Capital Tongwen Chinese Learning Center

中秋节快乐! Wish all another happy Mid-Autumn!! :)

中秋节快乐! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! For the first time in two decades, the Sun will sink as the full Moon rises
exactly opposite to it on the day the summer ends, creating a strange 360-degree
twilight show.

Happy Year of Tiger to All! 祝大家虎年快乐！!

Our first class for the new semester is January 23, 2010. We invite you to try an introductory class for FREE. Following the introductory class, if you decide to continue the study, course tuition is $25 per one hour lesson. One semester has 24 lessons (12 weeks). For more details, please email: [email protected]

Classes to begin the week of January 17th, 2010. Please contact us if you are located in the DC area and are interested in establishing a solid foundation in both spoken and written forms of Mandarin Chinese.

2010 classes in the Greater DC area now being contemplated. Stay tuned!

A dose of Beijingness for the week - 北京欢迎你Beijing Welcomes You (2008 Beijing Olympics Theme Song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EC_s4vrpW8

北京歡迎你MV完整版--周筆暢&王力宏&孫燕姿&蔡依林等 北京歡迎你MV 群星合唱 Beijing welcome u full version MV

As in many cultures, it is cultural taboo to mention the word “death” or “die” directly in Chinese. Through generations, Chinese people used different phrases to refer to “death” or “die”. For example, to substitue the word of "death", one can use, "不在了" (not here), "走了" (departed), or "回老家" (return to where one's from). Can you list some other examples??

If you could, please try to pronounce "我也很好 " (wo ye hen hao). Share with us the tone of each of these words, and how you will actually pronounce them! (It may not be as easy as you have thought... :p)

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It is the second most important traditional Chinese festival. It is an occasion for family members to get together over mooncakes, fruits and fine tea and have "moon appreciation" (shăng yùe赏月) sessions. With its association with mooncakes and lanterns, the Festival is also called Mooncake Festival or Lantern Festival.

中秋节快乐! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

A shout out to Capital Tongwen and Chinese Learning fans! Capital Tongwen successfully started its first class last Saturday on September 26th!! Different classes will be staged throughout the rest of the year.