Saturday, February 25, 2017

繃帶 - Bandage

Today's Chinese word of the day is 繃帶 which means bandage.

In Mandarin 繃帶 is pronounced Bēngdài.
你有繃帶嗎? Nǐ yǒu bēngdài ma? - Do you have a bandage?

護士 - Nurse

The Chinese word for yesterday is 護士 which means nurse.

In Mandarin 護士 is pronounced hùshì.
你是護士嗎 Nǐ shì hùshì ma - Are you a nurse?

醫生 - Doctor

The Chinese word for Feb 23rd is 醫生 which means doctor.

In Mandarin 醫生 is pronounced Yīshēng.
有醫生嗎? - Yǒu yīshēng ma? - Is there a doctor?

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

醫院 - Hospital

Today's Chinese word of the day is 醫院 which means hospital.

In Mandarin 醫院 is pronounced Yīyuàn.
帶我去醫院 Dài wǒ qù yīyuàn - Take me to the hospital

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

真棒 - Awesome

Today's Chinese word of the day is 真棒 which means awesome.

In Mandarin 真棒 is pronounced Zhēn bàng.
這個竅門是如此真棒 Zhège qiàomén shì rúcǐ zhēn bàng - That trick was so awesome

Monday, February 20, 2017

總統 - President

Today's Chinese word of the day is 總統 which means president.

In Mandarin 總統 is pronounced Zǒngtǒng.
總統今天有一天 Zǒngtǒng jīntiān yǒu yītiān - The president had a day today

Sunday, February 19, 2017

生日 - Birthday

Today's Chinese word of the day is 生日 which means birthday.

In Mandarin 生日 is pronounced Shēngrì.
生日快樂 Shēngrì kuàilè - Happy birthday

Saturday, February 18, 2017

甜 咸 伤心 慢 快速 太阳 - Sweet, Salty, Sad, Slow, Fast, Sun

I have had a bit of a busy week. To make up for it here are 6 new words:
甜 - Sweet - Tián
咸 - Salty - xián
伤心 - Sad - shāngxīn
慢 - Slow - màn
快 - Fast - kuài
太阳 - Sun - tàiyáng

Tomorrow we'll get back to one word per day hopefully.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

永遠 - Forever

Today's Chinese word of the day is 永遠 which means forever.

In Mandarin 永遠 is pronounced Yǒngyuǎn.
我永遠是你的 Wǒ yǒngyuǎn shì nǐ de - I am forever yours

欣賞 - Admire

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 欣賞 which means admire.

In Mandarin 欣賞 is pronounced xīnshǎng.
我欣賞你的勇氣 Wǒ xīnshǎng nǐ de yǒngqì - I admire your courage.

Friday, February 10, 2017

喜歡 - Like

Today's Chinese word of the day is 喜歡 which means like.

In Mandarin 喜歡 is pronounced Xǐhuan.
NOTE: Don't like use this like word as often as you like use it in like English or you will like sound ridiculous (well, you sound ridiculous in English too...).
我開始喜歡你 Wǒ kāishǐ xǐhuan nǐ - I'm beginning to like you.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

潛艇 - Submarine

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 潛艇 which means submarine.

In Mandarin 潛艇 is pronounced Qiántǐng.
潛艇裡裝滿了家鄉水手 Qiántǐng li zhuāng mǎnle jiāxiāng shuǐshǒu - The submarine is full of homesick sailors.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

摩托車 - Motorcycle

Today's Chinese word of the day is 摩托車 which means motorcycle.

In Mandarin 摩托車 is pronounced Mótuō chē.
我的摩托車太冷了,不能在冬天開車 Wǒ de mótuō chē tài lěngle, bùnéng zài dōngtiān kāichē - My motorcycle is too cold, I can't drive it in the winter.

Monday, February 6, 2017

船 - Boat

Today's Chinese word of the day is 船 which means boat.

In Mandarin 船 is pronounced Chuán.
我在夏天騎在一條船上 Wǒ zài xiàtiān qí zài yītiáo chuánshàng - I rode on a boat in the summer.

地鐵 - Subway

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 地鐵 which means subway.

In Mandarin 地鐵 is pronounced Dìtiě.
地 Dì means ground, 鐵 tiě means iron. A subway is the iron under the ground. 地鐵今天運行緩慢 Dìtiě jīntiān yùnxíng huǎnmàn - The subway is running slow today.

Saturday, February 4, 2017

直升機 - Helicopter

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 直升機 which means Helicopter.

In Mandarin 直升機 is pronounced Zhíshēngjī.
我沒有直升機,但我以前乘坐直升機 Wǒ méiyǒu zhíshēngjī, dàn wǒ yǐqián chéngzuò zhíshēngjī - I don't own a helicopter, but I rode one before.

飛機 - Airplane

The Chinese word of the day is 飛機 which means airplane.

In Mandarin 飛機 is pronounced Fēijī.
飛 Fēi means fly, 機 jī means machine. Airplanes are flying machines.
我騎在飛機上來到這裡 Wǒ qí zài fēijī shànglái dào zhèlǐ - I rode an airplane to get here

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

火車 - Train

Today's Chinese word of the day is 火車 which means train.

In Mandarin 火車 is pronounced Huǒchē.
Train in Chinese is literally Fire Vehicle.
我坐火車去學校 Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù xuéxiào - I took the train to school.