Learn Mandarin With Jamie 跟著小梅學中文

26/02/2024

我和我聰明的學生們 🙂

Some more photos of my brilliant students and me. 🙂

01/02/2021

In the convenient store
在便利商店 zài biànlì shāngdiàn

Have you ever wondered what do clerks say to you when you visit a convenient store? Let’s have a look of this post, it might be helpful for you.

你常聽不懂便利商店的店員在跟你說什麼嗎？看看這幾篇文章，你可能可以學到一些喔！Nǐ cháng tīng bù dǒng biànlì shāngdiàn de diànyuán zài gēn nǐ shuō shénme ma? Kànkàn zhè jǐ piān wénzhāng, nǐ kěnéng kěyǐ xuédào yīxiē o!



🧒 店員：歡迎光臨!
Diànyuán (clerk): Huānyíng guānglín! (Welcome!)

🧒 店員：這邊幫您結帳。
Diànyuán (clerk): Zhè biān bāng nín jiézhàng (Please pay here.)

🧒 有會員嗎？電話號碼：
yǒu huìyuán ma? Diànhuà hàomǎ:
(Are you the member (of 7-11/Family mart)? Phone number, please:)

👨‍🎓 我：有, 09**-333-2** /沒有.
Wǒ: yǒu, 09**-333-2** / méiyǒu.

🧒 店員：請幫我按”確定”喔。
Diànyuán (clerk): Qǐng bāng wǒ àn “quèdìng” o. (Please press “confirm” (on the screen).)

🧒 店員：統編、載具有需要嗎？
Diànyuán (clerk): Tǒngbiān、zǎijù yǒu xūyào ma? (Do you need register number or carrier invoice?)
👨‍🎓 我：不用，謝謝。
Wǒ: Búyòng, xiè xie. (No need, thanks)

🧒 店員：發票要印嗎？
Diànyuán (clerk): Fāpiào yào yìn ma? (Do you want to print out the invoice?)
👨‍🎓 我：不用，謝謝。/ 要，謝謝！
Wǒ: Búyòng, xiè xie. (No need, thanks)/ yào, xiè xie. (Yes, please)

🧒 店員：需要袋子嗎？
Diànyuán (clerk): Xūyào dàizi ma? (Do you need a bag?)
👨‍🎓 我：不用，謝謝。/ 要，謝謝！
Wǒ: Búyòng, xiè xie. (No need, thanks)/ yào, xiè xie. (Yes, please)

🧒 店員：###第二件半價喔！要不要多帶一件？
Diànyuán (clerk): ### dìèr jiàn bànjià o, yào búyào duō dài yíjiàn?
(It’s half price to buy the second ###, do you want to get one more?)

👨‍🎓 我：不用，謝謝。/ 好啊！
Wǒ: Búyòng, xiè xie. (No need, thanks)/ hǎo a! (Yes)

🧒 店員：###買一送一！
Diànyuán (clerk): ### mǎi yī sòng yī!
(### is buy one get one free)

📒 生詞 vocabulary:
 結帳 jiézhàng: pay, check out.
 會員 huìyuán：member.
 確定 quèdìng：certain, confirm.
 統編 tǒngbiān：register number of the company.
 載具 zǎijù：carrier invoice.
 發票 fāpiào：invoice.
 印 yìn：to print
 袋子 dàizi：bag (carrier bag)
 半價 bànjià：half price
 買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī：buy one get one free.

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20/01/2021

今天01月20日台灣的學校就要放寒假了！

最近台灣的疫情日趨嚴重，大家請做好保護措施：戴口罩，勤洗手，少出入人多的密閉場所，相信大家還是都會很健康安全的！

有些活動因為疫情而取消或延期了，出發前別忘了查詢相關資訊唷！

Jīntiān 01 yuè 20 rì Táiwān de xuéxiào jiùyào fàng hánjià le ！

Zuìjìn Táiwān de yìqíng rìqū yánzhòng, dàjiā qǐng zuòhǎo bǎohù cuòshī: dài kǒuzhào, qín xǐshǒu, shǎo chūrù rén duō de mìbì chǎngsuǒ, xiāngxìn dàjiā háishì dōuhuì hěn jiànkāng ānquán de!

Yǒuxiē huódòng yīwéi yì qíng ér qǔxiāo huò yánqí le, chūfā qián bié wàngle cháxún xiàngguān zīxùn yō!

Winter break starts today (20-Jan.) in Taiwan!

The pandemic of COVID-19 has gone a bit worse lately in Taiwan. Please protect everyone by: wearing a mask, washing hands frequently, don’t go to crowded indoor places. I believe everyone will stay healthy and safe if we do our parts.

Some events are cancelled due to the recent wave of pandemic in Taiwan. Please check the news before you go.

 The annual Taiwan Lantern Festival, slated for Feb. 26 to March 7 in Hsinchu
 Taipei standard chartered marathon 2021

1. 放寒假fàng hánjià: have winter break
2. 疫情yìqíng: pandemic
3. 戴口罩dài kǒuzhào: wear mask
4. 洗手xǐshǒu: wash hands
5. 取消qǔxiāo: cancel

https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202101190009

16/01/2021

想到中文的量詞，就一個頭兩個大嗎？我們分幾次來認識一些常用或是容易混淆的量詞吧！ #量詞
Xiǎngdào Zhōngwén de liàngcí, jiù yí ge tóu liǎng ge dà ma? Wǒmen fēn jǐcì lái rènshí yìxiē chángyòng huòshì róngyì hùnyáo de liàngcí ba!

Do you sometimes have headache when you think of measure words/ classifiers? Let’s take some times to have a look of some commonly used or easily confused classifiers.

隻，支和枝，這三個量詞都念作「zhī」，可是用法卻不同喔：
Zhī, zhī hé zhī, zhè sān ge liàngcí dōu niànzuò 「zhī」，kěshì yònfǎ què bùtóng o:

隻zhī，支zhī and 枝zhī, are all pronounced “zhī”, but they are classifiers for different objects:

1. 支zhī：
本義：草木的枝条。
Běnyì: cǎomù de zhītiáo.
Original meaning: branches of vegetation.

(1) 計算隊伍的單位。例：一支強有力的軍隊；
(2) 計算歌曲、樂曲的單位。例：兩支歌曲；
(3) 計算手機的單位。

(1) jì suàn duìwǔ de dānwèi。Lì: yì zhī qiáng yǒulì de jūnduì.
(2) jì suàn gēqǔ, yuèqǔ de dānwèi。Lì: liǎng zhī gēqǔ.
(3) jì suàn shǒujī de dān wèi.

(1) A classifier to calculate the team. E.g. A powerful army.
(2) A classifier to calculate the song or music. E.g. two songs.
(3) A classifier to calculate the mobile phone.

2. 枝zhī：
本義：主幹上分出的莖條。
Běnyì: zhǔgàn shàng fènchū de jīngtiáo.
Original meaning: the stems branched from the main trunk.

計算細長物體的單位。例：一枝花、三枝筆。
Jìsuàn xìcháng wùtǐ de dānwèi。Lì：yì zhī huā、sān zhī bǐ 。
A classifier to calculate the elongated objects. E.g. one flower, three pens.

3. 隻zhī：
本義：鳥一隻。
Běnyì: niǎo yì zhī.
Original meaning: one bird.

(1) 計算動物的單位。例：一隻雞、兩隻兔子　
(2)計算物體件數的單位。通「只」。例：一隻箱子、兩隻耳環，一隻眼睛。(單個的單位是：隻，兩個的單位是：雙。)

(1) Jìsuàn dòngwù de dānwèi。Lì: yì zhī jī、liǎng zhī tùzi.
(2) Jì suàn wùtǐ jiànshù de dānwèi。tōng「zhī 」。Lì：yì zhī xiāngzi、liǎng zhī ěrhuán ，yì zhī yǎnjīng。(dān ge de dānwèi shì: zhī，liǎng ge de dānwèi shì: shuāng 。

(1) A classifier to calculate the animals. E.g. one chicken, two rabbits.
(2) A classifier to calculate the number of certain objects. E.g. one box, two earrings, one eye. (“Zhi” for one unit, “Shuāng” for two units)

現在是不是清楚一點了呢？下次見喔！
xiàn zài shì bù shì qīng chǔ yī diǎn le ne ？xiàcì jiàn ō!
Is it a bit more clear about these three classifiers now? 😊 see you next time!

06/01/2021

04/01/2021

I've been teaching Mandarin since 2017, more than 5000 hours.

My approach to teach Mandarin is: logical, lively, practical, patient, and passionate. I can teach you Mandarin based on your needs: Fundamental, Advanced, Business, or practical Mandarin, daily conversation, preparation for HSK, TOCFL... I teach one-on-one, group and online.

My students are from all over the world: Australia, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Tuvalu, USA, UK....

I am currently located in the UK. I can teach online, using either Google, Teams, or Zoom.

Drop me a message if you are interested to learn Mandarin. Cheers!

Line, Wechat, and Skype ID: jamiemei79
e-mail: [email protected]

我從2017年開始教中文至今，超過五千個小時的教學時數。

我的教學很有邏輯，活潑生動，生活化，有熱情，而且有耐心。不論你想學初級，中高級，商業中文，生活會話，或是準備考試，我都可以為你客製化。我的學生遍布全球，而且他們都很喜歡上我的中文課。

我目前住在英國，可以上網路課，我們可以討論彼此能配合的上課時間。

如果你想學好中文，請跟我聯絡：
Line, Wechat, and Skype ID: jamiemei79
e-mail: [email protected]