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bababardwan
Posted on: Do You Know That Girl?
August 11, 2009 at 7:10 AMstevemisch,
I reckon:
1.you can drop the de if you're referring to someone the ta is very close to eg family or close friend
2.I think you nailed it there.
3.Also agree from what I've heard.It has a much more innocent meaning in China..just meaning having some innocent fun,and not the connotation it can take on in the west.
Posted on: Do You Know That Girl?
August 10, 2009 at 5:51 AMAha,thanks Jenny..use the generic zhidao.
Posted on: Do You Know That Girl?
August 10, 2009 at 5:03 AMOk,so ren4shi means you have to actually know the person.How would one respond if you didn't renshi the person but knew who they were?
Posted on: How many family members do you have?
August 7, 2009 at 7:44 AMorangina and miantiao,I've transferred to here.
Posted on: How many family members do you have?
August 7, 2009 at 1:19 AMI was going to add,shouldn't it be 十口人[shi2kou3ren2..ten people]？I thought she had forgotten to count 我我 [wo3wo3..(me me) ] in.I thought it was a joke at first,that a newbie was counting each person twice due to the reduplification of the characters [or eg ba4ba..(father) being twice the man he ought to be...or each has a split personality].
Alternatively,this may be a representative family member.
Posted on: Amusement Park
August 6, 2009 at 11:25 PMzhenlijiang,
好的。我不骗。嘶。我猜。。我觉得从五到十秒钟。到底我猜八秒钟。好的，你告诉我。多少秒钟？
Posted on: Why Are You at Home?
August 5, 2009 at 11:52 PMjwhitson,
There are quite a few ways to pose a question in Chinese.I believe you are completely correct about the inflection here,but also the general exasperated tone of here voice was important.Once again context is also important I think.I struck this interesting concept you are raising some time back.I think the more you listen to [especially emotionally charged] dialogues,the more you get a feel for it.
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 9: Here Comes the Baby!
August 11, 2009 at 7:49 AMmatt,
剖腹产
..那个问题评论了这里