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RJ
Posted on: The Mysterious Metric System (Part 2)
January 5, 2013 at 5:36 PMIt would be nice if the US would go metric already. I mean come on, even Australia was able to handle that one. Shame on us.
Posted on: Leaving a Tip
January 4, 2013 at 9:37 PMTim,
No worries, you gave me enough to think about, and I trust your judgement over my hurried attempts to pound a square peg in a round hole any day. Your input is always welcome and appreciated.
Posted on: Windows 8
January 4, 2013 at 12:47 PMMore new magic. David and John doing an intermediate lesson. Good to hear a male voice now and then. Great job.
Posted on: Table Manners in the West
January 3, 2013 at 1:00 PMbohan,
I think she is saying that people pronounce this sound as bia but the closest character is ba ( 吧). Connie read it as ba so you wouldnt be asking why is she pronouncing 吧 incorrectly. It could confuse students since in every other case this is pronounced ba. This is onomatopoeia, not a real word so who cares. Say it as bia but it can only be represented in written Chinese as ba (吧). My question is how does this sound like smacking lips?
Posted on: Leaving a Tip
January 2, 2013 at 5:34 PMHi Tim,
In the lesson banter, John and Dilu decide its just a "habit." I was just wondering if that's all there is, or they just left it at that since its an elementary lesson. Of course grammar comes after the fact, so I suppose there may be somebody somewhere with a formal explanation. For me at this point it just feels right, just like English quirks that I cant explain, and its not terribly important either, but I was just curious.
Posted on: Leaving a Tip
January 2, 2013 at 3:33 PMJohn,
I always interpreted the le on guole as signifying that it is really talking about the future, (future perfect aspect) as in "it will be enough". Same with bie wangle. You cant forget until the future time arrives.Dont forget to take your money when you leave. If you have already left, its too late. You can not know if an amount of food is enough until you eat it. So you guess, it will be enough. Works for me anyway. Or is it truly just a habit?
Posted on: Teresa Teng & "Tian Mi Mi"
December 31, 2012 at 2:35 PMMafani,
yes the "first song" they mentioned is the one I listed below. "Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin". Here is a sinosplice link where John discusses it and you can play the song as well.
http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/the-moon-represents-my-heart
Posted on: Teresa Teng & "Tian Mi Mi"
December 30, 2012 at 3:11 PMbtw - Comments on this discussion page are not showing up on the community page.
Posted on: Teresa Teng & "Tian Mi Mi"
December 30, 2012 at 2:55 PMGreat show. Looking forward to a song more appropriate for men to sing. Do men in China sing Teresa Teng songs at KTV?
You guys go together like Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, for those old enough and American enough to remember. Good job.
Posted on: The Mysterious Metric System (Part 2)
January 6, 2013 at 9:41 PMIm sure that will be addressed in Al Gore's sequel.