User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 3, 2008 at 3:11 PMCassie, yes, accents are a fact and they are not bad things. I doubt if I could tell you were from South China, my Chinese ear is not that good yet. :-) Maybe someday. RJ
Posted on: Diet Coke
May 3, 2008 at 1:52 PMyea, I was a little disappointed in the olympic mascots. Too hello kitty like. Too childish maybe. A hard thing to come up with though. I understand that.
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 3, 2008 at 1:25 PMamazing. I was refering to an english accent but if Richard has a Beijing accent, I would say he has achieved a very high level of proficiency. I can always tell when I am listening to a Chinese english speaker even when the english is very very good. There are always small things that give it away. Only ABC can be perfect. I would have thought the same would be true of native english speakers that learn Chinese.
Posted on: Ending your sentence with 啊 & 呀 (a & ya)
May 3, 2008 at 12:57 PMarchitpol, as you say, 的 is possesive and also can be used to attach adjectives to nouns. Adj + de +N. 得 on the other hand modifies verbs and comes after the verb followed by a compliment. Henning has posted some wonderful examples, perhaps he will be so kind as to direct you there.
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 3, 2008 at 12:32 PMCassie, when you listen to someone like Richard who is very good, speak Chinese, can you tell that he is a foreigner? Does he have an "accent"?
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 3, 2008 at 12:25 AMIn reference to my above question - I wasnt sure if golden week refered to the concept of the whole week off, or was specific to the may holiday, but I have confirmed that all 3 holidays will be involved.
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 2, 2008 at 1:04 PMI like the cross talk style. it reminds me of martin and lewis or abott and costello etc. There is a distinct flavor to it when done in Chinese however and I wish I could understand Chinese well enough to appreciate it fully. Can they do "who's on first?" I dont suppose it would work in Chinese as the Chinese cross talk bits wont work well in english.
Posted on: Crosstalk and Labor Day Holiday
May 2, 2008 at 9:50 AMDoes this affect only the holiday in May? How about National day in Oct. and the new year holidays? I believe the practice of working weekends to extend the holiday applied here as well.
Posted on: Roommates and What Chinese Think of Foreigners
April 27, 2008 at 12:03 PMScheu, great points. I want to know more about these things. Can you elaborate some since you seem to have some experience and maybe long term we can get another show out of Amber. Laughter can mean different things. Very important. How do the Chinese use laughter differently from a westerner? How do the Chinese react to stress? Thanks. -RJ
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May 3, 2008 at 8:16 PM7306 yrs, At the rate Im going, should be just about advanced level by then. Given the extra eleven weeks.