I've learned that the chinese word for older brother is "Gege" (sorry, no pinyin marks) but in an episode of Show(Xiao Zhu) i heard him say "Ge". Is this a shorter way of saying gege? And does this also apply for mama, baba, meimei etc.? Do people accept this?

我也是,妳會打中文很利害

I am sending pictures to my 2 daughters' grandparents in Taiwan with some notes. How do you write "We Miss You" in Chinese Mandarin? I have goggled it but it seems like it always give me the "Wo" which means "I" (I can read just a little basic chinese) I need the chinese characters of "wo men hsiang ni men" for "We miss you". I intend to copy and paste it. Thanks for your help!

I know that Spring is 春, but how do you write Summer, Winter and Fall? Thanks.

我愉快地意志告诉你关于中文风俗。中国有很多传统节：端午节，新年节，民族文化节。中文节很有意思和好玩。你应该今年暑假到长城，长城有很多中文文化，很有意思。你也应该到北京吃烤鸭，很好吃！ It is meant to be in response to someone asking about Chinese customs and where to go on a trip to China.

its for homework for friday

i do not understand what this phrase mean. please translate?

I want to say this kind of expressions in Chinese - He was THAT sad THAT he started to cry - There were some things WHICH make him feel unhappy - The tool THAT he used was the one WITH WHICH he fixed the computer. - Show me WHAT I am looking for to know WHAT to do As the last point I want to know how to express conclusive ideas in Chinese, I mean this as below: John: I do not know how to say her that somebody stole her car Maria: You have to say it to her (the expression /say it/ would replace -- say her to somebody stole her car --) Jonh: But I do not like to do it(the word / it / would replace -- to say her to somebody stole her car --) Charles: Jonh you have to (the expression /have to/ would replace -- to say her to somebody stole her car --)

I think it would make a good tattoo.

Well, I'm a high school student and most likely won't be able to visit China any time soon, so what are other ways I can learn? Are there any websites/programs out there that have native speakers say something? Also, what is the best way to memorize characters? I'm having a hard time remembering how to write them. Should I learn simplified Mandarin and traditional? I want to visit China in the future. Are there any benefits to learning both? From what I understand, Traditional is only used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Thank you :)

I would like to recommend my parents Chinese news sites...but im not sure what to recommend. They only go on singtao.com, but is the site of a popular newspaper here in San Francisco. Anything else worth while?

I am a beginning Mandarin Chinese learner and am wondering about beginner Chinese conversation. Is it appropriate to begin a Chinese conversation with both Ni hao and Ni hao ma, or is it redundant. Chinese conversation example: A: Ni hao. Ni hao ma? B: Hen hao. Xiexie. Ni na?.... Thank you! (And I do know that I am missing the tones for the pinyin, I'm simply cutting them out for simplicity).

I've always wondered- does Chinese have any roots like how Spanish has Latin roots? Where did Chinese come from?

I can speak Chinese alright, but my mom wants me to take classes to learn how to read and write. I really hate to do that crap. I am also learning Spanish in school and I think Spanish is more important in America than Chinese because many more people can speak Spanish. I will never in this lifetime do both. What do you guys think?

Translated in English please. and what does "leng de budeliao" mean too. Translated in English please.

Its for my tattoo and I need a plain easy symbol (particularly Chinese) for love, life and life. please help me. nothing to long. thank you