User Comments - abelle
abelle
Posted on: I Miss Daddy!
May 24, 2009 at 10:06 PMHi, in a Chinese language book I have, I recently saw "fuqin" for father and "muqin" for mother. I was surprised because in Chinese 101 I had also learned "baba" and "mama" for father and mother.
What is the difference?
Xiexie. --Mystic
Posted on: Seeing Somebody to the Door
May 24, 2009 at 5:24 PMHello, can someone tell me the difference between using hen 很 and zhen 真. Why is it
Posted on: Stinky Feet
May 21, 2009 at 2:06 PMMy mom is from the Philippines where they always take off their shoes when entering a home. My dad is an American and he's adopted the same custom. So we don't wear shoes in our house. It sure does keep the house clean!
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
May 20, 2009 at 11:50 PMThank you for telling me about the audio review. I didn't know what it is and wasn't using it. Now I'll start using it too!
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
May 20, 2009 at 6:41 PMHi, I wonder how long it takes someone to finish all the Newbie lessons and move to the Elementary level? I took Chinese 101 at my school last fall and have been using ChinesePod to fill in this spring and summer until I can take Chinese 102 next fall. I'm sad to say I forgot a lot of things already from the time I finished Chinese 101 until my mom signed me up for ChinesePod--about 6 months! Especially the characters! I was lazy and didn't review my books as my laoshi advised me to do during that time. --Mystic, Washington DC
Posted on: Beijing/Shanghai and Being a Good Guest
May 15, 2009 at 2:13 PMHi, I am a new member. I will miss Amber's programs. The second half of this one reminded me of when I visit my grandma and grandpa, who are from the Philippines. My grandma cooks tons of food all day and keeps making us eat a lot of everything she cooks. We always come home fat after visiting them! I think this is a tradition all over Asia. --Mystic, Washington DC
Posted on: Seeing Somebody to the Door
May 24, 2009 at 10:09 PMThank you, gesang. That makes sense.