Really Simple Chinese (just kidding!)

我 叫 Bucky. Wǒ jiào Bucky. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Bucky = Bucky.

我 叫 Dee. Wǒ jiào Dee. Wǒ / 我 = I; me jiào / 叫 = to call; to yell; to be called; to order Dee = Dee.

from: bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E5%8F%AB&searchtype=tra d&where=starthttp://cgibin.erols.com/mandarintools/cgi- bin/wordlook.pl?word=%E5%8F%AB&searchtype=tra d&where=start 叫 jiào to call; to yell; to be called; to order; 叫喊 jiào hǎn exclamation; outcry; shout; yell; 叫好 jiào hǎo applaud; cheer; 叫喚叫唤 jiào huan (v) cry out; (v) bark out a sound; 叫嚷 jiào rǎng (v) shout because of dissatisfaction; 叫聲叫声 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person);barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals); 叫囂叫嚣 jiào xiāo hoot; 叫醒 jiào xǐng to call awake; to wake up (someone); to awaken; 叫做 jiào zuò be called; be known as; 9 entries found.

On-line websites to assist with learning Chinese and/or Chinese translations: challenge to navigate; nice synopsis of FAQ and links to other sites has character stroke animations and spoken-voice pronunciation options a bit circuitous when searching, but it also has character stroke animations - with clear directions! comprehensive, complex, complex, complex

The word “or”. We used to think it was a simple little word…..

from: 或是 huò shì (conj) either X or Y; from: MandarinYale Char Rad/ Str Tot StrDefinitionSTCangjieFour corner 或 戈戈 or, either, else; perhaps, maybe huo4huo4 yu4yu4waak6 IRM 戈口一 entries found. (As opposed to the 46 PAGES, 15 entries each, found on the website!)

A Teenager’s Room, Perhaps? 一 yī one 或 huò or…. 九 jiǔ nine??

Country Meets City 二 èr two 或 huò or…. 三 sān three?

四 sì four 或 huò or…. 六 liù six?? Shanghai Magic ( 滬 沪 hù Shanghai)

NOT so easy!! Lets just do our numbers from one to ten from 一 to 十 ….. from Yī to Shí !

一 yī one

二 èr two

二 èr… is our favorite number!

二 èr…

二 èr… is a beautiful thing

三 sān three

四 sì four

五 wǔ five

六 liù six

七 qī seven or is it eight or nine?

八 bā eight

九 jiǔ nine

十 Shí ten

and the word for “many” is….?

Thanks! 謝謝 ( 谢谢 )xiè xie !