Laminas y Aceros

31 songs. 31 artists. 1 month.

Welcome to Mandarin Music March! This month marks a full year since I started listening to more Chinese music, and I want to celebrate! Originally, I was compiling a list of songs suited for intermediate learners to share as a playlist, but instead I’ve decided to embark on a 31-day challenge of sorts. Every day this March, I’ll be sharing one of the songs I gathered along with its lyrics + a vocab breakdown. It will be madness!!! *Some of these songs (and artists) have been mentioned on my blog before, but I haven’t featured full lyrics for any of them.

The songs I’ll be sharing are all songs I think intermediate learners should be able to understand. Of course, intermediate ranges from “not a beginner anymore” to “almost advanced”—some of the songs are easier or harder than the others. I think intermediate learners should be able to follow the songs when listening alone and should be able to understand basically everything when presented with the lyrics.

I’ll be updating this post with links to all the individual song posts. See you tomorrow!

Day 1: 張惠妹 (A-Mei) - 愛 什麼稀罕

Day 2: 阿肆 (A Si) - 我在人民广场吃炸鸡

Day 3: 持修 (Chih Siou) - 膽小鬼

Day 4: 许飞 (Xu Fei) - 寻水的鱼

Day 5: 吳卓源 (Julia Wu) - 原來的我

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Temauke Langblr Weekly Challenge - Week 16

・动物 dòngwù - Animals・

I’ve decided to do @languagessi‘s Temauke, which is a weekly challenge where you create content based on theme chosen for the week. I’m going to be doing the challenge in Mandarin as I been neglecting it in favour of Japanese. 

宠物 chǒngwù - Pets

狗 gǒu - Dog 

猫 māo - Cat

兔子 tùzi - Rabbit

鸟 niǎo - Bird

鹦鹉 yīngwǔ - Parrot

天竺鼠 tiānzhúshǔ - Guinea Pig

仓鼠 cāngshǔ - Hamster 

乌龟 wūguī - Tortoise

蛇  shé - Snake

蜥蜴 xīyì - Lizard 

老鼠 lǎoshǔ - Mouse / Rat

雪貂 xuědiāo - Ferret

青蛙  qīngwā - Frog

耕畜 gēngchù - Farm Animals 

马 mǎ - Horse

驴 lǘ - Donkey 

牛 niú - Cow 

鸡 jī - Chicken 

鸭 yā - Duck 

鹅 é - Goose 

火鸡 huǒjī - Turkey 

羊 yáng - Sheep 

山羊 shānyáng - Goat

猪 zhū - Pig

动物园 dòngwù yuán - Zoo 

狮子 shīzǐ - Lion 

老虎 lǎohǔ - Tiger

狼 láng - Wolf

熊 xióng - Bear

熊猫 xióngmāo - Panda 

小熊猫 xiǎoxióngmāo - Red Panda / Lesser Panda 

猴子 hóuzi - Monkey 

犀牛 xīniú - Rhinoceros 

企鹅 qǐé - Penguin 

斑马 bānmǎ - Zebra

长颈鹿 chángjǐnglù - Giraffe 

骆驼 luòtuo - Camel 

象 xiàng - Elephant

鸵鸟 tuóniǎo - Ostrich 

野生动物 yěshēng dòngwù - Wildlife 

狐狸 húli - Fox 

刺猬 cìwei - Hedgehog 

狗獾  gǒuhuān - Badger 

鹿 lù - Deer 

松鼠 sōngshǔ - Squirrel

鸽子 gēzi - Pigeon

猫头鹰 māotóuyīng - Owl 

蝙蝠 biānfú - Bat

水獭 shuǐtǎ - Otter

The pet list was inspired by this survey about pet ownership in the UK. 

autumn is coming up and, although it’s not my favorite season, i’m glad it’s not going to be brutally hot anymore. in honor of this beautiful transition between the blistering heat of summer and the frigid chill of winter, here’s a short list of autumn-related vocab words in mandarin

秋天 qiūtiān autumn, fall

九月 jiǔyuè September

十月 shíyuè October

十一月 shíyīyuè November

叶子 yèzi leaf, leaves

枯叶 kūyè withered leaf, dried leaf

上衣 shàngyī jacket (upper outer garment)

外套 wàitào coat, jacket

毛衣 máoyī sweater

毯子 tǎnzi blanket

围巾 wéijīn scarf

靴子 xuēzi boots

南瓜 nánguā pumpkin

热巧克力 rèqiǎokèlì hot chocolate

咖啡 kāfēi coffee

万圣节 wànshèngjié Halloween

鬼 guǐ ghost

中秋节 zhōngqiūjié Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (will be on 4 October in 2017)

嫦娥 cháng’é Chang’e (this section of the Mid-Autumn Festival article contains some of the stories about Chang’e)

月饼 yuèbǐng moon cake

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