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Today, I am including a few new phrases that I have learned in Mandarin. But before I share those, I am going to share something I learned about verb conjugation in Mandarin. Mandarin has no verb changes for conjugation or tense changes. Let me provide some examples of what I mean. In English, the verb…
I am very slowly learning new words, and as I learn, I am trying to develop good pronunciations. Hear is me saying “Hello” in Mandarin (Nǐ hǎo / 你好). Here’s me saying “Goodbye” in Mandarin (Zàijiàn / 再见). There are four main tones in Mandarin Chinese: Here is a short video explaining how to pronounce…
For my free inquiry, I will be attempting to build a small foundation of Chinese Mandarin in preparation for my 6 week practicum in Taipei, Taiwan. While Mandarin is not the indigenous language of Taiwan, it is the most commonly spoken in Taipei, where I will be living and teaching. Other languages spoken in Taipei…
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