Gong Xi Fa Cai

[Violet]

Originally Posted by golddustwoman77

Wow, that is so terrific that you have adopted her, and that you are helping her to learn about her hertiage! The world needs more people like you.

Thanks for your kind words. We are SO lucky to have her. She is the sweetest little girl, very thoughtful. I try to teach her what I can about her heritage, but i've made a few mistakes. Had her wear a white shirt today, and you're not supposed to wear white on New Years because it's for mourning. And I said about the cleaning today instead of yesterday. Well, you're not supposed to today because you'd be "sweeping out good luck." So I'm trying my best! I'd love to have her in Mandarin classes, but I just haven't been able to. I'm really going to try to next fall....

Carol

[golddustwoman77]

Originally Posted by Violet

Thanks for your kind words. We are SO lucky to have her. She is the sweetest little girl, very thoughtful. I try to teach her what I can about her heritage, but i've made a few mistakes. Had her wear a white shirt today, and you're not supposed to wear white on New Years because it's for mourning. And I said about the cleaning today instead of yesterday. Well, you're not supposed to today because you'd be "sweeping out good luck." So I'm trying my best! I'd love to have her in Mandarin classes, but I just haven't been able to. I'm really going to try to next fall....

Carol

Hey, you are trying and that is all that can be asked of you. You'll know more as time goes along.

I teach school, and there is a lot of great teaching material on Chinese New Year! When the time comes, if you checked online or at a teachers' supply store, you would find all sorts of workbooks and books to read about Chinese New Year. They are usually reproducible books. You could make copies, so you could reuse the books. That way, you could get material on her grade/learning level, and many of the pages in these books are fun to do as well. She could do a few at home when she isn't doing schoolwork. It is just a thought.

[irishgrl]

that Mandarin is one of the hardest languages to learn? and writing with pictograms/ideograms, what a gas! I also heard Mandarin was the language of Royalty and that the common people spoke a different dialect....is this true?

ok: pop quiz: WHO played Suzy Wong in "The World of Suzy Wong?" I think she ended up having an affair in real life with William Holden btw....tidbit of gossip there....
oh shucks! she autographed the picture, oh well, you guessed it folks, Nancy Kwan!