hi all, Listening to the chinese language is an essential part of being in singapore. Hope we could share some of the mandarin words that we have picked up during our stay here.
NI Hao, hi am alpa, i used to learn chinesea few years back i had a great chinese teacher from china, i learnt how to write and alsowas progressing well in the language but unfortunately she left Nairobi for china and i have not seen or heard from her. It was a beautiful language to learn and i alsohad some chinese books and dictionaries sent to me. takecare love alpa:thumbsup
Xie Xie (Thank you) Uthra, For starting this thread. Dear SingILites ni hao ma (How are you)? Wo henhao(I am fine).
Ni hao ma, Xie Xie to all of you! Oops..havent really picked up any words yet, but I know Mee Mee means baby. Looking forward to learn many more from the pros!! Poornima.
Ni Hao (Hello. How are you?) Hao (Good) Buhao (Bad) Hunhao (Very Good) Xie Xie (Thank you) Chinese also say "Wei" a lot. That is their standard greeting upon answering the telephone. I assume it means "Yes" or "Hello" or something like that. Another word they pepper their conversations with is "Niga". It performs the same function as "ummmm" in spoken English, just a filler word in every day conversation. It's literal meaning is "that" or "that one". Of course, that word has an entirely different meaning in American English.
Dàjiā hǎo(hello everyone), Nice to see this thread. I have been living in Singapore over a decade now. I learnt mandarin to help my son in his academics but had to leave halfway through as my teacher called it quits. So glad to find this group where we can support each other to continue learning. Xièxiè nǐ, péngyǒu ( thank you friend) Zàijiàn (bye) Nikhath
