Tag Archives: American
[Mad Men] New York Manhattan 纽约 曼哈顿
Both of the Chinese names are based on phonetic associations. (listen:) new york manhatten • 纽约: New York. 纽 (knot) niǔ(3) 约 (agreement) yuē(1) • 曼哈顿: Manhattan. 曼 (beautiful) màn(4) 哈 (sound of laughter) hā(1) 顿 (stop) dùn(4) Lots of Chinese phrases are made with 2 … Continue reading
[Mad Men] Mad Men 广告狂人
The Chinese translation for Mad Men means advertising mad people. (listen:) mad men • 广: broad, wide. Pronunciation: guǎng (3) •
Hamburger 汉堡包
This week we will touch on some popular western food items. (listen:) hamburger • 汉: Chinese. Pronunciation: hàn (4) • 堡: fortress. Pronunciation: bǎo(3) •
USA and American(s). 美国 ,美国 人
The Independence Day in the US is coming up on July 4th. We will use this week to talk about Independence Day related things, including BBQ. Most country names are phonetically translated into Chinese. We will cover more countries next … Continue reading