How to say “She has big eyes” in Chinese: Ta1 you3 da4 yan3 jing1 她有大眼睛

Posted on 09/18/2011 by Chinesetolearn

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Ta1 她 she,you3 有 has, da4 大 big, yan3 jing1 眼睛 eyes. 她有大眼睛 She has big eyes. Ta1 她 is the female third person pronoun, while ta1 他 he is the male third person pronoun. you3 有means have or has. When you have something, you said wo3 我you3 有something. When you don’t have something, you said wo3 我mei2 没you3 有something. For example: wo3 我you3 有bi3笔 I have pen, ta1 他mei2 没you3 有bi3 笔he doesn’t have pen. Mei2 没is a negative prefix for verbs, you put mei2 没in front of verb to negate the meaning.

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How to say “I can play guitar” in Chinese: wo3 hui4 tan3 ji2 ta1 我会弹吉他。

Posted on 09/17/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Play an instrument is cool. So in Chinese, how to say ” I can play guitar?”
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wo3 我 I, hui4 会can, tan3 弹 play, ji2 ta1 吉他 guitar. 我会弹吉他。Hui4 means the capability to do something. For example, you can say wo3 我 I, hui4 会 can, tan2 弹 play, gang1 qin2 钢琴 piano（I can play piano), ta1 他 he, hui4 会 can, la1 拉 play, xiao3 ti2 qin2小提琴 violin (He can play violin).Original meaning of Tan2 弹 means bouncing, so when you play the piano, watch your fingers bouncing on the keyboard. La1 拉means pull, imagine that you will be pulling and gliding the bow on the strings rhythmically.

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