Get a Chinese Name!!!

Want a Chinese Name?

In China, names are two to three characters long, which consists of a one character long surname and a one to two character given name.

As is a common practice with with many Eastern nations, last names come first. So instead of my name acting like "Anders Swenson", it is more like "Swenson Anders". So my name would be spelled 石 (shí) (my surname) 安德 (Āndé) (my given name). So, "石安德" (Shí Āndé).

here is a link to an online Chinese name generator. Before you say online name generators don't give you an accurate name, this one does (Mrs. Hsiao uses it).

www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html

What is your Chinese name? Leave a comment!

Why do you study Chinese?

Why do you study Chinese?

Why do you even bother learning any language?

Is it because your friends are? Do you wish to 'jump on the bandwagon', just because others are?

Is it for the business opportunities? Do you believe that you will have a greater chance of obtaining a decent job if you know Chinese?

Or is it for travel? Is visiting or living in China an aspiration of yours?

All of these are legitimate reasons. I wish to learn Chinese for these reasons as well. I have several friends who are learning Chinese, and a family member or two that can speak fluently, so I wish to

learn it as well. Seeing as China has become a major economic power, the need for workers who can speak the language is on the rise, therefor by learning Chinese, I will hopefully have a greater chance of landing a job in the future. My greatest reason for learning Chinese however, is that I wish to travel and experience the culture. To be able to emmerse myself in the culture of one of the oldest countries one the planet and gain a different perspective of the world would be an enlightening experience.

Please, tell why you wish to learn Chinese. Leave your response below.

Numbers in Chinese

零 - líng - zero

一 - yī - one

二 - èr - two

三 - sān - three

四 - sì - four

五 - wǔ - five

六 - liù - six

七 - qī - seven

八 - bā - eight

九 - jiǔ - nine

十 - shí - ten

百 - bǎi - hundred

千 - qiān - thousand

万 - wàn - ten thousand

十万 - shíwàn - hundred thousand

百万 - bǎiwàn - million

千万 - qiānwàn - ten million

亿 - yì - hundred million

To write multi-digit numbers, you combine two or more of the characters. A few examples are...

十三 - shísān - thirteen

三十 - sānshí - thirty

三十五 - sānshíwǔ - thirty five

and Etcetera...

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I hope this helps you with your Chinese numbers, please comment!

Word of the Day - 1/13/12

• 爸爸

• Bàba

• Father

"他是我的爸爸。＂

"Tā shì wǒde bàba."

"He is my father."

Word of the Day - 1/11/12

• 我

• Wǒ

• I; Me

＂我叫石安德。＂

" Wǒ jiào shí'āndé."

" My name is Anders Swenson."

Word of the Day - 1/10/12

• 爱

• Ài

• Love

＂我爱你。＂

" Wǒ ài nǐ."

"I love You."

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" 我爱学习中文！＂

"Wǒ ài xuéxí zhōngwén!"

"I love studying Chinese!"

Word of the Day - 1/9/12

• 老师

• Lǎoshī

• Teacher

＂他是学生吗。＂

"Tā shì xuéshēng ma?"

"Is he a student?"

" 他不是学生。 他是老师。＂

"Tā bùshì xuéshēng, tā shì lǎoshī."

"He is not a student, He is a teacher."

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"老师好！＂

"Lǎoshī hǎo!"

"Hello Teacher!"

Hello Chinese Club Members!

Hello, Chinese Club Members.

I am this blogs moderator, Anders Swenson. You may have seen me at some of the previous club meetings at the middle school.

On this blog, I will be posting web links to sites that you are free to use to study your Chinese on your own time. I will also be updating this blog with posts such as "Word of The Day" and "What You Missed".

Make sure you check this blog once in a while.