Word of the Week

As I mentioned in my first post, I LOVE the Chinese language. Since arriving I've been surrounded by it day in and day out and I think that’s really helping me learn! So I obviously have the basics down: nĭ hăo (hello), zàijiàn (goodbye), xièxiè (thank you), bù xiè/bù kèqì (you’re welcome), duìbùqĭ (sorry – though this is quite formal; I know an informal version, but not how to spell it in Pinyin), numbers etc. I’ve also learnt a few useful phrases and random words too! 

So, I decided I’m going to post a word (or phrase) of the week every Monday (well when it turns Monday here) to motivate me to learn more and give you an idea of my progress!

The word/phrase of the week is...

Yīdiăn

Meaning: A little

I’m starting to use this when people ask me if I can speak Chinese (Nĭ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?). Though to be honest, I mostly just say I can’t speak Chinese (Wŏ bù huì).

But even with the all the tonal trouble, Mandarin really isn’t as bad as people have made out! It’s no picnic obviously, more like a trek up a really, really high mountain – seemingly impossible at first, then a constant uphill struggle but eventually it’ll be SO worth it. 

Stay tuned for next week!

xoxo