ChineseClass101.com Blog

Hey Followers!  Hopefully all of you have started following ChineseClass101 on Twitter, where we tweet one free mini-lesson a day!

Here’s the wrap-up from this, our second week of tweets on measure words, for your review!  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!

8)    Just for bookworms 五本书 (wǔ běn shū)
本 (běn) measure word for books, bound items

9)    Match made in heaven 一对夫妻 (yī duì fūqī)
对 (duì) measure word for couples

10)    The postman rings twice 两封信 (liǎng fēng xìn)
封 (fēng) measure word for letters

11)      The earth laughs in flowers  一朵花  (yī duǒ huā)
朵 (duǒ) measure word for bouquets of flowers, clouds

12)    Flight of the measure words 下一班飞机 (xià yī bān fēijī)
班 (bān) measure word for scheduled transportation services

13)    Shop till you drop  那家商店 (nà jiā shāngdiàn)
家 (jiā)  measure word for shops, restaurants, hotels

14)    Get your hotdogs  一根香肠 (yī gēn xiāngcháng)
根 (gēn) measure word for long objects

And more to come next week…!

That’s right; we said it! We don’t think you can do it! Oh, don’t get us wrong, we believe you can do anything you set your mind to here at ChineseClass101.com… but how hard will you really try to bleed us of our money? Hmm… I guess we’ll see at the end of August. What are we talking about?

Our $10,100 Summer Giveaway, that’s what! And what is THAT, you say? Well, first of all, we are giving away many, many, MANY free subscriptions - $10,100 worth of FREE Premium and 101 Basic subscriptions to be exact! And entering is a piece of cake!

You can enter in ChineseClass101.com’s $10,100 Giveaway, by doing one or ALL of the following:

 Follow ChineseClass101.com on Twitter

 Become a fan of ChineseClass101.com on Facebook

 Subscribe to ChineseClass101.com’s YouTube channel

Sign up on ALL 3 for three chances to win - and remember we have TEN sites. Think BIG! If you sign up at all of them, that’s a total of 30 chances to win!

One click - THAT’S IT! Yes, it really is that easy! And we still haven’t told you the best part! Our Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts contain a rapidly growing amount of incredible original content you won’t find anywhere else!

Our Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube pages are such wonderful ways to reinforce your Chinese speaking skills, practice speaking Chinese, and meet and communicate with others that share your love of Chinese.

Okay, okay, you’ve waited long enough - now for the best part! We believe in these methods of learning Chinese SO much that we are issuing you a challenge! If we reach one million TOTAL subscribers for Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube - we’ll give EVERYONE a FREE 6 month Premium subscription!!! Each subscription is worth $120 - and you can take part in the 120 MILLION dollar value for FREE just by following us on Twitter, becoming a fan on Facebook, or subscribing on YouTube.

Can you think of a better time or reason to get your friends and family signed up right now?! But you better hurry - as with all things good, it must come to an end, and this sweepstakes will run until the end of August.

Hey Followers!  Hopefully all of you have started following ChineseClass101 on Twitter, where we tweet one free mini-lesson a day!

Here’s the wrap-up from this week’s tweets on measure words, for your review!  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!

1)    Quench your thirst   一杯水 (yī bēi shuǐ)
杯 (bēi) measure word for a glass of something

2)    Wear the pants 一条裤子 (yī tiáo kùzi)
条 (tiáo) measure word for pants, skirts, or long things

3)    That’s the ticket  一张票  (yī zhāng piào)
张 (zhāng) measure word for paper, flat objects

4)    Read all about it  一份报纸 (yī fèn bàozhǐ)
份 (fèn) measure word for newspapers

5)    Read more all about it  一篇文章  (yì piān wénzhāng)
篇 (piān) measure word for articles, essays

6)    Jack of all measure words   一个人 (yī gè rén)
个 (gè) The most common measure word. It can take the place of many measure words, when in doubt

7)    The way the cookie crumbles 一包饼干  (yī bāo bǐnggān)
包 (bāo) measure word for packages, bundles of things
More to come next week…!

Learn Chinese - ChineseClass101 has come to Twitter!

Here at ChineseClass101.com, we think that Twitter is great for communication and sharing information. We also think it makes for a powerful learning tool.  So, starting today, we’ll be introducing daily mini-Chinese lessons on Twitter that follow a set theme. Learn Chinese on Twitter!  Each day we’ll tweet at 10:00 a.m. , New York time.

Our first theme will be Chinese measure words (also known as ‘classifiers’).

Over the next couple of weeks, each day we will introduce you to a new Chinese measure word on Twitter.

So what are measure words and how do they work?  Measure words appear in Chinese between a number and a noun, i.e.

number + measure word + noun

i.e.

一个人
yī gè rén
one person

一棵树
yī kē shù
one tree

In the same way that in English a person says a ’slice of bread’ or a ‘pair of shoes’, Chinese uses these measure words, or ‘classifiers’ when speaking about a certain number of any object.  This is because in Chinese, a numeral cannot quantify a noun by itself. It has to be accompanied by the measure word that is appropriate for the noun that is being used.

The most common measure word is 个 (ge). Most nouns are associated with a particular measure word.  They are often not predictable from the noun, therefore they must be memorized.  This comes with time.  Our daily tweet will aid you in this endeavor as well!

If you aren’t already following us on Twitter, make sure that you follow us so that you can get access to these daily mini-Chinese lessons. The first one comes out today! If you have any ideas for future lesson themes, please let us know!

To keep you updated on our lessons and better communicate with you, ChineseClass101 now has a Twitter account.  We hope you open one too!  In case you’re confused about what Twitter is, or don’t know how or why you would use Twitter, we’ve made a simple FAQ & guide just for you.

What is “Twitter”?

Twitter is a “micro-blogging” service. Each post is limited to 140 characters so that each post, called a “tweet”, is short and to the point.

This makes it perfect quickly sharing internet links, messages or ideas with others.

To see automatic updates of others’ tweets, you go to their page and then “follow” them. If they want to see your tweets, they’ll follow you.

1. Start your own account

To start using Twitter, go to the official web page, http://twitter.com/ and register for an account. The sign up process is very easy to do and there is a lot of help on the official Twitter website.

2. Install the Chinese Input pack

Don’t know how to read and write Chinese on your Windows PC?

Install the Chinese Language Guide

And here is the Writing in Chinese Guide

 3. Follow us

After starting an account and making sure you can read and write Chinese characters on your computer, start following us to see our tweets automatically. Click this link here: http://twitter.com/chineseclass101 and click “Follow”.

Are you learning English? Or know somebody who is?
You HAVE to Check Out EnglishClass101.com!

50% Off Subscriptions for LIFE to the First 101 Sign ups!

Innovative Language Learning LLC, the company that brought you ChineseClass101.com, is proud to announce the newest member of our language family, EnglishClass101.com!

If you’re studying English, or know somebody who is, this is the perfect site for you!
Have you ever wanted to learn English for business, travel or personal fulfillment? If so, now is the perfect time to learn English!

EnglishClass101.com has all the same features as ChineseClass101.com to help you master both oral and written aspects of the language!

The best part:

If you are one of the first 101 people to subscribe to EnglishClass101.com you are automatically part of the Founding Fathers Club. This gets you…

• A 50% discount on your Basic and Premium Subscriptions for LIFE!
• An unlimited amount of 25% discounts for Friends and Family!
• 24 Hour Priority Access to Customer Service for ANY inquiries!
• Your very own EnglishClass101.com Founding Fathers Club Certificate!

Just follow the link below to start learning English Today!

http://www.englishclass101.com/ffc

Thank you for reading!

The ChineseClass101.com Team