Calendar of Spring 2013

Calendar of Spring 2013

January 12-Saturday	The first class of level 1 & 2
January 13-Sunday	The last class of Level 3, 4 & 5
February 9-10	No classes (Chinese New Year)
March 23-31	No classes (Spring Recess)
June 15-Saturday	The last class of Level 1 &2
June 16-Sunday	The last class of Level 3, 4 & 5

Welcome to Chelsea Chinese Tutoring in 2013 Spring!

Welcome to Chelsea Chinese Tutoring in 2013 Spring!

欢迎参加2013年春季新西方中文辅导班！

2013 Spring classes will start on January 12, end on June 16!

2013年春季中文班一月十二号开学，六月十六号结束！

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Classes	Schedule		Tuition ($20/hour)
Level 1(3-5years)	Saturdays	9-10am	$400
Level 2	Saturdays	10:30-12:30pm	$800
Level 3	Sundays	10-12noon	$800
Level 4	Sundays	1-3pm	$800
Level 5-Adults	Sundays	4-6pm	$800
Register fee: $30/student
Notes: $20/hour * 2hours/week * 20weeks=$800/student $20/hour * 1hour/week * 20weeks=$400/student

Chinese words for thanksgiving

1. 感恩节  (gǎn ēn jiē) thanksgiving holiday

2. 火鸡  (huǒ jī) turkey

3. 南瓜饼(nán guā bǐng) pumpkin pie

4. 感恩节快乐(gǎn ēn jiē kuài le)！ Happy thanksgiving!

5. 感谢(gǎn xiè) thanks to

6. 十一月(shí yī yuè) November

7. 第四 (dì sì)    Fourth

8. 星期四(xīng qī sì) Thursday

Learn Chinese in Manhattan UES: Shopping in China with Chinese

----Pútao duōshao qián yì jīn ?

---葡萄多少钱一斤？

----Liǎng kuài wǔ yì jīn.

----两块5一斤？

-----Nǐ yào jǐ jīn ?

----你要几斤？

-----Wǒ yào sān jīn bàn.

----我要3斤半。

Translation:

 ---How much per Jin of the grape?

 ---Two and half Yuan per Jin.

 ---How many Jin do you want?

----I want three and half Jin.

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---Nín hái yào shénme?

---您还要什么？

---hái yào sān jīn cǎoméi.

---还要三斤草莓。

     Xī guā zěnme mài?

     西瓜怎么卖？

---bā mǎo qían yì jīn.

---八毛钱一斤。

   Yì ge chà bù duō yǒu sì jīn.

   一个差不多有四斤。

---Zài lái yì gè xīguā.

---再来一个西瓜。

Translation:

---What else do you want?

---I also want three Jin Strawberry.

   How much of the watermelon?

---Eight dimes per Jin.

   Almost 4 Jin per one.

---Give me one watermelon.

 

---Yì gòng duō shǎo qían?

---一共多少钱？

---Yì gòng érshíjǐu kuài jǐu mǎo wǔ fēn.

---一共二十九块九毛五分.

--zhè shì wǔ shí kuài, nín zhǎo ba.

---这是五十块， 您找吧。

Translation:

---How much all together?

---Twenty nine Yuan and nine dimes five cents.

---This is fifty Yuan, please give me the changes.

Note: Jin is the Chinese weight unit, equals to 500g, a little bit more than pound in US.

Learn Chinese with Chelsea: Happy Lantern Festival (yuán xiāo jié kuài lè)

元宵节快乐yuán xiāo jié kuài lè

元宵节快乐yuán xiāo jié kuài lè
Happy Lantern Festival

Yīn lì zhēnɡ yuè shí wǔ shì yuán xiāo jiā jié 。

阴历正月十五是元宵佳节。
The 15th of the first month in the lunar calendar is the Lantern Festival.

Rén men tōnɡ chánɡ huì zài yuán xiāo jié chī yuán xiāo 。
人们通常会在元宵节吃元宵。
People usually eat rice glue balls on Lantern festival.

Yīn wèi yuán xiāo xiànɡ zhēnɡ zhe quán jiā tuán yuán
因为元宵象征着全家团圆。
Because it is a symbol of family reunion

Learn Chinese with Chelsea, two slangs a week

Learn Chinese, two slangs a week

1. 打破沙锅问到底
Insist on getting to the bottom of the matter.

【发音】dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

【释义】问：同“纹”谐音；指陶瓷或玉石等器皿上的裂纹或裂缝。比喻对事情寻根究底。
            In Chinese, inquiring shares the same pronunciation with “crack” which is in pottery or jade. The phrase indicates one’s perseverance on questioning and finding out the truth.

【例1】那位采访者打破沙锅问到底，不过该政府发言人丝毫没有放松警惕。
           The interviewer asked some very searching questions but the government spokesman didn't drop his guard for a second.

【例2】小明老爱问为什么，老爱打破砂锅问到底。
           Xiao Ming always asks why and he'll never be satisfied until he knows everything.

2. 顶呱呱
First-rate.

【发音】dǐng guā guā

【释义】形容质量或表现好极了。
            The quality of goods or performance is excellent or extremely good.

【例1】在毕业生中她是顶呱呱的一个。
           She is second to none among all the graduates.

【例2】这件毛衣的质量真是顶呱呱！
           The quality of this sweater is excellent!