Rita Zhang

Texas Mandarin (Transform Your Knowledge Into Speaking)

Education ZH ↓ 457 episodes

Have you ever felt that rush of excitement when you absorb a ton of information, only to freeze up when it’s time to chat with a native Chinese speaker? It’s maddening, isn’t it? You know that learning takes time, but what if I told you that with the right approach, you can actually speed things up? It’s not just about collecting knowledge; it’s about unleashing it in real conversations. Once you embrace this simple yet powerful method, you might be blown away by how quickly everything starts to change! Don’t let those words slip away—transform your understanding into confident speech!

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Rita Zhang

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I did not know anything(shenme dou 什么都） 03.10.2024 6:36

我七号开始工作，我现在什么都不知道。 Wǒ qī hào kāishǐ gōngzuò, wǒ xiànzài shénme dōu bù zhīdào. I start work on the 7th, and I don’t know anything right now. 我 (wǒ): I 七号 (qī hào): 7th 开始 (kāishǐ): start 工作 (gōngzuò): work 现在 (xiànzài): now 什么 (shénme): anything 都 (dōu): all 不知道 (bù zhīdào): don’t know 七号开始工作: Start work on the 7th. 现在什么都不知道: Don’t know anything now.

Have good impression on...（对。。。印象好/不好dui ...yinxiang hao/buhao) 03.10.2024 5:57

对 (duì): towards 印象 (yìnxiàng): impression 好 (hǎo): good 不好 (bù hǎo): bad

After I came home from +Place 02.10.2024 7:48

我从place回家以后 (Wǒ cóng place huí jiā yǐhòu) - "After I return home from [place]" 我跟我朋友发短信 (Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyǒu fā duǎnxìn) - "I send a text message to my friend" 说我想吃韩国菜 (shuō wǒ xiǎng chī hánguó cài) - "saying I want to eat Korean food" 从...以后 (cóng...yǐhòu): Indicates an action after a certain event. 跟...发短信 (gēn...fā duǎnxìn): Shows the person you're texting. 说... (shuō...

Order food: how many people 02.10.2024 6:11

When ordering food, if the staff asks "几位?" (jǐ wèi), they want to know the number of people in your party. You can respond as follows: 1 person: 一位 (yī wèi) - One person. 2 people: 两位 (liǎng wèi) - Two people. 3 people: 三位 (sān wèi) - Three people. 4 people: 四位 (sì wèi) - Four people. Adjust the number based on your party size, continuing the pattern for more (e.g., 五位 for five people...

Briana- talk in mandarin 01.10.2024 8:44

用中文 in mandarin( yòng zhōng wén) 用英文 in English ( yòng yīng wén) 回答 respond (huí dá)

Briana- I made all cookies 01.10.2024 6:28

饼干🍪 cookie 都

Briana- I didn’t know anything 01.10.2024 7:34

什么都- anything

Briana- have good/ bad impression on 01.10.2024 5:18

Briana- after I came home from +Place 01.10.2024 7:53

Emma when people compliment your mandarin 30.09.2024 2:04

You speak Chinese very well It’s OK it’s OK I’m still learning I need to practice

4 rounds conversion: Are you busy ? 30.09.2024 3:41

Mi homework: verb +duration +de 的+noun（今天我们老板给我们开了两个小时的会） 30.09.2024 4:26

开会- hold / attend a meeting ( kāi huì) 给…. 开会

Chana homework what did you + verb (eat/drink/buy)? 30.09.2024 7:39

You ate what? ni你吃了什么 ( nǐ chī le shén me) You drank what? 你喝了什么( nǐ hē le shén me) You bought what? 你买了什么 ( nǐ mǎi le shén me)

Chana homework are you busy 3 rounds conversation 30.09.2024 10:31

不太忙 not too busy (bú tài máng)

Listening practice:1-6 pm( afternoon + number o’clock) 29.09.2024 1:15

下午 afternoon (xià wǔ) 点 o’clock ( diǎn)

Listening practice: complete answer for are you busy? 29.09.2024 3:41

Listening practice: one round conversation- are you busy? 29.09.2024 1:34

Are you busy? A little bit busy Are you busy? Very busy Are you busy? Extremely busy

Listening practice: I do something all day 29.09.2024 1:12

一整天 all day long ( yì zhěng tiān) 整 whole 我一整天都在工作（wǒ yì zhěng tiān gōng zuò) 我一整天都在睡觉(wǒ yì zhěng tiān shuì jiào) 我一整天都在想你 (wǒ yì zhěng tiān xiǎng nǐ)

Listening practice: my boss doesn’t know what he is doing 29.09.2024 2:02

老板 boss ( lǎo bǎn)

Listening practice: do you have any recommendations about…? 29.09.2024 2:12