If there was no grammar in Chinese, why would there be tests on Chinese writing, oral, comprehension and what not? How you place verbs and nouns in a sentence defines grammar.
I Could Not Ask For More; I Do Have A Beautiful Daughter
My beautiful daughter demonstrated this very Chinese saying : 先学做人，再学做事。It means that one must learn to how to behave and conduct oneself as a human being. Then and only then can one learn how to live like one. （take on responsibilities, do things etc.) Yesterday, I had a terrible migraine and this was what happened.
Why Should Parents Learn Business Language?
My colleagues in the Business Chinese Language class ask me why I want to take up this course. It is valid question. They are all working adults. I am a stay-at-home and work-from-home mother of a non-native Chinese kid who is learning Chinese. What does learning business language has anything to do with parenting a [...]
Help Wanted To Learn Similes and Metaphors, Look Up Katy Perry’s “Fireworks”
Similies and metaphors are found in almost every genre of music. From Windows 8 commercial, “Everything At Once” by Lenka to Katy Perry’s “Fireworks”, music gives you so much more than just entertainment . Hi Jean, Thank you for your email. There are indeed loads of video tutorials on the web [...]
Singlish, A Brand Of English Language Of Singaporeans, Is Better Than NO English
Singapore is well-known for many things, one of which is ‘Singlish’, a term used to describe a unique brand of English spoken by the general Singaporeans. For Singaporeans, we speak and hear Singlish all the time; it is pointless to ridicule natives for not being to manage speaking English properly. What are schools for if [...]
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