Friday, November 30, 2012

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

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Chinese words for thanksgiving


1. 感恩  (gǎn ēn jiē) thanksgiving holiday

2.   (huǒ jī) turkey

3. 南瓜(nán guā bǐng) pumpkin pie

4. 感恩(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

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Learn Chinese in Manhattan UES: Shopping in China with Chinese

----Pútao duōshao qián yì jīn ?
---葡萄多少一斤?
----Liǎng kuài wǔ yì jīn.
----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.