Helen Day
Pinyin - how to pronounce it
Pinyin offers lots of help in knowing how to pronounce characters - but you need to be sure you know how to pronounce the pinyin - and...
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Helen Day
- Nov 13, 2017
- 1 min
So what's the difference between 'ma?' and 'ba?'
Have a look at this blog post: https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/ba-ma-sentence-particles/
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Helen Day
- Aug 5, 2017
- 1 min
9 useful phrases ...
From: https://digmandarin.tumblr.com/post/144806757282/the-beauty-of-these-chinese-conversational-phrases/amp
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Helen Day
- Oct 30, 2016
- 1 min
This one, that one ...
Here's a short revision lesson on noun specifiers - ie words which make it clear which one of something you're referring to....
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Helen Day
- Sep 14, 2016
- 1 min
中秋节 - Mid Autumn Festival
Mid Autumn Festival is the second most important traditional festival in China - second only to Chinese New Year. But what, if anything,...
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Helen Day
- Aug 16, 2016
- 1 min
Conversational Chinese: a tutorial
Here's a useful refresher of the basics to keep you going over the Summer. Try units 1, 2 and 3: http://web.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/content.htm
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Helen Day
- Jul 16, 2016
- 1 min
How to be a 'hanzi hero'!
Want a different way to fix basic Chinese characters in your head? Here's a fun way; give it a go and see what you think:...
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Helen Day
- Jul 4, 2016
- 1 min
Thinking of visiting China?
If you'd like to see China but want to get off the beaten track, this 2-part BBC edition of The Travel Show may be what you need. It...
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Helen Day
- Jun 25, 2016
- 1 min
Have you tried Memrise?
If you enjoyed using the Chineseskill app that I mention below, you really should have a look at Memrise too. There's an accompanying app...
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Helen Day
- Jun 15, 2016
- 1 min
Sichuan spice
This video clip makes me just want to hop on a plane and pop over to Sichuan for lunch: http://www.nytimes.com/video/dining/1000000043829...
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Helen Day
- May 27, 2016
- 1 min
A good app for beginners
Recently I've been trying out a new app - which is free - and I like the look of it. You can find it here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/ap...
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Helen Day
- May 27, 2016
- 1 min
A short video about radicals
This video should give you the idea about the way some basic Chinese 'radicals' or character components work: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
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