Taiwan stuff
Sep. 8th, 2009 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
uiscerosI adore Mandarin class. Right now we're working on pronunciation and learning pinyin and zhuyin. Pronunciation is HARD. I have conquered my initial issues with second tone, but now I'm having issues with fourth tone. Oh well, such is life.
We've been learning all sorts of random vocabulary. I know the words for stuff like: cat (māo, ㄇㄠ), fruit (shuǐ guǒ, ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ), and gymnasium (tǐyǜguǎn, ㄊㄧˇㄩˋㄍㄨㄢˇ). I'm not learning zhuyin as much, as I started with pinyin, so it's easier for me.
We have tests basically everyday, which is fine. So far we've been doing really well.
Oh! And my teacher changed my Chinese name (we have to have Chinese names, and we go by them there). It's now 伍美俐. It's pronounced basically the same as my old name (Wǔ Měi Lì). It's funny, responding to a name that isn't really mine.
We haven't done much other than school recently. I personally have been too exhausted. The other day it was really nice out though. Very little humidity, and only the low 90's (which is cool, believe me). I've been neglecting dramas and reading a LOT of Pirates of the Caribbean fic instead. It'll burn out eventually.
I took this picture on Sunday when we went shopping in south Danshui. Mountains. SO pretty.
I'm not even going to talk about poor Jae leaving 2PM. It hurts me a lot, and will for awhile. Jae was the reason I got into 2PM, and now that he's gone, they lose a lot of appeal.
We've been learning all sorts of random vocabulary. I know the words for stuff like: cat (māo, ㄇㄠ), fruit (shuǐ guǒ, ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ), and gymnasium (tǐyǜguǎn, ㄊㄧˇㄩˋㄍㄨㄢˇ). I'm not learning zhuyin as much, as I started with pinyin, so it's easier for me.
We have tests basically everyday, which is fine. So far we've been doing really well.
Oh! And my teacher changed my Chinese name (we have to have Chinese names, and we go by them there). It's now 伍美俐. It's pronounced basically the same as my old name (Wǔ Měi Lì). It's funny, responding to a name that isn't really mine.
We haven't done much other than school recently. I personally have been too exhausted. The other day it was really nice out though. Very little humidity, and only the low 90's (which is cool, believe me). I've been neglecting dramas and reading a LOT of Pirates of the Caribbean fic instead. It'll burn out eventually.
I took this picture on Sunday when we went shopping in south Danshui. Mountains. SO pretty.
I'm not even going to talk about poor Jae leaving 2PM. It hurts me a lot, and will for awhile. Jae was the reason I got into 2PM, and now that he's gone, they lose a lot of appeal.
