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Here’s a great youtube video to teach you how to say “Happy Birthday!”, “Happy Holiday!”, “Wish you Merry Christmas”, “Wish you Happy New Year!” in Mandarin.
It’s a short Mandarin lesson to say nice things in holiday season. A great way to learn in a good mood.
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We will learn much more in year 2010!
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聖誕快樂 （圣诞快乐)
Mandarin:sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4 (all 4th tones)
Cantonese: sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 (all 3rd tone but the last one 6th tone) Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s how to say Happy Mother’s Day!
mŭ qīn jié kuài lè
母亲节快乐！
kuài lè 快乐 = happy
mŭ qīn 母亲 = mother (formal)
jié 节 = festival
zhù nĭ shēng rì kuài lè
祝你生日快乐! ( This is how to say ‘wish you happy birthday’ in Mandarin Chinese )
shēng rì 生日 = birthday
zhù nĭ 祝你 = wish you
Learn to say these colors in Mandarin: blue, red, yellow, green, orange, black, white, purple, pink, golden. (蓝色,红色, 黄色,绿色, 橙色, 黑色,白色, 紫色, 粉红色, 金色,)
To start, just go to our Flashcards – Colors
Now the 2nd way to say “Will you marry me?”
This is used by a lady to ask a man:
nǐ yuànyì qúwǒ ma
ni3 yuan4yi4 qu2wo3 ma?
你 愿意 娶我 吗？
you be willing marry me question? (= Are you willing to marry me?)
yuan4yi4 愿意= to be willing
qu3 娶 = to marry a girl/lady (in this sentence, changed to 2nd tone because of wo3 is 3rd tone)
ma 吗 = a question that changes a statement to a question.
In Mandarin, there are two ways to say “Will you marry me?”
The first one is for a man to say it to a lady:
jia4 gei2 wo3 ba, hao3 ma?
嫁 给 我 吧，好 吗？
Marry to me question, good question? (Marry to me, will you?)
Want to know the 2nd way? See you next time.
