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Sep. 14, 2011
今天天气很冷。 jin1 tian1 tian1 qi4 hen3 leng3
今天 jin1 tian1 today, 天气 tian1 qi4 weather, 很 hen3 very, 冷 leng3 cold.
今天天气很冷. jin1 tian1 tian1 qi4 hen3 leng3 Today weather is cold.
Normally in Chinese, we put the date or time first, then the object, then the descriptive words. For example, if you want to say "He is very good today." You will say 今天他很好。ta1 jin1 tian1 hen3 hao3.
When two third tones go together, the first third tone will be changed to second tone. For example: 很冷 hen3 leng3 became hen2 leng3, and 很好 hen3 hao3 became hen2 hao3.
Sep. 15, 2011
Wo3 xi3 huan1 ni3 我喜欢你 I like you.
Wo3 我 I, xi3 huan1 喜欢 like, ni3 你 you. 我喜欢你 I like you.
If you want to say "I don't like you." All you need is to add bu4 (不 not) to negate it. Hence, I don't like you will be Wo3 bu4 xi3 huan1 ni3 我不喜欢你.
If you want to deepen the like to love, you need to know the word ai4 爱love. So, I love you will be Wo3 ai4 ni3 我爱你. Guess what will be I don't love you? Yes, it is easy, just to put bu4 不in front of the verb ai4 爱 to negate the meaning. Wo3 bu4 ai4 ni3 我不爱你.
Tone rule: when bu4 go with another verb also is fourth tone, the bu4 will be changed to second tone. So, bu4 ai4 should be pronounced as bu2 ai4.
Sep 15, 2011
How to say how are you in Chinese: 你好吗 ni3 hao3 ma? How are you?
ni3 你 you,hao3 好 good, ma 吗 a particle to indicate the sentence is a question. 你好吗 ni2 hao3 ma how are you?
How to answer it? Normally people respond with hao3 xie4 xie 好谢谢 好good,谢谢 thanks. If you want to say very good, then you should say hen3 hao3 很好 very good. If the day is bad, then you can answer with bu4 hao3 不好 not good.
Sep 15, 2011
How to say "it rained" in Chinese? Xia4 yu4 le 下雨了。
xia4 下 drop, yu3 雨 rain, le 了 a particle to indicate the action has occurred.下雨了it rained.
In Chinese, there is no change of verb tenses. So, if you want to say something that has happened, it is a good way to use the particle le 了 at the end of the sentence. For example: Wo3 kan4 dian4 ying3 le 我看电影了 I have watched movie, wo3 chi1 le 我吃了 I have eaten or ta1 lai2 le 他来了 He has come.

Sample Chinese songs and videos
快乐天堂
Kuai le tian tang
大象长长的鼻子正昂扬　全世界都举起了希望
da xiang chang chang de bi zi zheng ang yang quan shi jie du ju qi liao xi wang
Elephants' long trunks are raising high; all the world lifts hope
孔雀旋转着碧丽辉煌　没有人应该永远沮丧
kong que xuan zhuan zhuo bi li hui huang mei you ren ying gai yong yuan ju sang
Peacocks turn around with their splendid and glorious (feathers); no one should be forever desolate
河马张开口吞掉了水草　烦恼都装进它的大肚量
he ma zhang kai kou tun diao liao shui cao fan nao du zhuang jin ta de da du liang
Hippo opens mouth swallowing water grass; troubles all are packed into his big belly
老鹰带领着我们飞翔　更高更远更需要梦想
lao ying dai ling zhuo wo men fei xiang geng gao geng yuan geng xu yao meng xiang
Eagle leads us fly high; it needs dreams to achieve higher and farther
告诉你一个神秘的地方　一个孩子们的快乐天堂
gao su ni yi ge shen mi de di fang yi ge hai zi men de kuai le tian tang
Tell you a secret place; a happy heaven of children
跟人间一样的忙碌扰嚷　有哭有笑当然也会有悲伤
gen ren jian yi yang de mang lu rao rang you ku you xiao dang ran ye hui you bei shang
It is the same busy and noisy as human world; it has crying, laughter, and of course misery too
我们拥有同样的阳光
wo men yong you tong yang de yang guang
We all have the same sunshine
Translated by Shu

Sample Chinese poems and videos

Xu Murong Chu sai qu

请为我唱一首出塞曲
qing wei wo chang yi shou chu sai qu
Please sing me an out of the Great Wall song
用那遗忘了的古老言语
yong na yi wang liao de gu lao yan yu
using that forgotten ancient language
请用那美丽的颤音轻轻呼唤
qing yong na mei li de chan yin qing qing hu huan
Please utter that beautiful trembling sound lightly calling for
我心中的大好河山
wo xin zhong de da hao he shan
The magnificent splendid rivers and mountains within my heart
那只有长城外才有的清香
na zhi you chang cheng wai cai you de qing xiang
That clean fragrance only exists outside of the Great Wall
谁说出塞歌的调子太悲凉
shui shuo chu sai ge de diao zi tai bei liang
Who said that the tune of Out of the Great Wall Song is too desolate
如果你不爱听那是因为
ru guo ni bu ai ting na shi yin wei
If you don't love to listen to it, that is because
歌中没有你的渴望
ge zhong mei you ni de ke wang
You don't have any longing in the song
而我们总是要一唱再唱
er wo men zong shi yao yi chang zai chang
However, we always have to sing and sing again
想着草原千里闪着金光
xiang zhuo cao yuan qian li shan zhuo jin guang
(and) think about the shimmering golden light hidden within the grassland of the thousand miles
想着风沙呼啸过大漠
xiang zhuo feng sha hu xiao guo da mo
Think about the sand storm howls through the grand desert
想着黄河岸啊阴山旁
xiang zhuo huang he an a yin shan pang
Think about the bank of the Yellow River and the side of the Yin Mountain
英雄骑马壮
ying xiong qi ma zhuang
Heroes ride stallions stoutly
骑马荣归故乡
qi ma rong gui gu xiang
Ride stallions proudly returning hometown
Translated by Shu

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