Tag: mandarin

Two Tigers

Two Tigers is a Chinese children's song about two tigers who are running fast. One of them is running without ears and the other one without a tail. How strange!

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North American Cities

Mandarin Chinese has a relatively limited stock of phonetics compared with other languages. When it comes to translating Western geographical names into Chinese characters, a close phonetic match is attempted. Consideration must also be given to the meaning of the chosen Chinese characters.

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Countries of the Americas

The list of country names and regions is found at the bottom of this page. Mandarin names for regions and countries are very different from their English counterparts. Once you have learned the country names, however, the names for nationalities always follow the same pattern.

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Why should learn Mandarin Spoken?

Mandarin is also spoken in many of the Overseas Chinese communities throughout the world. There are an estimated 40 million Overseas Chinese, mostly in Asian countries (about 30 million), but also in the Americas (6 million), Europe (2 million), Oceania (1 million) and Africa (100,000). It's necessary to learn Mandarin spoken.

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Giving Directions in Chinese

Some of the most important vocabulary to prepare before going to a Mandarin-speaking country is phrases and words for asking directions. Especially when traveling through a Mandarin-speaking country, you will need to be able to ask for and understand directions.

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Laoban – Daily Mandarin Lesson

Titles are important in Chinese culture, and they are used more frequently than in most Western countries. One good example of this is that titles can be used to address people, which you might be familiar with from your Mandarin class where you can call the teacher 老師 (lǎoshī). While that can be done in English too, it's usually reserved for younger kids and not as common as in Mandarin Chinese.

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