Tag Archives: Mandarin

“Painful 80’s growly I-mean-it man voice, emo-dad thing”

“Embrace the painful 80′s growly I-mean-it man voice and the “Streets of Philadelphia” emo-dad thing” with Wang Feng’s (汪峰) Beijing, Beijing (北京北京). This description made me laugh so much as it’s true, a lot of the karaoke rock songs have this … Continue reading

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Mid Term Exam

I did it! It went really really well! It was better than most of the exams I’ve done to this point. I haven’t been graded yet but I only left one question unanswered, which is amazing for me. Usually my … Continue reading

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My Chinese

Today I’ve been up since 6am, did a quick session of yoga and have now been working on my Chinese exam prep for hours. Ughhh. Exam is in two days. Because I’ve been talking about language the last few days, … Continue reading

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Français and 中文

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it much, but I have been learning Mandarin Chinese (中文/汉语) for three years now. I’m not very good at speaking but quite proficient in reading and writing. But I don’t have a lot of … Continue reading

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