Tag Archives: Chinese
Difficult Hanzi
Since starting to work my way through the Heisig method for remembering the Hanzi, I’ve been amazed at how easy it is to remember some seemingly complex characters and so it struck me as strange to realise that some of the easier characters are the ones I am having most difficult memorising. Continue reading
我们包饺子
Relatively speaking, we had a rather quiet Chinese New Year celebration here in North West London. Not a single firecracker was heard (although I did see mention of fireworks in West Hampstead on Twitter). We spent the evening making 饺子 … Continue reading
Home is where…?
I came across this quote by Stuart, a British Born Chinese (BBC) in Race and ethnicity: culture, identity and representation By Steve Spencer. It reminded me of the saying, “Home is where the heart is.” I was born in England … Continue reading
Google Wave for Language Study
Want a Google Wave invite? All you have to do is leave some thoughts in the comments on how Google Wave can be used to improve language learning on (or off) the web. There are bonus points for ideas that focus on learning Mandarin Chinese specifically. I’m genuinely intrigued to hear what people think. Is this another web fad that will pass within months, or is there great untapped potential buried in the Wave concept? Continue reading