Today's Han-Zi: 緊急出口

Today let's learn a very important term...

jǐn jí chū kǒu
緊急出口

means "emergency exit"

[traditional]  緊急出口
[simplified]  紧急出口

緊急 jǐn jí ＝ emergency
出口 chū kǒu ＝ exit

Today's Sentence: 今天下大雨 (It rains heavily today)

yǔ 雨 = rain (noun) xià yǔ 下雨 = rain (verbs)  xià dà yǔ 下大雨 ＝ rain heavily xià yǔ tiān 下雨天 ＝ rainy day zuó tiān xià yǔ le 昨天下雨了 = It rained yesterday jīn tiān xià dà yǔ 今天下大雨 = It rains today

Today's Word: 房屋 Fang Wu = HOUSE

fáng wū
房屋

In Chinese, both 房(Fang) and 屋(Wu) mean "House"
Chinese people call their house either "房子“ or "屋子" or "房屋"

And inside a house we got...

kè tīng 客廳 = living room chú fáng 廚房 = kitchen

fáng jiān 房間 = room

wò shì 臥室 ＝ qǐn shì 寢室 = bedroom

yù shì 浴室 = bathroom

Click the triangle ("Play" Button) of below image to learn Pronunciations....

fáng 房 = House    wū 屋 = House    fáng wū 房屋  = House    fáng zi 房子 = House    wū zi 屋子 = House    kè tīng 客廳 = Living Room    chú fáng 廚房 = Kitchen    fáng jiān 房間 = room    wò shì 臥室＝qǐn shì 寢室 = Bedroom            yù shì 浴室 = Bathroom

 

Traditional	Simplified	PinYin	Meaning
房	房	fáng	House
屋	屋	wū	House
房屋	房屋	fáng wū	House
房子	房子	fáng zi	House
屋子	屋子	wū zi	House
客廳	客厅	kè tīng	Living Room
廚房	厨房	chú fáng	Kitchen
房間	房间	fáng jiān	Room
臥室	卧室	wò shì	Bedroom
寢室	寝室	qǐn shì	Bedroom
浴室	浴室	yù shì	Bathroom

Learn Chinese with Manga 看漫画学中文 Kan Man Hua Xue Zhong Wen 結帳 (CHECK OUT IN A SUPER MARKET)

看漫画学中文 kàn màn huà xué zhōng wén

漫画(Man Hua) = Manga / Cartoon / Comics

(Illustration by Oliver W. 奧利弗)

Click the triangle (PLAY button) to listen to the scripts:

我要结帐 wǒ yào jié zhàng    很高兴为您服务 hěn gāo xìng wèi nín fú wù      糟糕 zāo gāo    怎么啦 zěn me la    不好意思 bù hǎo yì si    我忘了带钱包 wǒ wàng le dài qián bāo

Traditional	Simplified	PinYin	Meaning (EN/JP)
我要結帳	我要结帐	wǒ yào jié zhàng	I want to check out. 会計お願いします
很高興為您服務	很高兴为您服务	hěn gāo xìng wèi nín fú wù	It's my pleasure to serve you. 喜んでいたします
糟糕	糟糕	zāo gāo	Oops! やばい
怎麼啦	怎么啦	zěn me la	What's wrong? どうされましたか？
不好意思	不好意思	bù hǎo yì si	Sorry / Excuse me すみません
我忘了帶錢包	我忘了带钱包	wǒ wàng le dài qián bāo	I forgot my purse 財布を忘れました

Cartoon by Oliver W.
English (EN) Translation by TenTen
Japanese (JP) Translation by Reiko San、TenTen
Voice by Voki

Have a nice day : ) 祝大家有個愉快的一天

Today's Han Zi: 圓（yuán）= CIRCLE

In Chinese,  圓（yuán）means "Circle." It also implies a kind of perfect condition.
Today, let's learn how to write 圓（yuán）

Today's Han Zi : 菜單 (cài dān) 價目表 (jià mù biǎo) 飯 (fàn) 麵 (miàn) Some characters you would meet in a restaurant

菜單(cài dān)、價目表(jià mù biǎo)、飯(fàn)、麵(miàn)、湯(tāng)
Try to understand Chinese menu

Some foreign friends says they got problem with ordering food in Taiwan, because they can't read Chinese menu. Today, let's learn some key characters in a Chinese menu.

菜單 (cài dān) = menu
價目表 (jià mù biǎo) = price list / price table
飯 (fàn) = cooked rice
麵 (miàn) = noodle
湯(tāng) = soup

Today's Han Zi : 四季 (Si Ji)、春 (Chun)、夏 (Xia)、秋 (Qiu)、冬 (Dong) Let's learn Chinese characters everyday!

四季 (sì jì)、春 (chūn) 、夏 (xià) 、秋 (qiū) 、冬 (dōng)
Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Today, let's learn how to write "Four Seasons" in Chinese.

Actually, we have already learned how to write "Spring" in the other day.
http://mandarineveryday.blogspot.com/2012/05/han-zi-lesson-day-2-learn-some-chinese.html#links

"Spring" = 春 or 春天 or 春季
"Summer" =  夏 or 夏天 or 夏季
"Autumn" = 秋 or 秋天 or 秋季
"Winter" = 冬 or 冬天 or 冬季
"Four Seasons" = 四季

父亲节快乐 Happy Father's Day! Write a Chinese letter to Papa

父亲节快乐 Fu Qin Jie Kuai Le

fù qīn jié 父亲节 Father's Day fù qīn jié kuài lè 父亲节快乐 Happy Father's Day

A simple letter to Papa:

[Traditional]
親愛的爸爸
今天是父親節
祝您父親節快樂
謝謝您
女兒 OOO 敬上

[Simplified]
亲爱的爸爸
今天是父亲节
祝您父亲节快乐
谢谢您
女儿 OOO 敬上

Today's Song: Honey (Cindy Wang)

看歌詞 學英文 (kàn gē cí xué yīng wén )
Read Chinese lyrics &  Learn some new words

It's not very easy to understand the meaning of Chinese lyrics (歌詞),
because some sentence structures used in lyrics are not used in real daily conversation,
but reading lyrics is still a good way to enlarge your vocabulary.
There is no need to understand the meaning of every sentence.
Just to feel the spirit of the song and to learn some new words from the song lyrics!  

Today's song is from Cindy Wang, a Mandarin Chinese pop singer.
Check it out!

PinYin
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Translation

nǐ bǎ ài fàng jìn wǒ de xīn lǐ
你把愛放進我的心裡
你把爱放进我的心里
You put love into my heart

guān shàng ěr duǒ wǒ yòng xīn zài tīng
關上耳朵我用心在聽
关上耳朵我用心在听
I close my ear, and listen carefully to my heart

nǐ yòng ài wèi wǒ dǎ zào tiē shēn ěr jī
你用愛為我打造貼身耳機
你用爱为我打造贴身耳机
You use love to make a earphone for me.

bǎo chí shén mì nǐ hái shì cāi zhōng wǒ de xīn
保持神秘你還是猜中我的心
保持神秘你还是猜中我的心
播放我的心情
播放我的心情
Broadcast my feelings and emotions

mǎn mǎn liù kē xīn
滿滿六顆心
满满六颗心
Full six hearts

wǎng xīn lǐ wēi xiào kū qì
往心裡微笑哭泣
往心里微笑哭泣
I smile and cry in my heart

fàng xīn huì yǒu nǐ
放心會有你
放心会有你
I feel peaceful because I have you

tiē zhe xīn tiē zhe hǎo jìn
貼著心貼著好近
贴着心贴着好近
Our hearts are so close
(Our hearts are glued to each other)

měi fēn zhōng líng jù lí
每分鐘零距離
每分钟零距离
There is no distance in every minute

diǎn yì shǒu gē gěi
點一首歌給honey
点一首歌给honey
I'd like to make a song request to my honey

tián yán mì yǔ
甜言蜜語
甜言蜜语
honeyed words

gé kōng chuán dì jiā shàng chāo duō biǎo qíng
隔空傳遞加上超多表情
隔空传递加上超多表情
Communicate on the air with super many facial expressions

gēng xīn bǐ cǐ zuì xīn de mì mì
更新彼此最新的秘密
更新彼此最新的秘密
Update our secrets

ài yào suí shēn tīng suí shí gǎn yìng
愛要隨身聽隨時感應
爱要随身听随时感应
Feel love in every moment

duō xǐ huān nǐ jiào
多喜歡你叫honey
多喜欢你叫honey
I like to call you honey so much

tián yán mì yǔ
甜言蜜語
甜言蜜语
honeyed words

zài wǎng xīn lǐ ài nǐ xiě rì jì
在往心裡愛你.com寫日記
在往心里爱你.com写日记
To write diary on "love you.com"

tián mì diǎn xīn chōng mǎn jīng qí dōu bú huì nì
甜蜜點心充滿驚奇都不會膩
甜蜜点心充满惊奇都不会腻
Sweet snack, full of surprises, never feel tired of it

ràng wǒ wǎng xīn lǐ yòng xīn pǐn wèi nǐ
讓我往心裡用心品味你
让我往心里用心品味你
Let me taste you in my heart

Chinese is which one? 中文 (Zhong Wen) 華語 (Hua Yu) 漢語 (Han Yu) or 普通話 (Pu Tong Hua) ?

A foreign friend asked me what is the difference between 中文 (Zhong Wen), 華語 (Hua Yu), 漢語 (Han Yu), and 普通話 (Pu Tong Hua). Are they the same?  Generally speaking, they all mean "Chinese."

All of above sentences mean "I am learnng Chinese. (I am learning Chinese language)"

In TenTen's experience, "我在學中文" is the one most people use.
And the other are also very common and correct to Chinese ears
So no matter which one you use, Chinese people will understand you.

If you want to clearly distinguish them, try to undertand each character...

In ancient times, Chinese people thought their country is in the center of the world. Accordingly, they named their country "中國 (China / Central Country)" and their writing and language "中文 (Chinese / Central language)"

"Han" used to be a representative dynasty in Chinese history, so people use "Han Yu" to refer to Chinese language as well. And "Hua" also has its historical meaning in Chinese world. If you are interested in Chinese history, you can refer to: 

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/华夏族 [Chinese Version] 

Different from 中文, 華語, and 華語 whicn can broadly mean all Chinese dialects, 普通話 is a more specific term. It refers to "Modern Mandarin Chinese"

In Taiwan, people also call 中文 as 國語 (guó yǔ). If there is someone who says "I'm learing Guo Yu," he means he is learning Chinese.