#3 - My Morning Coffee

It doesn't come everyday. It isn't needed everyday, but is meet with sleepy eyes and open arms when it is . It comes in different flavors, shapes and sizes. Some are expensive others are very cheap. Like this one.

Here is my 3 kuai (3 Chinese dollar = about 50 cents) iced coffee in a can. Its delicious. Filled with caffeine and sugar to give me a jolt, especially during my first hour and a half class of Chinese. An lovely, very educational class, which is followed by another hour and a half class of Chinese. This can is especially useful for making loud "ting"ing noises while people are up in the front of class speaking dialogues.

Your Chinese lesson for the day: Chinese is a fun language because even though it is complicated and crazy and filled with thousands of pictures, it makes sense. The "measure word" (if I want to say 1, 2, or 3 etc of something - you have to use a measure word. The most common is "ge" like for one person it is "yi ge ren" "yi" being 1 and person being "ren." "ge" is the measure word.)

For a can, like that lovely iced coffee can, or a can of Sprite, the measure word is "ting." Like "wo you yi ting kafei" "I have 1 can of coffee." "Ting," just like the sound it makes when you flick it with your finger or set it down in the middle of class when everyone is quiet.

A teaser for tomorrow: Other people buying coffee during the break, but ohhhh there's soooo much more that this picture has to share. Of course... the #4 thing I love about China.