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The Challenge

To learn a new language! My chosen language is Chinese Mandarin. One of the websites suggests to improve learning writing a blog in the language helps. As a complete beginner the challenge is to write a sentence at least once a week. I will write the Chinese (simplified) and pinyin along with the English original. Constructive feedback is encouraged.
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learning new words

我住在爱丁堡。爱丁堡在苏格兰。 wǒ zhù zài ài dīng bǎo. ài dīng bǎo zài sū gé lán. I live in Edinburgh, Edinburgh is in Scotland. I am starting to remember more pinyin which is required to pronounce the words but also to type them.

2nd attempt

我的爸爸要冰茶, 我要热咖啡 我不要牛奶 Wǒ de bàba yào bīng chá, wǒ yào rè kāfēi wǒ bùyào niúnǎi My father wants iced tea, I want hot coffee I do not want milk I would like sugar but I haven't leant how to ask that yet .....

Here goes

你要不要牛奶? Nī yào bù yào niú nǎi? Do you want milk? Literal: you want not want cow milk. The first sentence I thought in characters first and then worked out. Then I found 羊 yáng is sheep 山羊 shángyáng is goat (mountain sheep)