Sunday, January 18, 2009

Inauguration Vocabulary and Another Cool Phrase


Happy Inauguration Eve!
我非常兴奋阿! If you are as excited about the inauguration as I am then you will probably need some additional Chinese vocabulary for talking to your friends about the ceremony and about our new president.
President -
总统 (zǒng tǒng)
...so American President is, of course, 美国总统.
Vice-President -
副总统(fù zǒng tǒng)
Inauguration (Ceremony) -
就职典礼 (jiùzhídiǎnlǐ)


Barack Obama -
巴拉克·
奥巴马 (bālākè·àobāmǎ)
奥 means profound.
巴 (which appears twice in his name) means hope.
Biden - 拜登'(bài dēng)
First Lady - 第一夫人(dìyī fūrén)
Michelle Obama - 米歇尔·奥巴马 (Mǐxiē ěr·àobāmǎ)
White House - 白宫(Báigōng)
Bush Jr.
- 小布什(xiǎobùshí)
Suitcases/Luggage - 行李(xíngli) :-P

And for something almost entirely unrelated, here is the cool phrase of the day...

你想左了 You're not thinking about it the right way/You've got the wrong idea.

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