鬼 - Ghost

Today's Chinese word of the day is 鬼 which means ghost.

In Mandarin 鬼 is pronounced Guǐ.
Notice that 鬼 Guǐ is the second character of devil. It will also be part of other words this month.

害怕 - Scared

Today's Chinese word of the day is 害怕 which means scared.

In Mandarin 害怕 is pronounced Hàipà.
我害怕的魔鬼 Wǒ hàipà de móguǐ - I'm scared of the devil (or gremlins...).

魔鬼 - Devil

Today's Chinese word of the day is 魔鬼 which means devil.

In Mandarin 魔鬼is pronounced Móguǐ.
I thought I would take a change of direction for October and focus on some words with a bit of a scary theme.
Also, does anyone remember Gremlins? Móguǐ is what the creatures are called in Chinese on the Gremlins movie.

過來 - Come here

Today's Chinese word of the day is 過來 which means come here.

In Mandarin 過來 is pronounced Guòlái.
請過來 Qǐng guòlái means please come here.

前面 - In front

Today's Chinese word of the day is 前面 which means in front.

In Mandarin 前面 is pronounced qiánmiàn.
The first character 前 qián means in front. the second character 面 miàn means surface.
我在你前面 Wǒ zài nǐ qiánmiàn means I'm in front of you. So if you're leading in the dark...

後面 - Behind

Today's Chinese word of the day is 後面 which means behind.

In Mandarin 後面 is pronounced Hòumiàn.
The first character 後 Hòu means behind. the second character 面 miàn means surface.
面 miàn can be used with above/below/right/left also.
我在你後面 Wǒ zài nǐ hòumiàn means I'm behind you. So if you're in the dark...

右 - Right

Today's Chinese word of the day is 右 which means right (the direction, not the opposite of wrong).

In Mandarin 右 is pronounced Yòu.
在右邊 Zài Yòubiān means on the right.
Now if you are on your friend's right in the dark...
我在你的右邊 Wǒ zài nǐ de Yòubiān - I'm on your right. Unless of course you aren't... in which case go read yesterday's word again.