Chinese 1A/1B 4/9/2014

Hello everyone,

The following video is very useful for learning pinyin.  Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wV8B4bx1lM&list=UUSJyGe2H0C9q6QH0-hH04zw

Chinese 1B 3/4/2014

Hi everyone,

Donald found a video that is fun to watch. It is "10 Chinese Food Slang Words That Are Not About Food" Take a look.  Thanks Donald.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdC4EUCO2YY

Also, we will be learning money this week.  This is a great video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_FUKpLQ5M

Chinese 1B 2/18/2014

da4 jia1 hao3,

If you like shopping, you will like the lesson this week. Check out this video to learn more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B6sB2TyXS8

Chinese 1A 2/18/2014

da4 jia1 hao3,

I found some pinyin videos for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGSQ_ccKexE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCigK7YwcPY

http://www.nychineselearning.com/resources.html

Chinese 1A/1B 2/11/2014

Hi everyone,

This is the link for Chinese New Year in Taipei.  Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnAkbB-IYs

Chinese 1B 2/4/2014

xīnnián kuàilè! gōngxǐ fācái! wànshì rúyì!

I hope you all have enjoyed your Chinese New Year.  This is the New Year's Eve dinner I made because my mother in law has been sick.  She usually helps me with the cooking and she is a great cook.  We could have had more dishes, but I had to work the whole week.  Well, the good thing is we still have a lot of left over for the next day. :)

Donald is very kind to share the following website for us.  Please take a look.  There are some useful phrases to learn directions.  See you all soon.

http://www.standardmandarin.com/Chinese-Phrases/Travel/directions

Nian gao recipe

Hello everyone,

I'm so glad that you like the "nian gao" I made today.  Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

Rice glutinous flour     1 bag  (it is also called sweet rice flour, see the following picture)

Rice flour                   1 cup

milk                           3 cups

egg                            3

Butter                       1/2 cup

sugar                         1.5 cups

baking powder           2 tsp

vanilla extract             1/2 tsp

1. Mix well all the ingredients, and pour the batter into a large baking pan.

2. put 1 can of red bean paste evenly into the batter (don't stir), then sprinkle walnut on the top.

3. Bake 350F for 40-50 minutes.

The top and bottom are the same.

This is the rice flour.

Chinese 1A & 1B 1/28/2014

dà jiā hǎo,


xīn nián kuài lè!
January 31 is the Chinese New Year this year.  There are many Chinese New Year stories, and one of them is the story of "Nian".   I found some great videos for you. 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uJbp8d_d9c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8RuHGnosU


The following videos are the New Year Songs.  Hope you will like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teav9oB_0co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Ruq7iNS6U


If you would like to learn some Chinese Characters, the following video may be helpful.
http://chineasy.org/basics.aspx?set=1502


See you soon.

Chinese 1B 1/21/2014

Hello everyone,


The Chinese New Year is coming soon.  The New Year's eve is on 1/30 which family usually get together and have a feast.  We will be learning New Year tradition next week.  This week, we will be continue learning asking directions.  I found some websites for you and hope you will enjoy it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLrvrLAX38


This link at the end also includes writing 2 Chinese characters. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCO4vpW5lc