Mandarin Learning Basic

Measure Words for Chinese Mandarin
One of the difficult grammar for me when I learn mandarin. In English structure we can see the sample like ‘a pair of leg’, ‘three bunches of bananas’, etc. How to use the correct measures words? The different measure words are used in different kinds of object. The most commonly using […]

One of the grammar using in Mandarin is Particles. Like in the English to performs the changing form of the verb, it’s usually using adverbs. Particles typically occur in the neutral tone. In this article, we will study three different kinds of particles: structural, interrogative, and aspectual.
Indicate Possesion
In English Structure, we can add the possessive […]

If in English consist of three pattern of the verbs, in Mandarin, however, only one form of each verb exist. So we need not to memorizing the ‘conjugation table’, but the word order is very important in Chinese sentences. Word order is often the only indication in Mandarin to tell, so to speak, who is […]

Right, do you still in school or college? Do you how to call your teacher in mandarin? The teacher words might use in different for the different relation. Ok, let’s see some sample..
老师 read ‘lao(3) shi(1)’ means teacher (for general use)
教师 read ‘jiao(4) shi(1)’ means school teacher
学生 read ‘xue(2) sheng(1) means student

Those sample usually use […]

Today we talk about the simple greeting in mandarin, what is the first word when we meet to each other? In the English, maybe we can just say ‘hi’ or ‘how are you?’, that’s the same in mandarin or Chinese. Now let’s see how to say that’s…
嗨 spelling ‘hai(4)’ in English means ‘hi’
你好 spelling ‘ni(2) […]

In the first post, we have learn about the very basic number one to ten in mandarin, how about the other like hundred, thousand, million, and combination of them. Ok, I will explain it with a simple sample for you.
百 spelling ‘bai(3)’ meaning ‘hundred’
千 spelling ‘qian(1)’ meaning ‘thousand’
万 spelling ‘wan(4)’ meaning ‘ten thousand’
亿 spelling ‘yi(4)’ […]