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Hi! I'm a Sino-Mauritian of Hakka origin (Meizhou). I started learning Mandarin 5 years ago in China, Jiangsu. Basically studied for 8 months, passed HSK4 and started my bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (Chinese medium, me as only foreigner in class) and just graduated last year. My root-seeking journey to the east proved to be very interesting, made many friends and my Mandarin improved a lot. Recently passed HSK6 and HSK Speaking Advanced (which is an understatement as to what a foreigner requires to undertake studies taught in Mandarin). Learning Mandarin has opened a whole new perspective on China and Chinese people. I have fallen in love with my ancestors' language and realized that teaching Mandarin is meant to be my profession (and become the 3rd generation of teachers in the family). I have decided to pursue a Master of Teaching Chinese, hopefully I'll get enrolled this Autumn under Confucius Scholarship. As future non-native Mandarin teacher, I hope to: 1. Stretch my Mandarin skills as close to native as my brain allows. 2. Constantly improve myself. 3. Share my own learning experience, passion and curiosity. 4. Show sympathy to struggling students and recognize their efforts. 5. Encourage students to discover Aha moments, to find motivation and to explore deeper. 6. Be a source of inspiration and proof that you can survive and enjoy learning Mandarin. 7. Help international students in China in learning academic and formal Mandarin. 8. Unveil the mysterious, beautiful and yet misunderstood language that is Mandarin.
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    Dear Dad & Mom 亲爱的爸爸妈妈 很久没写作文了,随手上传了这篇,大家觉得我翻译得如何?我觉得学了五年中文,成语还是有点难把握,不好找同义词。希望我写的作文能给你们启发点灵感,慢慢读 :) 亲爱的爸爸妈妈, 虽然小宝宝生出来不配说明书,你们一路走来也犯了些错误。。。 但是你们俩教了我们: 勤奋与牺牲 耐心 原则,价值观念与素质 知识的力量和学习中的快乐 幽默感,双关语, 自由自在 钱的价值,如何有创意地用你所拥的 有礼貌,且为他人考虑 生活对大家来说既不容易又不公平,要知足常乐 思想开放,学会认错 欣赏工作做得好 要谦虚,不要看不起他人 保持好奇心,敢于冒险,不走寻常路 接受挑战,且尽最大的努力去做 三人行必有我师 相信自己的直觉 公平竞争,从不作弊 发挥自己的优势 相信自己,知道自己的价值 有自己的主见,且敢说出来 不要迷信信仰和他人 衡量一个人的真正标准是行为,而不是言语 当某人犯错时,不要忘记他做过的一切好事 有责任感,且承担后果 从不埋怨。要么改变它,要么安静地接受它 对他人好,不求回报 乐于助人,为弱势群体开大门 为他人服务,为更伟大的宗旨付出 尊重长辈,多花点时间了解他们 四个祖父母如此令人钦佩,值得学习的太多 只有亲身经历过才能真正明白 暴力和辱骂并不是教育手法,鼓励与指导才是 真正倾听而不是安静地等着轮到自己讲话 多思而慎言,字字珠玑(?) 安全驾驶 不要赌博 物极必反,一切都要有平衡 爱上经典老歌曲,认得回家之音(?) 就算一个人,也不怕反潮流 想哭的时候就要笑 缝纫机和书籍远远比首饰和化妆品好玩 专注于生命中真正有意义的事 虽然我们还在学习,而且不知走向何方,看看我们今天走到这么远了。 没你们我们做不了这一切,感恩父母一辈子也不够。 父母对孩子的爱和养育是世上最好的礼物.多了些好父母和老师,世界会变得更美。
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    刚 开始自 学 中 文

    你 们 好!
    我 要 学 习 中文。这是我第一次 我写汉语。我 会说 点 可是我知道的没只道汉子不 多。有人帮我修改吗修马? 多谢!

    Notes:

    1. No spaces between chinese characters.

    2. I can imagine you thinking in English, how to say “I don't know many characters”, it's normal to translate literally word by word at the beginning (I did the same 5 years ago). After learning more Chinese and through constant hard work and progress, you'll learn how to THINK in Chinese, the Chinese way :)

    3. Alternatively you can express yourself as in:

    大家好!

    可是/但是/不过

    我只知道一些最简单/基本的汉字。

    可不可以帮我修改?能不能帮我看一下?请你们帮我看一眼。麻烦朋友们帮我纠正一下。

    多谢/谢谢/麻烦你们了

    4. Also pay attention to homophones when typing pinyin 只道/知道...

    5. 没 and 不 are both for negation but:

    没 is used in 没有,  没是 is wrong.

    不 is used in 不是, 不有 is wrong.

    没去 is passive (我昨天没去上课) whereas 不去 is present/future (我今天不去学校,我明天不去开会). 

    I think it's not just about writing perfect Chinese, or just correcting your mistakes, it's more valuable to teach you where you were wrong, and why. Only then can you make progress by LEARNING from your mistakes. Also added tips from my own learning experience, things I wished people taught me back then.

    Keep curious and passionate, what you see now is only a drop from the ocean. Chinese is a wonderful and beautiful language and all the hard work is definitely worth it. 加油!

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    怎么用“和”、“与”、“而”、“以及”、“?有什么不同呢? “和”跟“与”都是英文的and,感觉与比较书面语吧。 比如:我和小明去上课。我与中国梦。 “而”是不是转折的连接词?比“但是”没那么强烈?同时有而且的意思? 我觉得“而”最难解释。 我是非洲人,而不是中国人。 “以及” 也是and,或者更接近as well as吧。 你们觉得呢? 汉语可分为综合汉语、口语、听力、阅读以及写作。
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    Great!

    Here's my own list, but without the definition. :P

    "How to pretend to be an awesome native mandarin speaker"

    http://www.italki.com/entry/558077

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    Great article! 

    Here's my own list but without the definition :P

    "How to pretend to be an awesome mandarin native speaker"

    http://www.italki.com/entry/558077

    Keep it up! :D

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    How to "pretend" to be an awesome native mandarin speaker 怎么装汉语地道的中国人 Really believe that getting your HSK is good enough? Wrong! Here are catchwords and slang that I've collected through my 3yrs here in China, now you can pretend to be a native speaker! If there are mistakes or things to add, let me know. About the meanings, it's much more fun to learn on spot with Chinese friends! 你们留学生还以为考个汉语水平考试就ok了?错咯!下面是我三年之内所积累的地地道道汉语流行语(我的最爱 ^_^)和地道汉语短句...以后就这么跟中国人装汉语通。对于错别字或需要补充,请教。对于解释,你们还是直接问中国朋友吧,学习汉语流行语,duang汉语水平就神速提高了! 最近非常火的: Duang 出去浪 我也是醉了 一直都很流行: 有钱,就这么任性 打酱油 卖萌,么么哒-萌萌哒 重口味-黄-猥琐 变态 学渣/学霸/学神 屌丝/穷屌丝;这么屌 太不给力-坑爹-坑人-一路坑到底 无力吐槽 土豪咱做朋友吧:壕做友,我要抱大腿,求包养 你也蛮拼的(我都快崩溃了) 常见的: 啥都有 高冷-高贵冷艳 高大上-高端大气上档次(低调奢华有内涵,奔放洋气有深度,简约时尚国际范,时尚亮丽小清新) 低端粗俗甩节操 女神/女神经 女汉子 高富帅(白马王子) 白富美 废话v/s毛线 超火-火爆了 爽爆了 好吃到爆,好吃到没朋友 强大到没朋友 不要黑我 调戏人家-逗人 你行你上 不明觉厉 伤不起 放弃治疗:弃疗(通常关于考试..) 挂科,老师...求过 亲(淘宝专用...哈哈) 贱人就是矫情 发说说:转发散,超赞,点赞,求赞 宅男 腐女,腐国 哥们儿,爷们儿,老子 老爷,老爸,我爹;老妈,老娘 大姐-大哥 哥不喜欢-我不喜欢 大姨妈-面包 好玩的: 杀马特,乡村非主流 普通青年-文艺青年-二逼青年 大一的小鲜肉 囧人 什么鬼 楼主 围观 秀恩爱 勾搭妹子 给你看颜色 瞬间秒杀,跳楼价 这个东东:这个东西 生日快乐:生快 要不要个老脸 吃个痛快 要我的命 谐音和接近方言的(留学生一般看不懂的): 什么:神马,虾米 不要这样子:表酱紫 只好这样:子毫酱 你知道吗?:你造吗? 有没有:有木有 笑死了:笑屎了 那么的可爱:闹木滴可爱 非常好:灰常好 好好吃:好好次-好好气 同学:童鞋 少年:骚年 忧伤:忧桑 开心:开森 伤心:桑心 美丽:美腻 萌妹子:萌妹纸 小帅哥:小帅锅 男朋友:男票,女票 姑娘:菇凉 我的神啊-我滴神呐/额滴神哪 好的:好滴 怎么办:肿么办 怎么了:肿么了 为什么:为毛 出来:粗来 经典Chinglish: 玩得很high 咱来PK吧 照片被P(S)了吧 要不来打个LOL(英雄联盟League of Legends) hold不住啊 摆个pose 加油Fighting 不做不死-no zuo no die 奋斗ing,吃饭ing,游戏ing 个人秀:one man show 520:五二零:我爱你 201314:爱你一生一世? 7456:气死我了 5555:呜呜呜 (crying) 一点点脏话..... 脑残 脑子有病啊 神经病 一群废物 纯货 其他更地道的脏话就不多说了哈!还是现场学习吧...早晚的事 :D 这些老师应该不会教你们的,但真的都是中国人天天都说的地道汉语。我觉得也是现代汉语最真实的一面,所以还好有Italki(和我)呀!^_^
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