Free Mandarin lesson/meet-up of Miami Chinese Corner at McDonald on SW 40th Street and 113 Avenue this coming Saturday本周六在西南40街及113道的麦当劳举办迈阿密中文角免费中文课/中文角活动（9/1/2018 4:00-5:30 pm）
Anqi Cai
Free Mandarin lesson/meet-up of Miami Chinese Corner at McDonald on SW 40th Street and 113 Avenue this coming Saturday本周六在西南40街及113道的麦当劳举办迈阿密中文角免费中文课/中文角活动（9/1/2018 4:00-5:30 pm）Dear All亲爱的各位朋友,We are going to hold the September 2018 Chinese corner meet-up/lesson (I) at McDonald on SW 40th Street and 113th Avenue (see attached map). 2018年9月份的第1次中文角活动暨中文课将在西南40街及113道的麦当劳举办（见所附地图）。
All of you, including your family, your friends, you acquaintances or your students are welcomed to the free event for fun in practicing, improving, learning Chinese and getting some Chinese cultural exposure! If this will be your first time to join in, let us know and we will have a starter's kit prepared for you. 欢迎您们所有的人，包括家人、朋友、熟人、学生等，免费参加这个活动，学习、练习、提高中文，并领略中国文化。如果您是第一次参加我们的活动，请让我们知道。我们会为您准备一套初学者材料。
Host本次主持人：
Mr. Tonny Liu刘滔老师 (tonn...@hotmail.com/786-261-8912)
Ms. Angela Cai蔡安淇 (caia...@gmail.com/305-804-6875)
Subject主题：
This time we will focus on: Chinese Character Recognition and Conversation 这一次我们的重点是：中文认字和会话
Please be prepared to say: I must master Mandarin！
请准备说：我一定要学好中文 Wǒ yī dìng yào xué hǎo zhōng wén！
Note: Character recognition is the quickest way in Chinese learning! 注：认字是中文学习的最快方法！
Date and time日期及时间：
Saturday, September 1st 2018, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 2018年9月1日星期六下午4点至5点半
Location 地点：McDonald's at Concord Shopping Plaza, 11301 SW 40th St, Miami, FL 33165迈阿密西南40街上靠近113道的康考德购物广场里的麦当劳饭店Please contact us at least 24 hours before the event to reserve your seat（请提前至少24小时联系我们预留座位）!!!Starting 2017, we have been holding the face-to-face meetup/free lesson twice a month to help participants practice Chinese conversations and character recognition more frequently. 从2017年开始，我们每月举行两次面对面聚会/免费课程，帮助与会者更多地练习中文会话和认字。
For more mandarin practice opportunities each week, you may go to Little China (10790 SW 36 Street, Miami, FL 33165, 10:00 am - noon, every Saturday and 7:30-9:30 PM, every Monday), a church where you will see so many Miami local people speaking mandarin all the time. 您如果想每周更多地练习中文，不妨去小中国(10790 SW 36 Street, Miami, FL 33165, 每周六上午10点到12点，每周一晚上7点半到9点半)。小中国是一个教堂，那里，您将看见许多迈阿密当地人一直在讲中文。
Help requested —— Chinese teachers and advanced speakers are besought to volunteer in helping Chinese learners. You may choose to attend the meetup OR to speak over the phone to help Chinese learners 60 minutes each month. As in the past, certifications for the time spent for volunteering and/or recommendation letters will be provided upon request. Please let us know. 求助——请求中文老师及中文高手志愿加入帮助中文学习者的行列。您可以有两种选择来帮助中文学习者：参加中文角聚会或在电话上帮助他们，每个月60分钟。我们将根据您的要求一如既往给予义工时间证明及推荐信。敬请知会。
Thank you very much非常感谢您！
Anqi "Angela" Cai 蔡安淇
Tao “Tonny” Liu刘滔
Founder of Miami Chinese Language Corner迈阿密中文角创始人
Mandarin is your brilliant future!中文——您的锦绣未来!
Wechat.com ID (微信号): us-kaixinguo
786-261-8912
FYI:======= Introduction to the Miami Chinese Language Corner =======
This corner was created on May 5th, 2007 by Tao "Tonny" Liu, a native Chinese from Shanghai, China and a then Mandarin instructor of Miami Dade College. To our knowledge, it's the only live Chinese corner in the United States of America, which offers a real time linguistic environment for anyone to learn and practice Chinese in South Florida without having to be living in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, or Malaysia. Now there are over 1500 students in Miami-Dade county learning Chinese! And there are over 800 members of the Miami Chinese Language Corner!
Participants will meet up twice a month for 1.5 hours each time. During the meet-up,
- You will learn Chinese character recognition targeting 1000 most used characters
- You will learn Chinese expressions in daily topics
- You will talk to each other in Chinese
- You will improve your pronunciation of Chinese words
- You will listen to others talking in Chinese
- You will have Chinese teacher(s) or those who are fluent in Chinese on site helping you practice spoken Chinese
- You will get your authentic Chinese name if you don't have one yet
- You will correct your Chinese writings
- You will receive free material for leaning Chinese and Chinese culture
- You will get to know how to learn Chinese more efficiently through good methodologies and free on line software.
Our services also include, but not limited to:
- Informational Chinese learning web sites (http://www.zhongwenmiami.com/) geared for learners of Chinese Mandarin who have little or no access to a Chinese language teacher
- A group email address at miamichin...@googlegroups.com for you to make a Chinese language and culture related announcement to everyone in the corner list
- Chinese language workshops
- Information on events of Chinese Language and culture in the South Florida area
- Information on Chinese Language programs in the South Florida area and in China
- Guest speakers
- Telephone conversation in Chinese
- Correction of your emails in Chinese
- Chinese input tool and dictionary
- Chinese movie CD/tape renting
- Chinese learning consulting
- And information about Miami Chinese restaurants, Chinese schools, teachers,
Chinese supermarkets and bookstores, Chinese travel agencies which offer cheaperairline tickets, Chinese medicine and doctors, Chinese activity centers, special events
If you need a native Chinese volunteer to practice Chinese conversation through phone for free, we help you if such a volunteer is available.
If you need a Chinese teacher to tutor you Chinese, we will introduce one to you.
If you don't have a Chinese name, we will help you create one.
If you don’t know how to enter pinyin tone signs in a file, we help you.
If you want a free Chinese electronic dictionary, we get it for you.
If you want to know how to enter Chinese characters in a Word document, we help you.
If you don’t know what zodiac animal you belong to in Chinese tradition, we help you get the right software.
If you want to transfer a Chinese paragraph into pinyin or English, we help you.
If you want to get a website to learn Chinese classes for free, we help you.
If you want to find a Chinese translation service, we help you.
The list of the Chinese language and culture related services could be endless.
You name a service you desire and we will try our best on your behalf.
ALL OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SERVICES ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE!
To download 72 free handouts regarding Chinese language and Chinese culture, go to: https://www.dropbox.com/l/80GVziKDowUYaPXyGNDCep?
To learn the Song of Chinese Language, go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=mxekTsKB4qI
To watch a Chinese bamboo clapper performance by Teacher Tao 'Tonny' Liu, go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Cld-lzZamg
To find Chinese teachers and students in your area: http://www.language-school-teachers.com/AboutUs.aspTo join the Miami Chinese Language Corner, please contact Mr. Tao "Tonny" Liu at us-kaixinguo (WeChat ID) or tonn...@hotmail.com or Ms. Lin Lin at wuha...@hotmail.com.
======= Useful Information ======="Little China" in Miami for improving your mandarin comprehension and conversation each week:- 10790 SW 36 StreetMiami, FL 33165
10:00 am - noon, every Saturday and 7:30-9:30 PM, every MondayInteresting links:- Mandarin Learning Material in YouTube for Miami Chinese Corner Beginners迈阿密中文角初级学习者在YouTube上的中文学习材料: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTgQE3pDAVNb8aBLomCUJ57e3EG6RxiC- Mandarin Learning Material in YouTube for Miami Chinese Corner Intermediate Learners迈阿密中文角初中级学习者在YouTube上的中文学习材料: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTgQE3pDAVOi9c6QCwb1ZQvB2la3IA9i- Sing Chinese Character Canon （first 256 characters）中华字经歌唱：头256个字：:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTgQE3pDAVNwAPiUJYDNweSXVJmsekNA
- Chinese Character Canon Narrated Completely 中华字经全文朗读：https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTgQE3pDAVMnXo5qlP6zUTg-mK3E9Fw7
- How to write the first 64 characters of Chinese Character Canon怎样书写中华字经头64个字 - a Youtube video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTgQE3pDAVNzMcDbJ3WYn19X_JW08Pr5&disable_polymer=true
- US President Trump's granddaughter performing in Chinese on Youtube美国总统特朗普外孙女的YouTube表演: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trump+granddaughter+speaks+chinese+- Asian Society Chinese programs: http://askasia.org/teachers/features/chinese/
- The Education division of Chinese embassy in USA: http://www.sino-education.org/
- Chinese Language Teacher Society of USA - Florida Chapter:
http://www.clta-fl.org/web/?action=main|clta|913|en
- Chinese program at Florida International University: http://www.fiu.edu/~modlang/pages/chinese.htm
- Contemporary Chinese School of South Florida: http://www.ccssf.org/
- Miami Chinese Language School: http://www.miamichineseschool.org/
- Chinese School of Doral: yc...@yahoo.com
- The Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban汉办) in China：
http://www.hanban.edu.cn/en_hanban/index.php
- Chinese Consulate in Houston, TX: http://www.chinahouston.org/
Useful tools in Chinese learning:- 单字查笔划 (Check stroke order of a single character)：Enter or paste a character to see stroke order of the character in animation:http://bishun.shufaji.com/0x6211.html or http://www.eon.com.hk/estroke/ or http://kanji.sljfaq.org/kanjivg.html
- 中文转拼音： Chinese to Pinyin
http://xh.5156edu.com/conversion.html
- 中文转英文： Chinese to English
https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=TT
- 英文转中文： English to Chinese
https://translate.google.com/
- 单词词义查找： Check up a Chinese word
http://www.iciba.com/
- 拼音查单字： Use Pinyin to find Chinese character
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~zxie3/ime.html- 网上写拼音： Write pinyin with tone on line
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/pinyin-editor.html
- 中文句子按词汇进行解释：Explain Chinese sentences word by word
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/annotation.html
Anqi Cai
Free Mandarin lesson/meet-up of Miami Chinese Corner at McDonald on SW 40th Street and 113 Avenue this coming Saturday本周六在西南40街及113道的麦当劳举办迈阿密中文角免费中文课/中文角活动（9/29/2018 4:00-5:30 pm）
Dear All亲爱的各位朋友,
We are going to hold the September 2018 Chinese corner meet-up/lesson (II) at McDonald on SW 40th Street and 113th Avenue (see attached map). 2018年9月份的第2次中文角活动暨中文课将在西南40街及113道的麦当劳举办（见所附地图）。
All of you, including your family, your friends, you acquaintances or your students are welcomed to the free event for fun in practicing, improving, learning Chinese and getting some Chinese cultural exposure! If this will be your first time to join in, let us know and we will have a starter's kit prepared for you. 欢迎您们所有的人，包括家人、朋友、熟人、学生等，免费参加这个活动，学习、练习、提高中文，并领略中国文化。如果您是第一次参加我们的活动，请让我们知道。我们会为您准备一套初学者材料。
Host本次主持人：
Mr. Tonny Liu刘滔老师 (tonn...@hotmail.com/786-261-8912)
Subject主题：
This time we will focus on: Chinese Character Recognition and Conversation 这一次我们的重点是：中文认字和会话
Please be prepared to say: I must master Mandarin！
请准备说：我一定要学好中文 Wǒ yī dìng yào xué hǎo zhōng wén！
Note: Character recognition is the quickest way in Chinese learning! 注：认字是中文学习的最快方法！
Date and time日期及时间：
Saturday, September 29st 2018, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 2018年9月29日星期六下午4点至5点半
- Miami Chinese Language School: <a style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,104,207); text-decoration:none" href="http://www.miamichineseschool.org/"