by NihaoCafe | Jan 24, 2022 | News
NihaoCafe is excited to have received the recognition of the 2021 Top Online Language Schools Award by GoAbroad Top Online Programs of 2021! A huge thank you to all the students and everyone who choose NihaoCafe by That’s Mandarin. “I have taken courses at That’s...
by NihaoCafe | Jan 20, 2022 | Chinese Vocabulary
You probably already know the words 意思 (yìsi, “meaning”) and 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi, “I’m sorry”) in Mandarin. They are commonly used in sentences like: 这是什么意思? Zhè shì shénme yìsi? What does it mean? 我迟到了, 不好意思! Wǒ chídào le, bù hǎoyìsi! Sorry...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
还是 háishi or 还是 háishi or FUNCTION To ask a question “A or B?”, use 还是 (háishi) to say “or”: 美式还是拿铁? Měishì háishi nátiě? Americano or latte? 你是美国人还是英国人? Nǐ shì Měiguórén háishi Yīngguórén? Are you American or British? (lit. “You-are-the US-person-or-the UK-person?”)...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
想 xiǎng to want; to consider 想 xiǎng to want; to consider FUNCTION The verb 想 (xiǎng) means “to want”. You can use it to tell your friends what you want to do, or eat, or drink: 我想喝咖啡。 Wǒ xiǎng hē kāfēi. I want to drink coffee. 你想喝什么咖啡? Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme kāfēi? What...
by NihaoCafe | Aug 19, 2021 | Basics
Time + 见! …… jiàn! See you (at time)! Time + 见! …… jiàn! See you (at time)! FUNCTION 见 (jiàn) means “to see, meet”. To say goodbye to someone, you can use “Time+见“ to say that you’ll see them again at that time: 明天见! Míngtiān jiàn! See you...
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