So now you're in China and ready to speak-out or probably just preparing for your Beijing 2008 Olympics learn Mandarin bag of tricks that you want to pack up or probably anticipating a pretty chick, handsome dude, up in the East West or South to learn Mandarin with? Let's begin with some of the phrases you may encounter on a regular basis. I've included the Simplified Chinese characters, PinYin, and audio just beside the words.Format is: English (Pin Yin) (Chinese characters ) (Audio sample). So, what are you waiting for, have your hands, feet, pen and paper handy, or fire up your handhelds and go!
How to say sleep in Chinese? SLEEP (shuì jiào)(睡觉) This is a very 'fragile','sexy' and 'mouth-watering' word to use so be aware of it and use with discretion : )
USAGE/SCENARIOS: * You are tired and wanted to rest * You wanted to have sex (Fragile! Watchout! Censored! Boom!) * Your computer is sleeping or on standby (something for the Geeks) NOTES: Bear in mind that the pinyin "shuì jiào" for the word sleep(睡觉)is also pinyin'ed "shuĭ jiăo" for Chinese dumpling(水饺). The points of distinction are of course the tones.
What if they don't get it?SOLUTION At times they won't understand what you're talking about in vain. So...don't forget to put your hands on top of each other (sleeping gesture), just beside your ears, bending your thighs a bit towards your right or left to visualize the methods explained above as a last resort, while you speak and express what you mean. Look straight between the eyes, but avoid putting your tongue out when you speak "sleep" ; )==
How to say sleep in Chinese? SLEEP (shuì jiào)(睡觉) This is a very 'fragile','sexy' and 'mouth-watering' word to use so be aware of it and use with discretion : )
USAGE/SCENARIOS: * You are tired and wanted to rest * You wanted to have sex (Fragile! Watchout! Censored! Boom!) * Your computer is sleeping or on standby (something for the Geeks) NOTES: Bear in mind that the pinyin "shuì jiào" for the word sleep(睡觉)is also pinyin'ed "shuĭ jiăo" for Chinese dumpling(水饺). The points of distinction are of course the tones.
What if they don't get it?SOLUTION At times they won't understand what you're talking about in vain. So...don't forget to put your hands on top of each other (sleeping gesture), just beside your ears, bending your thighs a bit towards your right or left to visualize the methods explained above as a last resort, while you speak and express what you mean. Look straight between the eyes, but avoid putting your tongue out when you speak "sleep" ; )==
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