If I asked you to name the parts of speech, could you name all of them?
Nouns. Verbs. Adjectives. Adverbs. Pronouns. Prepositions. Conjunctions. Determiners. Interjections.
Those are the nine parts of speech that we learned about in school. So imagine …
One of the easiest ways to make your language skills sound more advanced is by connecting your thoughts using conjunctions like “and.”
This is true in English and Chinese. Because Chinese is a contextual language, there’s an “and” for every …
Even if you’re new to Chinese, you’ll hear the word (méi yǒu) a lot.
That’s because 没有 can be used in many ways.
It literally means “to not have,” but it can also mean that something hasn’t happened or …
If you’re a beginner in Chinese, you’ll want to learn how to say the months in Mandarin.
You’ll should also know how to translate dates and related phrases so you can talk about appointments and or describe when something …
As beginner Chinese learners, we learn how to string simple, basic sentences together using a subject, verb and object.
But sometimes, we need to sprinkle in a few words to add more detail.
These words are adverbs—or 副词 …
It’s hard to have a conversation in Chinese without knowing how to describe something as simple as the date.
Did you know there are actually three ways you could say “Saturday” and six ways you can say “Sunday” in Mandarin?…
Money makes the world go round, doesn’t it?
Okay, money isn’t everything, but it does play a huge part in our lives.
(qián) is money in Chinese, but do you know other vocabulary and phrases to talk about financial exchanges?…