5 Common Chinese Interjections to Add Tonal Color -啊(a) 吧(ba) 呢(ne) 啦(la) 嘛(ma)
An interjection is an exclamation, especially as a part of speech. An example of an interjection in English would be “Ah!” or “Oh!” Many of you may already know it’s…
Where To Find the Best Chinese Graded Readers
Reading is one of the most efficient ways to put your Chinese skills into practice and improve them. The key abilities used when reading include recognizing Chinese characters and vocabulary…
Chinese: Sentence Structures & Exceptions
In Chinese the sentence words order is especially important, partly as a consequence of its lack of case endings for nouns. There are no special endings of noun in Chinese…
Ways To Ask “What Are You Doing?” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563525067 Download PDF Notes The basic structure When you want to talk about what someone is doing right now, you need to use the present progressive tense, but how do…
Saying Sorry and Accepting Apologies in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563524826 Download PDF Notes Simple Apologies 对不起(duì bù qǐ)sorry 对不起 literally means “sorry”. It`s a formal and straightforward way to admit you made a mistake and apologize for it. It`s…
How to show people you care in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563524509 Download PDF Notes 7 ways to ask “what’s wrong?” Sometimes when you meet a friend, you can immediately see that something is wrong with them. The directly translated phrase…
Polite (and not-so polite) Ways to Refuse in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563521557 Download PDF Notes 1. Refusing an invitation Sometimes, it’s difficult to guess whether an invitation is real or merely a polite offer. In this case, a simple polite refusal…
Various Ways to Say “No” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563521263 Download PDF Notes 没 Talking about the past with 没 没 (méi) is used when talking about the past. Adverbials related to time, such as yesterday, last month, before,…
Politely Responding to Compliments in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563524084 Download PDF Notes Just Saying “Thank you” Just like in English, you can reply to a compliment simply by thanking the person for their kind words. The most direct…