Archive for the ‘Computer’ Category
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Let's face it people: Those 4 (actually 5) tones in Mandarin Chinese don't really play by their own rules. Sure, if Chinese people are saying one word by itself, and if they're saying it really slowly, then the tone will probably sound like the textbook says it should. But ...
Posted in Computer, Pronunciation, Resources, Tones | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Does anyone know of a plugin I can slap in my FireFox that will let me hover my mouse over a hanzi character and it'll show me the pinyin for it?
Posted in Computer, Hanzi | 7 Comments »
Saturday, June 9th, 2007
Brought to you by the National Foreign Language Center of the University of Maryland, a new 35 lesson packet designed to supplement Chinese reading classes has just been released for free online. Even if your not into learning hanzi characters, some of these lessons (not the "Playful Song" one) ...
Posted in Computer, Listening, Listening | 3 Comments »
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