Showing posts with label Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time. Show all posts

May 5, 2012

Wo Chi Dao Le (I am late)


我睡过头了
wǒ shuì guò tóu le
 I overslept 

快迟到了
kuài chí dào le
It's almost late 

迟到了
chí dào le
already late 

对不起, 我迟到了
duì bù qǐ wǒ chí dào le
Sorry, I am late

wǒ qù shuì le wǎn ān (I am going to go to bed. Good night!)


我好困
wǒ hǎo kùn
I am so sleepy

我困了
wǒ kùn le
I feel sleepy

我去睡了! 晚安
wǒ qù shuì le wǎn ān
I am going to go to bed. Good night

May 2, 2012

Ji Jie (Seasons)



Ji Jie = Season

Seasons
Characters
Pronunciations
Spring
春天
chūn tiān
Summer
夏天
xià tiān
Fall
秋天
qiū tiān
Winter
冬天
dōng tiān


May 1, 2012

Jin Tian Shi Xing Qi Ji (Week: What day is it today?)


Jin tian = today
shi = is
xing qi ji = what day / which day
Jin tian shi xing qi ji = What day is today?




We've learned how to count 1~10 in Chinese before.
If you can do 1~10 counting...
It's very easy for you to remember Monday~Sunday in Chinese...

Let's review the 1~10 numbers in Chinese:
yī (1)    èr (2)    sān (3)    sì (4)    wǔ (5)    liù (6)   qī (7)    bā (8)   jiǔ (9)   shí (10)

Refer to below table to learn Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday... to Sunday in Chinese:















Except Sunday, other days are simply "Xing Qi(week)" + number
Easy, right?

Sunday = "xing qi tian" or "xing qi ri" ---> both are fine

You can go to this page: http://glottist.com/mandarin/chinese-mandarin-lesson-2-numbers-simple-wordsexpressions/
They have video to teach you how to pronounce Chinese numbers~

Xian Zai Shi Ji Dian (What time is it?)


Xian zai = now
shi = is
Ji dian = what time
Xian Zai Shi Ji Dian? = What time is it?



Reference:
http://mandarin.about.com/od/educationlearning/a/time.htm

Xian Zai Shi Ji Yue (What month is it?)


Xian zai = now
shi = is
Yue = month
Ji yue = which month
Xian Zai Shi Ji Yue = What month is it?




Reference:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/learning-chinese/month.htm

Jin Tian Shi Ji Yue Ji Hao (What date is it today?)










Jin tian = today
shi = is
ji yue = which month
ji hao = which date
Jin tian shi ji yue ji hao? = What date is it today?

Reference:
http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese/07-year-month-date-day.html
http://www.chinese-tools.com/phrasebook/07-date.html