Chinese new year for kids and culture

Chinese New Year for Kids

Chinese New Year for kids This holiday is the time for all children to have fun and a time to learn a little bit about Chinese history and tradition. It is probably the only time kids have the opportunity to see a lot of dragon dances, feast, lantern festival, and firecrackers. When is Chinese New[…]

Expressing feelings in Chinese

[Guest Post] Expressing Feelings in Chinese

One of the most important parts of learning a new language is learning to express your feelings. If your native language is English then you will find that there are tons of words you can use to express your emotions. Many of these may translate fairly well if you’re trying to learn some other Indo-European[…]

Which Chinese language is best to learn?

Which Chinese language is best to learn? The best Chinese language is “Pǔtōnghuà” or “Mandarin,” the official language in China. What is Mandarin and why is it the best Chinese language to learn?  Pǔtōnghuà means the “common language” in Mandarin Chinese. Different from English, the dialects in Chinese are mostly not mutually comprehensible. Even though[…]