by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
I just finished an online class with my Japanese tutor; it was a lot of fun, as always. We did the online tour of a vast forest park in Kobe city, and when we were going to finish the call, I wanted to tell him to be careful on the way back home since he drove 15...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
Everyone sleeps, but not everyone does the same things. Learn some words about sleeping in Chinese! 翻身(fān shēn): to turn over in one’s sleep 他昨天睡覺的時候一直翻身，可能是睡不好吧! He kept turning over yesterday, probably because he didn’t sleep well! 打呼(dǎ hū): to snore...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
見(jiàn), mean to see, 外(wài) means outside, but what does 見外(jiàn wài) means in Chinese? This word means to treat someone as an outsider. It is used when you feel someone is being too distanced from you by acting too politely and wanting that person to relax. My aunt...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
Stop using 他很有錢; try something more authentic to say! 口袋很深(kǒu dài hěn shēn): to have very deep pockets The literal translation of this expression is “the pocket is bottomless.” If you want to hint that the person is wealthy politely, this is the right saying to use!...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 1, 2022 | Articles
大家都說學語言要從自己喜歡的活動下手，我的話呢很常透過聽音樂還有讀歌詞來學新的單字! 不過我有一個很奇怪的偏好，就是我很喜歡聽老歌… 特別是我出生的前後幾年的歌我都很喜歡! 不知道是不是因為在媽媽肚子裡的時候聽習慣了還是出生之後一直被奶奶抱著從早上看電視到晚上的關係，我對1995年到2004年的音樂有種特別的嚮往。通常聽這些歌都會讓我覺得非常自在又放鬆，這是聽其他時期的歌的時候沒有的感覺。不知道你們會不會也有這種對於某個時代的歌的心電感應?...