Past, Present and Future Tenses in Mandarin Chinese
May 27, 2016 - 42 Comments
This week our question comes from Caitlyn, who asks us “Can you tell me a bit about Chengdu?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About… China has built a super adorable solar farm that’s shaped like a… Read More
Sentences that include 被 are known as ‘被字句’ (bèi zì jù) and are used to show a passive voice. A passive voice is where the noun being acted upon becomes the subject of the sentence. Active sentence: Hollie read the book in one day. Passive sentence: The book was read by Hollie in one day…. Read More
This week our question comes from Piers, who asks us “What do you think about transportation in China?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About… Elderly woman throws coins in plane’s engine to ‘pray for safe flight’… Read More
I’m sure most of us have started to learn something and reached a point where you just want to give up. Especially when learning the Chinese language, which can be a challenging language to speak, read and write. I chose many of the quotes below because, when the going gets tough, sometimes a feel-good-thought provoker… Read More
This week our question comes from Jimmy, who asks us “Do you have any stories about being left-handed in China?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About… An update Subterranean home for 400 found in Beijing basement. Jimmy’s… Read More
Aside from remembering how to write them, writing ‘beautiful’ characters can be a challenge. Using the adjective ‘beautiful’ might seem strange, but there is a particular finesse that comes with writing Chinese characters that, when written correctly, can be beautiful. When I first began learning to write Chinese characters (yes, you’ve heard my story a… Read More