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Really Simple Chinese (just kidding!)

Really Simple Chinese (just kidding!). 我 叫 Bucky. Wǒ jiào Bucky. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Bucky = Bucky. 我 叫 Dee. Wǒ jiào Dee. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Dee = Dee.

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Really Simple Chinese (just kidding!)

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  1. Really Simple Chinese(just kidding!)

  2. 我 叫 Bucky. Wǒ jiào Bucky. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Bucky = Bucky.

  3. 我 叫 Dee. Wǒ jiào Dee. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Dee = Dee.

  4. from: http://cgibin.erols.com/mandarintools/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E5%8F%AB&searchtype=trad&where=start • 叫 jiào to call; to yell; to be called; to order; • 叫喊 jiào hǎn exclamation; outcry; shout; yell; • 叫好 jiào hǎo applaud; cheer; • 叫喚叫唤 jiào huan (v) cry out; (v) bark out a sound; • 叫嚷 jiào rǎng (v) shout because of dissatisfaction; • 叫聲叫声 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person);barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals); • 叫囂叫嚣 jiào xiāo hoot; • 叫醒 jiào xǐng to call awake; to wake up (someone); to awaken; • 叫做 jiào zuò be called; be known as; • 9 entries found.

  5. On-line websites to assist with learning Chinese and/or Chinese translations: • http://zhongwen.com/ • challenge to navigate; nice synopsis of FAQ and links to other sites • http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html • has character stroke animations and spoken-voice pronunciation options • http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php • a bit circuitous when searching, but it • also has character stroke animations - with clear directions! • http://www.chinalanguage.com/ • comprehensive, complex, complex, complex

  6. The word “or”.We used to think it was a simple little word…..

  7. from: http://cgibin.erols.com/mandarintools/cgi-bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E6%88%96&searchtype=trad&where=start Mandarin Yale 6 entries found. (As opposed to the 46 PAGES, 15 entries each, found on the http://www.chinalanguage.com/ website!) from: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?cdqchi=%E6%88%96%E6%98%AF

  8. A Teenager’s Room, Perhaps? • 一 yī one • 或 huò or…. • 九 jiǔ nine??

  9. Country Meets City • 二 èr two • 或 huò or…. • 三 sān three?

  10. Shanghai Magic(滬 沪 hù Shanghai) • 四 sì four • 或 huò or…. • 六 liù six??

  11. NOT so easy!! • Lets just do our numbers from one to ten • from 一 to 十….. • from Yī to Shí !

  12. 一 yī one

  13. 二 èr two

  14. 二 èr… is our favorite number!

  15. 二 èr…

  16. 二 èr… is a beautiful thing

  17. 三 sān three

  18. 四 sì four

  19. 五 wǔ five

  20. 六 liù six

  21. 七 qī seven • or is it eight or nine?

  22. 八 bā eight

  23. 九 jiǔ nine

  24. 十 Shí ten

  25. and the word for “many” is….?

  26. Thanks! 謝謝 (谢谢) xiè xie !

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