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Learn Chinese by Mario Kart

Play notes about Mario Kart Tour

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What is Mario Kart Tour?

Mario Kart Tour is a smartphone game published by Nintendo.

It supports multiple languages including Chinese. In non-Chinese game translation, Chinese sometimes mean only Traditional Chinese. Mario Kart also supports Simplified Chinese. So I played the game for learning.

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Where is text?

The main content of game is obviously race. Characters, item selections are texts. In Mario Kart Tour, you need to choose character, kart and glider before race start. Each has each charasteristics.

The words appeared are described below.

Characters

  • 马里欧 Mario
  • 桃花公主 Princess Peach
  • 耀西 Yoshi
  • 奇诺比奥 Toad
  • 酷霸王 Bowser
  • 森喜刚 Donkey Kong
  • 迪迪刚 Diddy Kong
  • 嘿呵 Shy Guy
  • 慢慢亀 Koopa Troopa

It seems translation come from sound. Koopa Troopa comes from visual image.

Item

  • 赛道 Track
  • 角色 Character
  • 杯赛 Cup match
  • 宝贝 Baby
  • 肥皂 Soap
  • 蘑菇 Mushroom
  • 冲刺 Spurt
  • 提升 Lift up
  • 喇叭 Trumpet

Baby is treasure.

Impression

As expected, it's race game. Texts are minor part.

Future Work

Novel game?

How to learn Chinese By Ring Fit Adventure

Exercise with Chinese

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What is Ring Fit Adventure?

Ring Fit Adventure is the exercise game on Nintendo Switch. In addition to the Switch itself, ring controller is needed for play.

One Switch controller(Joy-Con) inserts to the ring. The other side inserts to the band on the thigh. The movement of the body is tracked by the combination of the sensors on the two controllers.

Ring-side Joy-Con can measure heart beat ratio too.

Gakky's CM is famous.

Exercise Chinese

This game is translated to many languages including Chinese. Not only subtitles, also speech instructions are supported.

Playing the game in Chinese is the main part of this article.

Although I played in Simplified Chinese, the vocabulary below is Traditional Chinese due to the readiness of extraction. English and Japanese translations are also described.

Muscle Training

  • Back Press 背面推壓 ウシロプッシュ
  • Overhead Press 高舉雙臂推入 バンザイプッシュ
  • Front Press 向下推壓 サゲテプッシュ
  • Bow Pull 圓環箭 リングアロー
  • Shoulder Press 肩部推壓 カタニプッシュ
  • Tricep Kickback 三頭肌 トライセプス
  • Squat 深蹲 スクワット
  • Wide Squat 寬深蹲 ワイドスクワット
  • Overhead Squat 高舉雙臂深蹲 バンザイスクワット
  • Overhead Side Bend 高舉雙臂側彎 バンザイサイドベンド
  • Overhead Lunge Twist 高舉雙臂扭動 バンザイツイスト
  • Pendulum Bend 俯身划船 ベントオーバー
  • Overhead Bend 高舉雙臂晨式 バンザイモーニング
  • Thigh Press 大腿推壓 モモデプッシュ
  • Knee-to-Chest 抱膝式 ニートゥーチェスト
  • Seated Forward Press 往前推壓 マエニプッシュ
  • Hip Lift 提臀 ヒップリフト
  • Plank 平板支撐 プランク
  • Leg Raise 提腿 レッグレイズ
  • Open & Close Leg Raise 腿部開合 アシパカパカ

Rhythm

  • Standing Twist 甩手 スワイショウ
  • Overhead Hip Shake 高舉雙臂扭腰 バンザイコシフリ
  • Overhead Arm Twist 扭動手臂 アームツイスト
  • Overhead Arm Spin 轉轉手臂 グルグルアーム
  • Russian Twist 俄式扭腰 ロシアンツイスト
  • Flutter Kick 踢腿 バタバタレッグ
  • Seated Ring Raise 抬放Ring-Con リングアゲサゲ
  • Mountain Climber 登山式 マウンテンクライマー
  • Leg Scissors 剪刀式 ハサミレッグ
  • Knee Lift 抬抬大腿 モモアゲアゲ
  • Side Step 踏步 ステップアップ
  • Ring Raise Combo 連續抬放 アゲサゲコンボ
  • Knee-Lift Combo 連續抬腿 モモアゲコンボ

Yoga

  • Chair Pose 椅子姿勢 椅子のポーズ
  • Tree Pose 立木姿勢 立木のポーズ
  • Hinge Pose 合頁姿勢 チョウツガイのポーズ
  • Revolved Crescent Lunge Pose 扭轉側角姿勢 ねじり体側のポーズ
  • Warrior I Pose 英雄1的姿勢 英雄1のポーズ
  • Warrior II Pose 英雄2的姿勢 英雄2のポーズ
  • Warrior III Pose 英雄3的姿勢 英雄3のポーズ
  • Fan Pose 扇形姿勢 扇のポーズ
  • Boat Pose 船式 船のポーズ
  • Standing Forward Fold 摺疊軀體姿勢 折りたたむポーズ

Impression

The exercise is very hard. Before learning language, it seems I need more basic training...