Saturday, March 11, 2017

中午 - Noon

Today's Chinese word of the day is 中午 which means noon.

In Mandarin 中午 is pronounced Zhōngwǔ.
中午太陽在天空高 Zhōngwǔ tàiyáng zài tiānkōng gāo. - At noon the sun is high in the sky

黎明 - Dawn

The Chinese word of the day for March 10th is 黎明 which means dawn.

In Mandarin 黎明 is pronounced Límíng.
黎明時,世界是和平的 Límíng shí, shìjiè shì hépíng de - At dawn, the world is at peace

黃昏 - Dusk

The Chinese word of the day for March 9th is 黃昏 which means dusk.

In Mandarin 黃昏 is pronounced Huánghūn.
在黃昏,很難看到 Zài huánghūn, hěn nán kàndào - At dusk it's hard to see

日光 - sunlight

The Chinese Word of the day for March 8th is 日光 which means Sunlight.

In Mandarin 日光 is pronounced Rìguāng.
今天的日光如此明亮 Jīntiān de rìguāng rúcǐ míngliàng - The daylight today is so bright

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

神之子 - Son of God

Today's Chinese word of the day is 神之子 which means Son of God.

In Mandarin 神之子 is pronounced Shén zhīzǐ.

女神 - Goddess

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 女神 which means Goddess

In Mandarin 女神 is pronounced Nǚshén.
女神向你微笑 Nǚshén xiàng nǐ wéixiào - The Goddess smiles down on you.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

新郎 - Groom

Today's Chinese word of the day is 新郎 which means groom.

In Mandarin 新郎 is pronounced Xīnláng.
新郎看起來也很好 Xīnláng kàn qǐlái yě hěn hǎo - The groom looks ok too

新娘 - Bride

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 新娘 which means bride.

In Mandarin 新娘 is pronounced Xīnniáng.
新 Xīn means new while 娘 niáng means mother or woman.
新娘今天看起來很棒 Xīnniáng jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn bàng - The bride looks great today.

Friday, March 3, 2017

婚禮 - Wedding

Today's Chinese word of the day is 婚禮 which means wedding.

In Mandarin 婚禮 is pronounced Hūnlǐ.
明天是我弟弟的婚禮 Míngtiān shì wǒ dìdì de hūnlǐ - Tomorrow is my younger brother's wedding.

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.