Monday
01Mar2010
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Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8:29PM
Entries in peggyteacheschinese (19)
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8:29PM Saturday
13Feb2010
Happy CNY!!!
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 12:21AM 過年到囉，祝大家新年快樂！虎年行大運！Guo4nian2 dao4 luo! Zhu4 da4jia1 xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4! Hu3 nian2 xing2 da4 yun4!
今天是除夕(chu2xi4/CNYE)，晚上要回家跟家人一起吃團圓飯(tuan2yuan2 fan4/reunion dinner)。出嫁的二姐晚一點會帶我可愛的姪子回娘家(niang2jia1/mother's home of married woman)，身為小阿姨的我當然要給他一個紅包(hong2bao1/red evenlop with money inside)囉！小時候都是拿紅包的，現在漸漸長大，就變得要給晚輩紅包了！呵呵！
初一要下屏東去我的阿姨家待個幾天。希望可以到墾丁去走走。雖然最近的資金不是很足，但我還是堅持要下去，因為我知道只要一開學後就要回到那日以繼夜被課業壓力壓到喘不過氣，睡眠不足的日子了。所以我一定要趁放假出遊散散心。有時候真會忍不住的捫心自問：我們這麼辛苦地生活到底是為了什麼？
Monday
04Jan2010
Why You Should Make a Video Response in Mandarin!
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 1:19AM 新年快樂! Xin Nian Kuai Le! :)
Thank you all your continuous support to PeggyTeachesChinese in the past year. I really appreciate it!
In the new of 2010, I hope our lessons will continue to inspire you and even more people to learn Mandarin. Not only do I wish this community for learning Mandarin would continue to grow by making these lessons but also look forward to the share of experiences and knowledge contributed by more learners. "I don't want other people to know how bad my Mandarin is" you might think. But please let me remind you that making mistakes is also a part of learning. Moreover, as a language learner, you don't want to be all shy and too self-conscious. Take myself as an example, English has never been my native language but I wasn't afraid to speak English since I first started to learn; that is why my English is better than people who began to learn it at the same time with me, even those who have been to an English speaking country to learn the language. I am now learning Japanese and I apply the same technique, same attitude.
Thursday
24Dec2009
Merry Christmas! Sheng Dan Jie Kuai Le!
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 5:47AM Merry Christmas! Sheng4 Dan4 Jie2 Kuai4 Le4! 聖誕節快樂!
Most of us in Taiwan didn't grow up celebrating Sheng4Dan4 Jie2(聖誕節) but we learned to celebrate it as a holiday(not officially, we don't have a day off during Christmas season) and I reckon people begin to celebrate Christmas because business men and women eyed the profitable business opportunity for it and established the popular culture or culture of commercialism of celebrating Christmas. The atmosphere of Christmas penetrates the island a month before it's even here: Christmas commodities such as plastic Christmas tree, Christmas lights, gifts, cards, costumes, parties and church or friends get-together dinners.
That being said, as Taiwanese people set out plans for Christmas with friends and classmates, how many of them really know the meaning of Christmas? Watch this video to be out and about Jhungli with Peggy! :)
Sunday
06Dec2009
Did I Say it Right? - Ask Me Any Questions about Mandarin
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 11:53AM Many thanks to Marty from Australia, AntarticSake from U.S., Chris from Germany and Kenton from St. Vincent for uploading a video to get featured on "Did I Say it Right?" A video like the ones these viewers uploaded is absolutely beneficial for all Mandarin learners, as the questions you encounter while learning Mandarin could probably be other learners' as well. (So no need to feel shy and embarrassed, it's a community built for us all.) "Did I Say it Right?" encourages Mandarin learners of all level to come and brainstorm together.
Ep. 1: "I woke up early" from Marty, Australia
Ep. 2: "My friend is beautiful" from AntarticSake, U.S.
Ep. 3: "Four, Ten and Dead in Chinese" from Chris, Germany
Ep. 4: "Shi4he2 V.S. He2shi4" from Kenton, St. Vincent
