Chinglish- how do you think about the tast?
In English, we say What do you think? What is the taste ? In mandarin, we will say How do you think? How is the taste? Here is a...
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His suggestion was helpful
In English, its common to say: He was helpful. In mandarin, we need to explain what he did was helpful. For example: If he gave you...
It worked successfully
In English, it’s quite common to say “It worked well.”. In mandarin, There are many situations for “It worked well.” For example: 1. It...
Where? where?
In Chinese. “哪里” (nǎlǐ) means “Where” If someone gives you a compliment, you can answer “哪里哪里” (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ), to show your modest. The...
You can kiss me !
问 (wèn) means “to ask” 吻 (wěn) means “to kiss” It’s easy to mix up the two words for beginner students. There is only tone different. ...
Stab me, please !
One day, I invited students to have a lunch in my apartment. A student was asking me for a knife in the kitchen: 请给我一刀！Qǐng gěi wǒ yì...
that person
In English, when we talk about a noun, we say: the person the colleague the place In mandarin, we cannot just to say "the", we have to...
I very good.
In English, it’s common to say: Subject + is/am/are + Adjective I am good. He is fine. You are tired. In mandarin, we have to say :...
Your restaurant has what special dish?
In English, it’s normal to say ‘Do you have any ……?’ For example: Do you have any question? Do you have any idea? Does your restaurant...
I use hands to eat.
In English, we use the English structure"Do an action by using ..." For example: I eat it with hands. We go there by bus. You pay it with...
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