Hello from my new room and also 新年快乐!!! This means happy new years in Chinese. It was Chinese New Years last night and Jill and Rachael came over to my house to celebrate. If you are wondering why my font size has increased, it's because Rachael mention that it would be easier to read the Chinese characters, not because i'm lazy and trying to take up space ( well maybe partially).
I decided to do a little introduction about Chinese New Years. In China， the new year celebration and Christmas celebrations are kinda flopped. Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar and is a time for families gathering and celebrations. We don't celebrate Christmas much in China, and in most commercialized cities, Christmas is just an excuse for large sales. My family doesn't celebrate New Years like normal folks in China, we basically simplify down to having a big feast and then the giving of 红包,or red envelope (literal translation). In China New Years is a lot longer and it's the time when a lot of businesses close down so that the workers can go home, it use to be some where from 15-20 days but now it's shorter. Going back to the topic of 红包, it's basically new years money. It's when adult relatives that is married give money to the kids. The amount of money is set, it's all about the feeling and meaning behind it (which i'm not entirely sure about, but I wouldn't question it).
I've decided to slowly changes words that I've already taught into Chinese from now on, so be prepared.
I think it's important to know how to introduce your self, so here is todays lesson.
I'm Amy.
我是Amy。(wo shi...)
My name is Amy.
我的名字是Amy。(wo de ming zi shi ...) 名字is name
By the way my nickname in Chinese is 草莓(cao mei) strawberry, there is a story behind why i'm being called a fruit but I think it would be fun if my friends join me, so here are some fruit names in Chinese. Pick one!!! or in the comment section below tell what you want to be instead if the fruit or vegetable is not listed below.
香蕉(xiang jiao) banana
苹果(ping guo) apple
梨(li) pear
哈密瓜(ha mi gua) cantaloupe
木瓜(mu gua) papaya
西瓜(xi gua) water melon
水蜜桃(shui mi tao) peach
菠萝(bo luo) pineapple
奇异果(qi yi guo) kiwi
葡萄(pu tao) grapes
橙子(cheng zi) orange
殷桃( yin tao) cherry
I decided to do a little introduction about Chinese New Years. In China， the new year celebration and Christmas celebrations are kinda flopped. Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar and is a time for families gathering and celebrations. We don't celebrate Christmas much in China, and in most commercialized cities, Christmas is just an excuse for large sales. My family doesn't celebrate New Years like normal folks in China, we basically simplify down to having a big feast and then the giving of 红包,or red envelope (literal translation). In China New Years is a lot longer and it's the time when a lot of businesses close down so that the workers can go home, it use to be some where from 15-20 days but now it's shorter. Going back to the topic of 红包, it's basically new years money. It's when adult relatives that is married give money to the kids. The amount of money is set, it's all about the feeling and meaning behind it (which i'm not entirely sure about, but I wouldn't question it).
I've decided to slowly changes words that I've already taught into Chinese from now on, so be prepared.
I think it's important to know how to introduce your self, so here is todays lesson.
I'm Amy.
我是Amy。(wo shi...)
My name is Amy.
我的名字是Amy。(wo de ming zi shi ...) 名字is name
By the way my nickname in Chinese is 草莓(cao mei) strawberry, there is a story behind why i'm being called a fruit but I think it would be fun if my friends join me, so here are some fruit names in Chinese. Pick one!!! or in the comment section below tell what you want to be instead if the fruit or vegetable is not listed below.
香蕉(xiang jiao) banana
苹果(ping guo) apple
梨(li) pear
哈密瓜(ha mi gua) cantaloupe
木瓜(mu gua) papaya
西瓜(xi gua) water melon
水蜜桃(shui mi tao) peach
菠萝(bo luo) pineapple
奇异果(qi yi guo) kiwi
葡萄(pu tao) grapes
橙子(cheng zi) orange
殷桃( yin tao) cherry
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