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Navigating Your Phone in Chinese

A common tip you’ll see for language learning is to change your phone’s language. In the past, I was overwhelmed by all the new characters, so I didn’t feel that I was learning much, and I got frustrated easily when I couldn’t figure how to do something. Now that I’m finally at the point where I can very comfortably navigate my phone (iPhone) in Chinese, I thought I’d share some useful vocab.

Apps:

Contacts = 通讯录 tōngxùnlù - address book, directory

Notes = 备忘录 bèiwànglù - memorandum, memorandum book

Facetime = Facetime通话 tōnghuà - to talk over the phone, phone call

Calendar = 日历 rìlì - calendar

Calculator = 计算器 jìsuànqì - calculator

Reminders = 提醒事项 tíxǐng shìxiàng 提醒 tíxǐng - to remind 事项 shìxiàng - matter, item

Podcasts = 播客 bōkè - radio broadcast, podcast

Photos = 照片 zhàopiàn = photograph, picture

Music = 音乐 yīnyuè - music

Clock = 时钟 shízhōng - clock

Google Docs = 文档 wéndàng - file

Google Drive =  云端硬盘 yúnduān yìngpán 云端 yúnduān - cloud 硬盘 yìngpán - hard disk

Camera = 相机 xiàngjī - camera

Google Translate = 翻译 fānyì - to translate, translator, translation

Settings = 设置 shèzhì - to set up, to install

Messages = 信息 xìnxī - message, news, information

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Chinese-speaking Youtubers

Hey everyone! Here are some Chinese-speaking youtubers. I think watching youtube helps a lot with listening comprehension and improving pronunciation, I highly recommend it! It’s just a small collection, so feel free to add more! 冏星人 Mostly book and movie reviews, other topics include mental health, psychology, or current ‘hot topics’ in Taiwanese society. Weekly updates, soothing voice, great fake beard! 囧星人今天沒吃藥 冏星人’s side channel for random stuff. Yale Chen Lifestyle, life advice, random stuff. Updates weekly, super cute voice and face! Lexie Tai Mostly feminism and LGBTQ+ topics with random stuff in between, doesn’t update that regularly. Cute personality, awesome dimples! 同志道合Lesbianingtogayther Another channel by Lexie Tai, this one’s for LGBTQ+ topics only. Hasn’t been updated in a while, so just look through the videos that are up there, they’re very useful for learning LGBTQ+ related vocabulary! 安慰记心理小店 As the title suggests: Psychology and mental health! Very informative, updates multiple times a month, and - I know I keep saying this - nice voices. 加菲猫Maya Beauty and lifestyle. Hasn’t been updated in a while. 黃阿瑪的後宮生活 Ummm… cats. Just cats. They have 7 cats. Some of them quite fat, I might add. Pretty annoying background music, but hey. Cats!

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are there any slang terms in Korean for top/bottom (like seme/uke in Japanese)?

lololol I had to research this and:

후죠시 (n.) - woman who likes gay men; Korean pronunciation of “fujoshi”

때짜 is a Korean word for top

마짜 is another way to say bottom

Fujoshi is a borrowed word from Japanese so it sounds the same.If you want to read more about where I got the slang from here is the sources:

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[demiiwhiffin]

she’s here

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Korean Vocab: Politics, Political Systems and Government

정치 (politics)

정치인 politician

정치권 political sphere, political circle

정책 policies

외교 diplomacy (외교관 diplomat)

대사 ambassador (대사관 embassy)

이념 ideology

다수 majority/소수 minority

대표 a representative, a delegate (대표하다 to represent)

선거를 실시하다 to hold an election

대선 presidential election

총선(거) general election

지방선거 local elections

국민투표 a referundum

투표하다 to vote (= 찍다)

투표를 기권하다 to abstain from voting

표 vote, ballot

투표소 polling place

투표율 voter turnout

투표용지 (paper) ballot

부재자투표 absentee ballot

투표함 ballot box

투표자 a voter (= 유권자)

개표하다 to count the ballot

개표소 ballot count location

선거권 the right to vote (= 참정권)

거부권을 행사하다 to exercise one’s veto

표결에 부치다 to put sth to a vote

~에 출마하다 to run for office

후보(자) a candidate

공약을 내걸다 to make campaign promises

선거운동 election campaign (= 캠페인)

유세하다 to stump, to canvass, to campaign (= 유세를 펼치다)

당선되다 to get elected (= 뽑히다) (당선자 person who was elected)

선출하다 to elect (= 뽑다)

낙선하다 to lose an election (낙선자 person who lost the election)

~에게 석패를 하다 to lose by a close margin

지도자 leader (= 리더)

지도부 leadership

~을/를 지휘하다 to lead, to command

지지하다 to support, to endorse

득표하다 to receive votes (득표율 number of votes)

후보를 누르다 to beat a candidate

의회 assembly, congress

국회 National Assembly

국회의원 member of the National Assembly

(정)당 political party

단일 정당 a single party (일당제 single party state)

집권하다 to come to power, to seize power

여당 the majority party, the ruling party (= 집권당)

야당 the minority party, the opposition party

정치적 연합 a political coalition (= 제휴, 연립)

무소속의 independant

좌익 left-wing (극좌 far-left, 극좌파 far-left wing of a party)

우익 right-wing (극우 far-right, 극우파 far-right wing of a party)

중도주의 centrism (중도주의자 a centrist, a moderate)

온건한 to be moderate (온건주의자 a moderate)

진보적인 progressive, liberal (진보주의 progressivism, 진보주의자 a progressive)

보수적인 conservative (보수주의 conservativism, 보수주의자 a conservative person)

급진적인 radical

애국심이 있다/없다 patriotic/unpatriotic

노조 a union (노조원 a union member)

노조를 결성하다 to unionize (= 노동조합 결성하다)

연설하다 to give a speech

~을/를 역임하다 to hold a post as ~

설문 조사를 하다 to conduct a survey

지지율 approval rating

시위(운동) a demonstration, a protest (시위가 이어지다 to demonstrate, 시위대 demonstrators, protestors)

파업 a strike (파업자 a striker)

반란을 일으키다 to rebel, to revolt (반란, 봉기 uprising)

폭동 a riot

혁명 a revolution

조약 a treaty

의정서 protocol, accord

(정부)선전 propaganda

허위정보 media manipulation, propaganda

부정부패 corruption (= 타락)

검열(관) censorship (검열하다 to censor)  

부정(하게) 조작하다 to rig the ballot

뇌물을 주다 to bribe (= 매수하다)

뇌물을 수수하다 to receive a bribe  

탄핵 impeachment (탄핵소추안 impeachment motion, 탄핵 절차를 거치다 to go through the procedures of impeachment)

친족등용 nepotism

연고주의 cronyism

지역주의 regionalism

정치 및 경제 체계 (political and economic system)

민주주의 democracy

권위주의 authoritarianism

독재 체제 dictatorship (군부 독재 military dictatorship, 독재 국가 autocratic state, 독재자 dictator)

중앙 집권화하다 to centralize (the power) (중앙집권화된 정부 centralized government)

지역화하다 to regionalize, localize

자치권 autonomy (자치국 autonomous state)

폭정 tyranny, depotism (폭군 tyrant)

공화국 Republic

군주제 monarchy

귀족제 aristocracy

과두제 oligarchy

봉건주의 feudalism

관료주의 bureaucracy

자본주의 capitalism (자본 capital)

신자유주의 neo-liberalism

사회주의 socialism

공산주의 communism

무정부주의 anarchism

혼합 경제 mixed economy, state capitalism

주권 sovereignty (= 통치권, 주권국가 sovereign nation)

정부 (government)

청와대 The Blue House (where the South Korean President lives)

대통령 President (대통령직 the office of the President)

(국무)총리 Prime Minister

장관 minister

내각 a cabinet

임명하다 to appoint sb

지명하다 to nominate sb

취임 선서 the swearing-in ceremony

현 ~ an incumbent ~ (= 현직)

연방 정부 federal government

타협하다 to compromise

복지예산 welfare budget (복지 welfare)

예산안을 발표하다 to announce a budget plan

정권이 교체되다 to change regime (government) (정권, 체제 a regime)

정부를 수립하다 to establish a government

쿠데타를 일으키다 to carry-out a coup d’etat

통일을 이룩하다 to achieve reunification (남북통일 Korean unification)

제재 sanctions (제재를 가하다 to impose sanctions, 제재를 풀다 to ease sanctions, 제재를 철회하다 to lift sanctions)

합병하다 to annex (a country)

진압하다 to repress

탄압하다 to persecute (= 박해하다)

Charges against Park Geun-Hye were: 직권남용 abuse of power, 권리행사를 방해하다 to interfere with the exercise of sb’s rights, 뇌물을 수수하다 to receive a bribe, 강요 coercion, 국가 기밀을 누설하다 breach of confidence (by revealing state secrets)

파면되다 to be dismissed

사임하다 to resign, to leave office

헌법기관 (constitutional institutions)

삼권분립 separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers

행정부 executive branch (정책을 집행하다 to enforce policies)

사법부 judicial branch (법률을 적용하다 to apply the law)

입법부 legislative branch (법률을 제정하다 to legislate)

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First Post: Question Words in Vietnamese!

Who - ai  Example: Ai đó? meaning “Who’s that?”

What - gì (Northern accent) or chi (Southern accent) Example: Bạn đang làm gì đó? meaning “What are you doing?”

When - khi nào or lúc nào Example: Khi nào bạn đi? meaning “When are you going?”

Why - tại sao Example: Tại sao họ thích nó? meaning “Why do they like that?”

Where - đâu  Example: Tiền của tôi đang ở đâu? meaning “Where is my money?” 

How - như thế nào or bằng cách nào? Example: Bạn làm bằng cách nào? meaning “How do you do that?”

Edit: Some more words were added.

Which - cái nào Example: Bạn muốn lựa cái nào? meaning “Which one do you want to pick?”

How many - bao nhiêu, mấy Example: Bạn có mấy đứa bạn thân? meaning “How many close friends do you have?”

Whose - của ai Example: Cái này là của ai? meaning “Whose is this?”

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     Hi guys! Long time no see. Update on me: I’m done applying to colleges!! After a long time of procrastinating on this topic (lol), I finally got it together and made a post on pronouns. This post was so difficult to make because of the endless pronouns used in Vietnamese. As always, if I left anything out or if any information is wrong, feel free to inform me! Thank you so much for supporting me <3

Referring to yourself (I), gender-neutral:

Tôi (Formal, unfamiliar, professional, pairs with Bạn): You use this in a formal and professional setting where you’re unfamiliar with the person you’re talking to. You shouldn’t prefer to yourself as tôi when talking to someone older/superior to you. People typically use this pronoun to prefer to themselves when their audience is unknown (like in novels/essays) or when they’re talking to a big crowd, especially if the crowd consists of different genders and age groups.

Ta (Old language, pairs with Ngươi/Mi): It is used by superior to subordinate (like between a King and his servant, lol don’t use it guys). It is sometimes used by the speaker which includes themselves with the person being addressed if they’re familiar with each other.

Tao (Informal, mostly familiar, pairs with Mày): Extremely informal, street language. Typically used between close friends or in a vulgar manner against those you dislike. Sometimes is used by superior to subordinate but not in a professional setting. 

Tớ/Mình (Neutral regarding fimiliarity and formality, pairs with Cậu/Bạn): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you because these pronouns are not too informal nor are they formal. In my opinion, tớ is the “innocent” pronoun because I honestly can’t remember using it past 2nd grade. In my experience, mình is a more widely used one so when in doubt, use mình.

Tui (Neutral regarding familiarity, no gender-neutral pairing although Cậu would work but it sounds unatural): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you. It is typically used among friends and mostly between people of the same age. Regarding formality, it is leaning towards informal though not rude.

Referring to the listener (you), singular, gender-neutral:

Bạn (Pairs with Tôi, also works with Tớ/Mình): Formality and professional level depends on the I form it is being used with. It is pretty uncommon because it’s an awkward way to call someone.

Ngươi/Mi (Old language, pairs with Ta): It is what the superiors used to prefer to their subordinates to look down on them.

Mày (Informal, mostly familiar, pairs with Tao): Extremely informal, street language. Typically used between close friends or in a vulgar manner against those you dislike to look down on them. 

Cậu (Neutral regarding fimiliarity and formality, pairs with Tớ/Mình): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you because this pronoun is not too informal nor are they formal.

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     Hi guys! Sorry it has been such a long time since my last post. Here’s an update about me: I’ve been extremely busy with school while trying to apply to college at the same time. I’ve recently got really sick but I’m feeling better now so I made a quick post about the numeral system in Vietnamese. 

Numbers: Số

Zero: Không

One: Một

Two: Hai

Three: Ba 

Four: Bốn

Five: Năm 

Six: Sáu

Seven: Bảy 

Eight: Tám

Nine: Chín

Ten: Mười

Tens (20, 30, 40,…): Number + mươi (20 = Hai mươi)

Hundreds (100, 500, 800,…): Number + trăm (500 = năm trăm)

Thousands (1000, 6000,…): Number + ngàn/nghìn (7000 = bảy ngàn/nghìn)

Millions (7000000, 2000000,…): Number + triệu (1000000 = một triệu)

Billions (3000000000, 5000000000,…): Number + tỷ (3000000000 = ba tỷ)

Hundreds/Thousands + one-digit numbers (1004, 208, 403, 5006,…): Number + trăm/ngàn/nghìn + lẻ/linh + number (one-digit number) (801 = tám trăm lẻ/linh một, 3007 = ba ngàn/ngìn lẻ/linh bảy)

Tens/hundreds/thousands + one (21, 401, 9001,…): Number + mươi + mốt (61 = sáu mươi mốt)

Hundreds/Thousands/Millions/Billions and a half (150, 7500,…): Number + trăm/ngàn or nghìn/triệu/tỷ + rưỡi (350 = ba trăm rưỡi)

Counting: Đếm

Counting by Dozens: Number + tá (24 = hai tá)

Counting by Tens: Number + chục (80 = tám chục)

 - NOTES: 

The Tens/hundreds/thousands + one rule doesn’t apply to 11, 11 is simply pronounced as mười một (10 + 1) instead of mười mốt. 

The Hundreds/Thousands/Millions/Billions and a half rule is not necessary, it is just a faster/shorter version that people use when speaking. 

When pronouncing tens + a number (41, 23, 94, 67,..), people sometimes would shorten it and only pronounce the first and the second number without saying ‘mươi’ in between (38 = ba mươi tám or ba tám, 71 = bảy mươi mốt or bảy mốt) 

When pronouncing tens + 5 (35, 65, 75, 25,…), instead of saying tens and năm, people would say lăm (95 = chín (mươi) lăm, 55 = năm (mươi) lăm)

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          Tone marks are important in Vietnamese as it is a tonal language. It is important that you get them right, both in pronunciation and writing. There are only 5 tone marks and one empty/no mark tone; together, they make 6 tones in total. I would recommend looking up some videos to help with your listening and pronunciation. Also, not too long ago, I’ve made a post about how high/low your voice should be according to the Southern accent. 1. Không dấu/Unmarked (mid-level tone): Slightly higher than normal pitch. It’s typically described as the lvel tone 2. Dấu Sắc/Acute (high-rising tone): The pitch starts at around the mid-level tone and then rises sharply 3. Dấu Huyền/Grave (low-falling tone): The pitch starts lower than mid-level tone and then drops off, but not sharply 4. Dấu Hỏi/Hook Above (low-rising tone): The pitch starts lower than mid-level tone then rises. Sounds like the questioning tone in English. 5. Dấu Ngã/Tilde (high-rising broken tone): The pitch starts a little above the mid-level tone, dips, then rises sharply 6. Dấu Nặng/Dot Below (low-falling broken tone): The pitch starts slightly lower than the low-falling tone, then drop very sharply - NOTE: In spoken Vietnamese, there is very little, if any, distinction between the hook above accent mark (dấu hỏi) and the tilde accent mark (dấu ngã)

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This is how the tone marks affect your tone according to spoken Southern Vietnamese. I will make another post to explain the tone marks more thoroughly! 

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         Hi guys! So today I will walk you guys through the first lesson that you would learn in a Vietnamese school— THE VIETNAMESE ALPHABET! The Vietnamese alphabet contains 29 letters and some letters have multiple pronunciations, I will go over the pronunciations that are easier for English speakers.

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12.10.19 // a nice planning session at the law library

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Mandarin Time Vocab

Because to speak more freely when talking about events, life, etc., a good grasp of time related terms is necessary!

春季 - spring [chūnjì] 夏季 - summer [xiàjì] 秋季 - autumn [qiūjì] 在秋季 - in the autumn [zài qiūjì] 冬季 - winter [dōngjì] 季节 - season [jìjié] 早晨 - early morning [zǎochén] 上午 - late morning [shàngwǔ] 下午 - afternoon [xiàwǔ] 今天下午 - this afternoon [jīntiān xiàwǔ] 傍晚 - early evening [bàngwǎn] 晚上 - late evening [wǎnshang] 在晚上 - in the evening [zài wǎnshang] 今晚 - this evening [jīnwǎn] 天 - day [tiān] 在白天 - during the day [zài báitiān] 后天 -  the day after tomorrow [hòutiān] 一天天地 - day by day [yī tiāntiān de] 现在 -  nowadays [xiànzài] 前天 - the day before yesterday [qiántiān] 晚上 - night [wǎnshang] 夜里 - during the night [yèlǐ] 前天晚上 - the night before last [qiántiān wǎnshang] 早 - early [zǎo] 迟的 / 稍晚的 - late [chí de / shāowǎn de] 准时 -  on time [zhǔnshí] 时间 -  time [shíjiān] 片刻 - second [piànkè] 分钟 - minute [fēnzhōng] 小时 - hour [xiǎoshí] 钟 - clock [zhōng] 黎明 - dawn [límíng] 黄昏 -  dusk [huánghūn] 黄昏时刻 - at dusk [huánghūn shíkè] 从早到晚 -  from dawn to dusk [cóng zǎo dào wǎn]

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me: I am currently studying 6 languages, running several blogs, aspiring writer and straight A student, wanting to change the world one day, me, actually: does literally nothing except procrastinating

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bugs in mandarin

昆虫 kūnchóng insect

蚂蚁 mǎyǐ ant

白蚁 báiyǐ termite

蜜蜂 mìfēng bee

蜂蜜 fēngmì honey

黄蜂 huángfēng wasp

甲壳虫 jiǎkéchóng beetle

蛾 é moth

蝴蝶 húdié butterfly

茧 jiǎn cocoon 

毛毛虫 máomáochóng caterpillar （毛虫 is also okay）

蟋蟀 xīshuài cricket

蚱蜢 zhàměng grasshopper 

螳螂 tángláng praying mantis

蟑螂zhāngláng cockroach 

小强 xiǎoqiáng cockroach (slang)

蜈蚣 wúgōng centipede

蜻蜓 qīngtíng dragonfly

苍蝇 cāngyíng fly

蚊子 wénzi mosquito 

瓢虫 piáochóng ladybug 

蜘蛛 zhīzhū spider

萤火虫 yínghuǒchóng firefly, lightning bug

蚯蚓 qiūyǐn earthworm (i don’t think this is an insect but who cares)

害怕 hàipà to be afraid

我害怕蜘蛛 (I’m afraid of spiders)