User Comments - bababardwan

Posted on: Pregnancy Series 7: Choosing a Name for the Baby

It loaded the first time.Thwarted by technology.Here's a link anyway.Sacre bleu,现在浮现 ！

Posted on: Pregnancy Series 7: Choosing a Name for the Baby

I kinda like these shoes:

但是，看起来不是时髦，因为expansion说：

“现在没人穿这种大红大绿的衣服了，看起来好俗。”

糟糕！！

Posted on: Pregnancy Series 7: Choosing a Name for the Baby

bodawei,

I'm not sure I ever checked out the wei part of your name,but that sounds like great sport...very funny and thanks for sharing.hmm...I'd like to have a Chinese name open to such sport with pos/neg depending on the tones.Have to think about that one.

Posted on: Finally

melbourne,

Sorry for being unclear.Actually,looking back now I see I wasn't referring to my first question.Rather I was referring to Pete's first answer [which I wrongly presumed was going in order...but I didn't check back]...which was in regards to the grammatical pattern where the verb is repeated.I felt Pete's answer cleared things up for me on the 呢 front quite nicely in this particular instance ,but agree that if there is not already a QW on it ,then it would be useful.

Posted on: Finally

Pete,

Thanks for your explanations to my many questions.I have understood 呢 when used in contexts such as 你呢,but have known I need to look into this little character further to better understand it's usage.Your explanation on this front has been very helpful to that end.The only thing I may need to look into further is my first question,but I'm getting a bit of a feel for it.

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Dongbei

Thanks paulinurus.I just hope others give me the benefit of the doubt if I were to accidentally use 小姐 which patrick0530 kindly reminded me [it was pointed out to me a few months ago on another thread here] can have a negative implication in that region [I think it's fine elsewhere....but am happy to be corrected].What do others feel about using this form of address to a Chinese person in general without knowing where they come from?

Posted on: The Pinyin Program Will Be Unleashed

Woohoo/wushu.Thanks for listening to requests.Can't wait for SBTG.And another Lao Wang [pushed to the edge ] and new Program to boot.Sounds like another super week.I wonder how many will make an extra effort to extend themselves up into the media lesson.I can't say a show about Ponies sounds particularly inspiring,though it does have me intrigued.But I have great faith that if Jenny is involved it will be great.Actually if it's a kids show,involving kids stories then that will be great not only for me ,but also to share with my youngest.But of course,you're going to keep us guessing.Lesson suggestion thread is a great idea;thanks.

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Dongbei

paulinurus,

You may consider "Wanna order some food, buddy?" as gutter,but to me it would depend on the tone it was said.I think it could be said in a disrespectful tone which may cause offense to some,or if you can imagine it being said in a very friendly tone,which I think is the point here,then it could be warm and real.Personally I would prefer the latter and would feel more at home/relaxed in such an atmosphere than being addressed in a really formal way in a posh snobby restaurant.I also think to bridge the cultural gap we have to try and understand it not from how we'd take such an address in a western setting,but by how it is viewed by the Chinese,and thus I think frederickrikers post above is very informative and to me makes sense.Rather than being a slight [which as I say seems to be judging it with western values] I think it speaks well for warm,genuine,friendly down to earth people.To me it makes the place more appealing.Of course that's just me.I may be wrong,but that's how I view it.

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Dongbei

frederickriker,

Thanks for an interesting post and points well made.

Posted on: Finally

lol,touche.I'd love to see that !