman lái).” And about "what should I say," if you say "我应该怎么(样)说(wǒ yīnggāi zěnme yàng shuō)," it'll be better. :) So when you don't care about what's going on with something or someone, 你会说什么呢？(nǐ huì shuō shénme ne?/ what would you sa...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on January 31, 2013
Hi Amanda,
take alook at this lesson:
http://www.dongyu.com/chinese-video-courses/big-bang-vocab/lesson-13
it's about numbers from 0-9.
when you learn all the numbers, try practice as much as possible. 熟能生巧(shú néng shēng qiǎo), practice makes perfect:)
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on January 29, 2013
你好，Taibangle! So you're going to a Chinese language school, huh? Cool! Yeah, you're right, 学而时习之，不亦说乎(xué ér shí xí zhī, bú yì yuè hū.) This is the great wisdom of Confucius! :) If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know! Have a good day!
Comment by Becky_Chinese Teacher posted on January 28, 2013
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