Easy Japanese about Hobbies

Listen. And read the English subtitles. But listen often. Easy Japanese talking about her hobby. Less than two minutes. Enjoy. And Listen, eh?

Chinese Music Video with Subtitles (in Chinese)

The Flowers Band singing Change Into A Butterfly for Fly. The band broke up in 2009 having performed since 1998. Follow the hanji as you sing. And enjoy.

LoveLoveLove Two Ways.

Hokudai/Cast 221 has a song by CaiYiLin called LoveLoveLove and here, for your educational enlightenment, is a pinying version of the same song if you want to practice speaking. Enjoy.



And here is a Hanji version if you want to practice reading and listening.

BCLU - Beijing University of Culture and Language

About 100 Hokuriku University (北陸大学) students are going to Beijing University of Culture and Language (BCLU - 北京语言大学) to study Chinese, English, and herbal medicine. They'll leave this month and stay about one month. Here is a quick video of the BCLU campus. BCLU is famous for teaching foreigners Chinese and Chinese other languages. The students should have a good time.

Learning a Foreign Language and Chinese Vocabulary

How to learn Any foreign language. This one is just related to Japanese and it is in English. Helpful hints:

• make mistakes - try to respond, don't remain silent
• copy a native speaker - don't learn from anime
• describe a word you don't know - don't just remain silent
• keep practicing - learning a language isn't a one-shot deal

And now some simple Chinese with English, hanji, pinying and lots of practice.

Cool Slang for Japanese-language Learners

Words and slang you might find useful if you're not careful.

Hokudai/Cast: Your Fun Trilingual Podcast

English & Chinese: A couple of sports

By using your English you can learn a few sports words in Chinese.
Or, perhaps, using your Chinese, you can learn some English.
Enjoy.

Bargaining in Mandarin

More from Peggy Teaches Chinese. Bargaining in Chinese. Watch, listen, and learn.

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Easy Chinese for Today

Here are two videos to help you start your Chinese learning experience.
The first gives very careful pronunciation.
The second puts it all together. Enjoy.

Hokudai/Cast: Your Trilingual Podcast.

Learn Chinese

I found Peggy teaching Chinese in a very understandable and enjoyable lesson. You need to speak some English but it's not necessary - you can understand from her actions and video inserts. So, learn a little Chinese, eh?

Hokudai/Cast: Your FunCast for learning Japanese, English, and Chinese.

What is Extra?

Extra what does it mean? It means 'outside of' or 'without' or 'except.' Where can we see words that use extra? How about:

Extra-terrestrial

Terre means earth or earthly. The opposite is celestial which means 'in the stars' or 'in the heavens'. Extra-terrestrial, then, means outside of the earth. Like the movie: ET. (ET which stands for, of course, Extra-Terrestrial. Here's the music from the movie - ET: The Extra-Terrestrial:



Another word with extra is:

Extraordinary

It's not ordinary, it's outside of ordinary. It's extraordinary. It's very special.

And finally we have :

Extra-curricular

Extra-curricular is a good word. Curricular means a 'course or career.' It is often connected with schools. What you study and when you study it is the curriculum. So extra-curricular means outside of school. Okay? Good. Go play.

Two Views of Xian, China

Two views of Xian, China. The first is in the oldest quarter and still not hanging on to modernization:


The second is from the more modern bits of the ancient capital of China:

Speedy Typing?

An old fashioned Chinese typewriter. Doesn't look fast but it served a purpose.

Which is easier: a Chinese typewriter, a cell phone, or a computer keyboard?

Asking Out In Chinese

Want to know how to invite someone out on a date in Chinese?
Watch the video and enjoy. Good luck.

All the Kanji You Need.

In this short 10-minute video are all the kanji the Japanese government believes you need to read a newspaper and other documents in Japanese. These are called the joyo kanji (常用漢字). These are the kanji all graduates of high school are supposed to know. In addition to these 1,945 kanji, last year an additional 196 kanji were added so actually there are 2,136 kanji (five were deleted.)

Then, in the second video, are the 1006 kanji all elementary school kids should know. These are arranged by their on-yomi rank. These are called the Educational (Kyoiku) Kanji (教育漢字)

The 1,945 常用 漢字

The 1006 教育漢字

Shamisen Rock + Harp

We did a little YouTube surfing to find you the finest in traditional Japanese musical instruments. We looked at koto, shakuhachi, and biwa. We settled on three shamisen videos. Please listen and enjoy.

First, Black Dog by Led Zeppelin

Then Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

Finally, a Bob Dylan tune: All Along the Watchtower.

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Printing

An interview in English with a British woodblock printer who studied Japanese woodblock printing in Japan. Listen, enjoy, and I hope you can understand most everything. (It is not a complete interview but a good start.)



From Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum

The Learn Chinese Post

Standard Mandarin, a website that sells software to help you learn Chinese, has a page called

How To Pronounce Chinese: Common Phrases

If you go to this site: Click Here you can see Chinese, the pinying writing, and when you click on the appropriate button, how to pronounce the phrase. Phrases that must be common in Chinese include:

• Your shoelaces are untied. (你的鞋带松了 - nǐde xiédài sōng le)
• Will you marry me? (嫁给我吧，好吗 - jiàgěi wǒ ba, hǎo ma?)
• McDonald's (麦当劳 - màidàngláo)

Naturally, there a a bunch of other phrases that you use everyday like eat, come here, I'm learning Chinese. If you're interested in Chinese or starting to study it at Hokuriku University, check out the site and see what you can learn at: Standard Mandarin

And a beginning Chinese lesson in English:

Hope these two sites were useful in your Chinese studies. And you can learn more Chinese, listen to Chinese songs (and Japanese songs plus learn vocabulary in all three languages - including English) by going to Hokudai/Cast. (Also on iTunes.)

Chinese Song

Just a simple song in Chinese for your listening pleasure.

Three Videos from 北陸大学. Enjoy.

First, check out dancing and music from last year's Hokuriku University school festival on YouTube.

Then, a short movie showing bits and pieces of Hokuriku University:

Finally, another flick showing part of a Japanese speech contest at Hokuriku University. Yes, fun, eh? A speech contest with drums and singing. Great. Please Enjoy.