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This week we have some more titles for random people.  Please note, if you are going to combine the person’s title with their name, in Chinese, the surname will come before the title, not after like English. Titles for People:  Make sure to yell it loud:  服务员! (fúwùyuán!) – Waiter! Titles for People:  Doctor it up:  医生 (yīshēng) – to address your doctor Titles for People:  Nurse you to health:  护士 (hùshi) – to address a nurse Titles for People:  Call the teacher:  老师 (lǎoshī) – to address your teacher Titles for People:  Fellow students:  师哥 (shīgē)  /  师姐  (shī jiě) – for a schoolmate that is in a year ahead of you (male / female, respectively) Titles for People:  师弟 (shīdì)  /  师妹 (shīmèi) - for a schoolmate that is in... Show more

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In this series of mini-lesson tweets, we teach you some  ‘titles’ you will frequently come across in Chinese. This week we have some titles for random people.  Please note, if you are going to combine the person’s title with their name, in Chinese, the surname will come before the title, not after like English. Titles for People:  Hey, little missy: 小姐  (xiǎojie) – Miss. Titles for People:  Mr. mister:   先生 (xiānsheng) – Mr. Titles for People:  One for the Mrs.:  太太  (tàitai) – Mrs. Titles for People:  Calling the kiddies:  小朋友 (xiǎopéngyǒu) – the way to address children Titles for People:  Mr. cab driver:  师傅(shīfu) – generic title you can use for your taxi driver, or any qualified worker Titles for People:  Boss them... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets, we teach you some  ‘titles’ you will frequently come across in Chinese. This week, we learned some more titles that are used within the family, and a couple for your buddies as well. In the family:  more cousins:  表姐  (biǎojiě) – older female cousin In the family:  more cousins:  表弟  (biǎodì) – younger male cousin In the family:  and more cousins:   表妹(biǎomèi) – younger female cousin In the family:  say ‘uncle’:  叔叔(shūshu) – generic all-round term for uncle or older man In the family, or not:  Your auntie, housekeeper, next door neighbor; basically any random lady older than you that you don’t know how to address - 阿姨  (āyí) Buddies:  the Chinese rough equivalent of ‘dude’:  ... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets, we teach you some  ‘titles’ you will frequently come across in Chinese. Some titles are used for family members.  The reference point for those older or younger is oneself.  Other titles are used for people with certain positions or occupations.  Others are more like terms of endearment.  This week we started with family members: In the family:  ‘lil bro:  弟弟  (dìdi) – younger brother In the family:  big bro:  哥哥  (gēge) – older brother In the family:   big sis:  姐姐  (jiějie) – older sister In the family:  ‘lil sis:  妹妹(mèimei) – younger sister In the family:  mommy dearest:  妈妈 (māma) - mom In the family:  dad knows best:  爸爸 (bàba) - dad In the family:  not kissing cousins: ... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we go to the streets of China and give you some essential ‘getting around’ phrases for taking taxis, buses, and subways.  You’ll never get lost again (we hope!).  Here is the recap of this week's phrases for your reference: Public Transit Survival: Are we there yet?:  还有两站。(Háiyǒu liǎng zhàn.)  “There’s still two more stops to go.” Exit attempt:  您下车吗？(Nín xiàchē ma?)  “Are you getting off?” Further exit attempt:  让一下.  (Ràng yīxià .)  “Let me through.” Last attempt: 先下后上！(Xiān xià hòu shàng)  “Let people off before you get on!” Stay tuned daily for our tweets, and for those of you who haven’t started following us on Twitter, head there now and sign up!

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In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we go to the streets of China and give you some essential ‘getting around’ phrases for taking taxis, buses, and subways.  You’ll never get lost again (we hope!).  Here is the recap of this week's phrases for your reference: Public Transit Survival: Hop on the bus:    公交车站在哪儿？(Gōngjiāo chē zhàn zài nǎr?) “Where is the bus stop?” The not-so-velvet underground:  地铁在哪儿？(Dìtiě zài nǎr?) “Where is the subway?” Don’t need to discuss much:  去南京路坐哪辆车？(Qù Nánjīng lù zuò nǎ liàng chē?) “Which bus goes to Nanjing Road?” Line ‘em up:  请排队上车。(Qǐng páiduì shàng chē) You’re faring well, so far:    车票多少钱？(Chēpiào duōshǎo qián?) “How much is the bus fare?” Mid-ride crowded bus check-in: ... Show more

In this series of mini-lesson tweets on Twitter, we go to the streets of China and give you some essential ‘getting around’ phrases for taking taxis, buses, and subways.  You’ll never get lost again (we hope!).  Here is the recap of this week's phrases for your reference: Taxi Terms – When you start to lose faith:  我们现在在哪儿？(Wǒmen xiànzài zài nǎr?) "Where are we now?" Taxi Terms -  When you start to fear for your life:  小心！(xiǎoxīn!)  "Be careful!" Taxi Terms: When he’s gone too far- 过了。(Guò le.)   "(You) passed it." Taxi Terms:  You’ve reached the point:  到这儿吧。(Dào zhèr ba.) “Here is fine.” Taxi Terms:  Getting out:  靠边停。(Kào biān tíng.) “Stop here at the side.” Taxi Terms: For the record: 我要发票.  (Wǒ yào fāpiào.)  “I... Show more