Chinese Pera-kun 1.01…err I mean…1.02

Hello all,
I got a whole bunch of emails asking for traditional character support, which I fully intended to release soon but didnt have time to code when I was rushing to get something out for the FF3 release. I had some time in a trip ride back from a business trip so I coded it [...]

Firefox3 Beta Versions

Not enough to push out an update, but for those you really want to use this with the Firefox 3 Betas, you can download compatible versions in my “Box” on the left here. Uninstall the old versions first. Enjoy!
PS: Thank you to those who have already donated! I’ll be working hard this weekend on getting [...]

Worth a cup of coffee?

Is Chinese or Japanese Perapera-kun worth a cup of coffee?
My philosophy toward free software is that if I met the person who coded some program that really helped me out or I used alot, sure I would offer to buy him a coffee or a beer for his troubles.
So if this has helped you at [...]

Still Alive!!!

Wow embarrassing how old that last post was but alot has happened in the past year including moving back to America and a career change. My new career and job has sucked up all the my time but now I have settled in and can work on my side projects again.
Anyways, here’s the new. I [...]

Chinesepera-kun’s Next Release…

I have been recently working on updating the dictionary and search for better results. I have to to a place now where there are good results and am about done and ready to release. This will the be the last update for a long time so if there is anything anyone wants changed/included please leave [...]

Japanese and Chinese Resource Links - 8/17

Found some great resources today.
Japanese
I found a blog awhile back called MutantFrog Travelogue which offers up interesting viewpoints on Japan related news/politics. In a recent post about which reports on Japan he respects he trivially tossed a link in his post to http://www.gregoryclark.net/ who is a used to be famous/is still famous australian who has [...]

Mandarin Tone Practice Links

If you’re like me and have been looking for an all encompassing pinyin tone chart to drill yourself crazy to, well this one is pretty good. link
Also, Yale.edu had some good tone combination listening resources posted from last semester that I think would also be useful. link

Pimsleur Mandarin I - Lesson 6

你好.
你好.
我想吃一点儿东西,你呢?
我也想吃一点儿东西.
你想喝一点儿东西吗?
想,我想喝一点儿东西
去那儿喝?
去长安街.



to go

我那儿
wǒ nàr
my place

你那儿
nǐ nàr
your place

什么时候
shén me shí hòu
when?

Pimsleur Mandarin I - Lesson 5

对不起,请问, 学院路在哪儿?
在那儿.
长安街呢? 是在这儿吗?
是, 是在这儿.
你会说英文吗?
不会,我不会说英文.再见
再见.
(我不明白你说什么?)


zài
exists

哪儿
nǎ ér = nǎr
where?

那儿
nà ér = nàr
there

这儿
zhè ér = zhèr
here

长安街
cháng ān jiē
long peace street

学院路
xué yuàn lù
college road

再见
zài jiàn
goodbye

明白
míng bái
understand

什么
shén me
what

知道.
zhī dào
to know


xiǎng
want


chī
eat



drink

东西.
dōng xi
something

Pimsleur Mandarin I - Lesson 4

对不起, 请问, 你是中国人吗?
是, 我是中国人, 你呢?
我是美国人.
可是, 你会说普通话.
我会说一点儿,我说得不好.
你普通话说得很好
谢谢你.

中国人
hōng guó rén
chinese person


ne
topic particle

谢谢
xiè xiè
thank you