Tuesday 10 June 2008

Numbers forty one to sixty in Chinese



Here we reach the middle of our numbers series. Its all downhill to the end from here folks! This is Numbers forty one to sixty in Chinese. I hope you're having fun keeping up with the number learning and that you have a chance to use your new-found knowledge of Chinese at some point in the future!


English to chinese numbers forty one to sixty
EnglishChinese
forty-one41
forty-two42
forty-three43
forty-four44
forty-five45
forty-six46
forty-seven47
forty-eight48
forty-nine49
fifty50
fifty-one51
fifty-two52
fifty-three53
fifty-four54
fifty-five55
fifty-six56
fifty-seven57
fifty-eight58
fifty-nine59
sixty60


Sunday 8 June 2008

Numbers twenty one to forty in Chinese



Continuing on with our theme of numbers in Chinese, we now move onto numbers twenty one through forty. This is the second block in our numbers series, we will be continuing the series up to 100.

After the numbers series we will start to move onto more advanced words and then onto simple phrases.

English to chinese numbers twenty one to forty
EnglishChinese
twenty-one21
twenty-two22
twenty-three23
twenty-four24
twenty-five25
twenty-six26
twenty-seven27
twenty-eight28
twenty-nine29
thirty30
thirty-one31
thirty-two32
thirty-three33
thirty-four34
thirty-five35
thirty-six36
thirty-seven37
thirty-eight38
thirty-nine39
forty40


Thursday 5 June 2008

Numbers one to twenty in Chinese



We are starting a new theme here at learning55, everyone needs to use basic words (which we have started covering already) and numbers. To make it easier for you to learn, we are splitting them up from 1-100 in blocks of twenty. Here follows the first "block" for you to start learning!


English to chinese numbers one to twenty
EnglishChinese
eighteen18
sixteen16
seventeen17
fifteen十五
fourteen14
thirteen13
twelve12
eleven11
ten
nine
eight8
seven7
six
five
four
three
two
one一个
zero
nineteen19
twenty20


Sports in Chinese



Holiday resorts or business retreats often have facilities for sports and entertainment, but what's the difference between baseball and basketball in Chinese? Well your about to find out because we've compiled a list of popular sports and there Chinese counterparts.

English to chinese sports
EnglishChinese
football足球
baseball棒球
basketball篮球
cricket板球
darts飞镖
snooker斯诺克
pool
soccer英式足球
ballet芭蕾舞
high jump跳高
hurdling跨栏跑
long jump跳远
pole vault撑竿跳高
triple jump三级跳远
racing赛车
skateboarding滑板
snowboarding滑雪板
surfing冲浪
mountaineering登山
cycling自行车
salsa萨尔萨
dancing舞蹈
horse racing赛马
fishing渔业
aerobatics特技
gymnastics体操
cheerleading啦啦队
hockey曲棍球
canoeing独木舟
badminton羽毛球
squash壁球
tennis网球
table tennis乒乓球
rc racing钢筋混凝土赛车
running运行
sailing帆船
skiing滑雪
swimming游泳
diving跳水


Tuesday 3 June 2008

Transport in Chinese



Getting to and from the airport can be a pretty daunting task without knowing what your options are (or what those funny letters in Chinese mean on the board), using these simple phrases below in Chinese you should be able to find a taxi, bus or train service to your city or hotel.

English to chinese transport
EnglishChinese
bus巴士
car小汽车
lorry货车
train火车
bike自行车
wheelchair轮椅
skateboard滑板
taxi的士
ambulance救护车
fire engine消防车
police car一辆警车
boat船民
ship
tram电车
airplane飞机
kart卡丁车
monorail单轨
limousine轿车
truck卡车
submarine潜艇
lifeboat救市
canoe独木舟
barge驳船
van
motorcycle摩托车
scooter踏板车


Relationships in Chinese



Family and friends are important when traveling, its important that when you make new friends abroad you know what to call them, we have again, made a list of popular relationships and the translation in Chinese, we didn't bother with second cousins or half sisters but we will be covering numbers in another set so stay tuned to your Chinese language learning.

English to chinese relationships
EnglishChinese
mother母亲
father父亲
sister姐妹
brother兄弟
grandfather祖父
grandmother祖母
uncle叔叔
aunt姑姑
cousin表兄弟姊妹
friend朋友
husband丈夫
wife妻子
girlfriend女朋友
boyfriend男朋友
fiance未婚夫
sibling兄弟姊妹


Monday 2 June 2008

Fruits in Chinese



We start this set of translations with some names of fruit, we here at 55learning want to both promote Chinese learning and healthy eating so its a win win situation really, these Chinese words will get harder and harder over the course of this series.

English to chinese fruits
EnglishChinese
apple苹果
apricot
avocado鳄梨
breadfruit面包
banana香蕉
blackberry黑莓
blackcurrant
blueberry蓝莓
cherry樱桃
clementine克莱门汀
coconut椰子
cranberry蔓越莓
durian榴莲
fig
grapefruit葡萄柚
grape葡萄
guava番石榴
kiwi猕猴桃
lemon柠檬
lime石灰
loganberry大杨莓
mandarin国语
mango芒果
mangosteen山竹果
melon甜瓜
nectarine油桃
orange橙色
papaya木瓜
peach
pear
persimmon柿子
pinapple菠萝
plum梅花
pomegranate石榴
quince木瓜
satsuma萨摩
strawberry草莓
watermelon西瓜