你好，Adam

这是新的课表。

Ellen :)

你好，Adam

Here's the new lesson plan for you. :)

Ellen

你好Ellen,

Thanks for the clarification earlier.

Also I don't appear to have received the new lesson plans for this month... did you send them?  If not is it possible to send them by 230pm Beijing time as I will download them to my phone before work.

谢谢 

Ni hao, Adam

Usually, we ask " Ni ji sui le ? ", means " How old are you?" This applies for any person.

nianji is used when you ask old people "How old are you?"

"Nin duo da nianji le ?"

sui means ...years old. For example, I am 27 years old.

"Wo 27 sui le?"

Hey Ellen,

In the call this morning I used nianji for my dad's age (if you remember?) but you said to use sui instead.

What's the difference between nianji and sui for age?

Dear Adam,

Here's the new lesson list. :)

Ellen

Dear Adam,

就 can mean just, or be used as adv. to indicate an action happens soon ,or earlier than expected.

我现在就去 – right now I will go

我下班然后就去酒吧 – after work then I’ll go to a bar

These two sentences are correct.

以后就去外面 – after I will then go outside

It's better to say : 之后就去外面。Because 以后 is normally not used at the beginning of a sentence, it can be used after a time phrase, e.g. 一个小时以后 （in an hour).

Ellen :-)

* a bit of confusion

Hey Ellen,

I am having a bit confused with the word 就 in the Ele lesson 'my computer just froze'  就 is used as 'then.'  could you check the few sentences below and see if they are correct please?

Thanks.

我现在就去 – right now I will go

以后就去外面 – after I will then go outside

我下班然后就去酒吧 – after work then I’ll go to a bar

Dear Adam,

Here's the new lesson list. :-)

Ellen

Hi Adam,

If you have time today at 4.15pm, we can have a lesson then. :-)

-Ellen

Hey Ellen,

Tomorrow (Monday 27th) I will not be able to make the 8:15 session as I am currently in France and will arrive back at about 9:30am.  Is it possible to change the practice session again?!  Anytime after 10am should be a good time (BST +1) which I think is Beijing time 4pm onwards.

Thanks and apologies,
Adam

Xiexie!

Hi Adam,

I added more Intermediate lessons in the new lesson list. :-)

-Ellen

Hey Ellen,

Thanks for todays review!

I was thinking for the next lesson list is it possible to put in 1 or 2 more Intermediate lessons or high Elementary lessons and take out some regular Elementary lessons?

Thanks,
Adam

你好，Adam!

意味 can be used as a verb or a noun.

Hey Yuanlijie，

I just realised this is my first posting here!  Anyway is 意味 always followed by 着?

So if I am using 意味, I must say 意味着......

If I don't need to use 着 when do I not use it?

Thanks

Dear Adam,

Here's the lesson list for one month. :-)

-Ellen