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GPS Lesson

April 15, 2009 at 07:21 AM

Conincidentally I selected the Mandarin voice option on my GPS here in Los Angeles about a month ago to hear "daily" directions and to reinforce what I've learned. I... Read more

Negative comment counter bug solved!

April 15, 2009 at 06:12 AM

I just thought I got 10 new messages, because the counter was at 7 - but 居然 it was just giving the correct number! Thanks for the fix. :) Read more

Brand New Newbie!

April 15, 2009 at 05:32 AM

I'm a visiting nurse in the community, which means a working knowledge of many languages (fluency preferred but not yet achieved!) is beneficial. Chinese is my curre... Read more

My 杭州 (hangzhou) photo set

April 14, 2009 at 12:28 PM

I just thought I'd post this in case anyone was intersted. Its a link to the flickr photo set of my recent trip to Hangzhou http://www.flickr.com/photos/27292029@N02... Read more

Newbies - What do you read?

April 13, 2009 at 09:30 PM

I want to start reading to get used to Chinese characters and grammar, but I don't know where to go! So, I ask, newbies- what do you read? Children's books? Newspape... Read more

Activities and Search

April 13, 2009 at 04:26 PM

I'm really enjoying using activities but one thing I am finding difficult is keeping up with conversations that I'm taking part in.  This is made difficult too... Read more

CPod lesson dialogue Quotes

April 13, 2009 at 02:52 PM

It's funny how some lines from the CPod dialogues just stick in your mind.I'm not talking about the lexical chunks that we can recall when we either need to or try t... Read more

Pacing Tips?

April 13, 2009 at 06:30 AM

As a newbie what is the best way to work through the lessons? Would it be best to memorize and master each lesson before moving on or is a solid understanding good e... Read more

Too small

April 13, 2009 at 04:46 AM

Hi Team, love chinese pod, I listen to the latest episodes on my ipod nano whilst on the train.  My eyesite is great for reading, but I really have problems rea... Read more

I need help translating a sentence!

April 13, 2009 at 01:12 AM

Hi folks! If one of our more advanced poddies has a moment I would be so grateful if you could help me to translate the following sentence into Chinese. (A Chinese c... Read more