Native speakers are usually impressed when foreigners know how to play their games, which is not limited to Mahjong, but is true for other classic Chinese board games like 象棋 ( xiàngqí, “Chinese chess”, not to be confused with Chinese checkers) and 圍棋 ( wéiqí, “Go”). It can also be a gateway to Chinese culture, both as it appears in the game and the people you get to know by playing the game. Mahjong is extremely popular throughout the Chinese-speaking world and beyond. In the word lists below, I will include both simplified and traditional so you can use the set you prefer, but note that the characters on the tiles in the game are rarely simplified. In this article, I use simplified characters for the name of the game, 麻将, which would be 麻將 in traditional Chinese ( read more about simplified and traditional characters here). Once you have the basic numbers, down, you’re ready to play Mahjong, or májiàng as it’s written in Pinyin. Or you can play games like Mahjong, where you use the numbers all the time! Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng) Don’t just study the numbers and learn them for the test, count in Chinese whenever you get the chance! Use 三 ( sān, “3”) eggs for your pancakes, do (十二 ( shíèr,” 12″) push ups, or count 三十六 ( sānshíliù, “36”) steps up to your apartment. Tune in to the Hacking Chinese Podcast to listen to the related episode:Īvailable on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, YouTube and many other platforms! This can be difficult when you only know a few words, but there are lots of things in your life you can convert to Chinese after just one week of studying. One of the most important pieces of advice I give beginner students of Chinese is that they should learn by doing. Why learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)? Because it’s both fun and effective!
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