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🎥 Speaking Mandarin:
🧾 Intro / Reflection
Honestly, I already learned most of the Bronze 2 material before I even started using my ranking system, so this rank went by pretty quickly, same with the test.
For some reason, I keep mixing up the meals of the day, especially breakfast, I’ll say the word for dinner instead. Still not sure why that keeps happening.
As usual, I’m stacking this with beermoney apps to make the language learning grind feel more productive. Earning a little while I study helps keep the momentum going.
📚 What I Learned This Rank
✅ Bronze 2 Complete
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Age | ✅ |
| Time / date | ✅ |
| Colors | ✅ |
| Like / Dislikes / Favorites / Hobbies | ✅ |
| Daily activities | ✅ |
| Possessive pronouns | ✅ |
| Past tense | ✅ |
🧠 Examples of What I Can Say Now
- Wǒ shì èrshíqī suì – I’m 27 years old
- Xiànzài shì shí’èr diǎn shíyī fēn – it’s 12:11 o’clock
- Wǒ xǐhuān wán yóuxì – I like playing games
- Wǒ bù xǐhuān dúshū – I don’t like reading books
- Wǒ de àihào shì wán diànzǐ yóuxì – My hobby is playing videogames
📝My Mandarin notes
🎂 Age & 🕒 Time
- Wǒ shì + number + suì – I am ___ years old
→ Wǒ shì èrshíqī suì – I am 27 years old - Jǐ diǎn? – What time?
- Xiànzài + number + diǎn – It’s ___ o’clock
→ Xiànzài liù diǎn – It’s 6 o’clock
📆 Months
- Number + yuè = month
→ Yī yuè – January, Èr yuè – February, etc.
🎨 Colors
- Hóngsè – Red | Báisè – White | Hēisè – Black
- Huángsè – Yellow | Lǜsè – Green | Lánsè – Blue
- Zǐsè – Purple | Chéngsè – Orange
❤️ Likes & Hobbies
- Xǐhuān – To like
→ Wǒ xǐhuān dàn gāngqín – I like playing piano
→ Wǒ xǐhuān kàn jiémù – I like watching shows
🛏 Daily Routine Verbs
- Wǒ shuā yá – I brush my teeth
- Wǒ chī zǎocān – I eat breakfast
- Wǒ xuéxí yǔyán – I study languages
- Wǒ chī wǔfàn – I eat lunch
- Wǒ dǎn diànzǐ yóuxì – I play video games
- Wǒ chī wǎnfàn – I eat dinner
- Wǒ shuìjiào – I go to sleep
📌 Possessive Pronouns
- Pronoun + de
→ Wǒ de – My | Nǐ de – Your | Wǒmen de – Our
→ Nǐmen de – Your (plural) | Tā de – His/Her
⏳ Past Tense (Guòqù Shí)
Chinese often uses time words or particles to show past tense since verbs don’t change form like in other languages.
✅ Using “le” for Completed Actions
Structure:
Subject + Verb + le
Examples:
Wǒ chī le – I ate
Tā qù le – He/She went
Wǒmen kàn le – We watched/saw
Nǐ mǎi le – You bought
✅ Using Time Words to Show Past
Sometimes no “le” is needed if a past time word is clear
- Examples:
- Zuótiān wǒ chī píngguǒ – I ate an apple yesterday
- Shàng gè xīngqī tā mǎi le yī běn shū – He/She bought a book last week
- Wǒ qù le Běijīng sān tiān qián – I went to Beijing three days ago
✅ Common Past Time Words:
- zuótiān – yesterday
- yǐqián – before / ago
- shàng gè xīngqī – last week
- sān tiān qián – three days ago
- Extra Example Sentences:
- Wǒ mǎi le yī bēi kāfēi – I bought a coffee
- Tā kàn le diànyǐng – He/She watched a movie
- Wǒmen qù le xuéxiào – We went to school
✅ Bronze 2 Mandarin Test Results
✅ 1. Talk About Yourself
- wo shi ar shi wu sui – ✅ Correct (age structure is on point)
- wo xihuan yingyue he kan shu – ✅ Correct
- wo bu xihuan yundong – ✅ Correct
✔️ You can talk about age, likes, dislikes — clearly and correctly. Pass!
✅ 2. Ask Personal Questions
- ni zui xihuan de yensi shi shenme? – ✅ Very good
(small note: yensi → yanse [color], just a typo) - ni xihuan kan dianying ma? – ✅ Perfect
- ni jisui? – ✅ Correct (could also say ni duoda? for a more general way to ask, but this works)
✔️ You know how to form basic personal questions. Pass!
🟡 3. Time & Daily Activities
- wo qi dian qichuang – ✅ Correct
- wo ba dian chi wanfan – ⚠️ Almost:
- wanfan = dinner
- You likely meant zaofan (breakfast)
- wo shi dian ban shuijiao – ✅ Correct
✔️ Only minor mix-up on “breakfast” — definitely understandable in conversation, though. Just be aware:
- zaofan = breakfast
- wufan = lunch
- wanfan = dinner
🟢 Still counts as a pass for practical use.
✅ 4. Possessive Pronouns
- wo shi ni de mama – ✅ Correct
- ni shi wo laoshi – ✅ Correct
- ta shi wo de didi – ✅ Correct
✔️ You’ve clearly grasped possessive “de” structure. Easy pass.
🏅 Verdict: Bronze 2 — PASSED!
Great job! You’re fully handling Bronze 2 content:
✔️ Present-tense verbs
✔️ Basic personal Qs
✔️ Likes/dislikes
✔️ Time-related actions
✔️ Possessives
Just be careful of little vocab slips like yensi (yanse) or wanfan vs. zaofan. These are minor and easily fixed.
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Next rank: Bronze 3 – talking about daily routine, food, weather, feelings. Building more on describing things and short conversations.
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like
- 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
- 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.
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