Winter Break Blogging!

Dàjiā hǎo! (大家好!)

Wǒ xīwàng měi gèrén dōu hǎo :) (我希望每个人都好)  

Wǒ hěn máng. That is why I have been unable to make a lot of posts for this blog. Kěshì, I am now going to take the time to catch up with my posts :) 

My future posts will be translations of the Supplementary Practice from lessons 1-6 of Chinese Link Level 1, Part 1. 

Lesson 1: Greetings

Supplementary Practice- 
1. Hànzì

你好！我不是学生， 我是老师。 他也不是学生， 他是教授。 你呢？ 你是学生吗？ 睨视教授吗？

2. Pīnyīn

Nǐhǎo! Wǒ shì bùshì xuéshēng, Wǒ shì lǎoshī. Tā yě bùshì xuéshēng, Tā shì jiàoshòu. Nǐ ne? Nǐ shì xuéshēng ma? Nǐ shì jiàoshòu ma?

3. English

Hello! I am not a student, I am a teacher. He is also not a student, he is a professor. And you? Are you a student? Are you a professor? 

Extra Practice: Lesson 1 Poem- Jìng Yè Sī (Lǐ Bái)/(Thoughts on a Tranquil Night)  

Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,                               In front of my bed, bright moonlight,                

Yí shì dì sháng shuāng.                                         Can it be frost on the ground?

Jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè,                                           Lifting my head, I gaze upon the bright moon, 

Dī tóu sī gù xiāng.                                                Lowering my head, I think of my hometown. 

Not only is this poem very pretty, it is also great for practicing the changes in tones and rhythms of Chinese sentences/grammar. To follow along with the pronunciation of this poem, play Text 1-4 of chapter 1 in this link Chinese Link Audio Files


To catch up with my blog, I will continue to make at least one post everyday this week! :)

谢谢 (Xièxiè)!

Ài shān （爱姗）