Hi Debby, I am trying to learn the Chinese characters, I know the one for the word country and the numbers up to 10 except 9 and 0. The language has 4 tones. tone one: flat Tone two: up (like a question) Tone three: up and down Tone four: down (like yelling at a dog) You're friend is really talented to be able to do that. Jackie -- Currently Reading: Throne of Fire by Rik Riordan, The Angel Experiment by James Patterson To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.