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catherinem
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 20, 2010 at 3:13 AMThe iTunes feed issue has been fixed. Please let us know if you are still having any problems. Thanks!
Posted on: An Introduction!
April 20, 2010 at 1:35 AM@joehardy and @AngMo Thanks for the support, guys! It's always nice to see less-frequent commentors letting us know how they feel :) We're working on developing a plan for Cantonese right now. Check back in with our blog later this summer for updates about Cantonese. As for Shanghainese, our first official lesson comes out on Friday, so enjoy!
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 20, 2010 at 1:30 AMSorry... my intention was NOT to make anyone feel old! :)
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 19, 2010 at 9:18 AMYou're right, xiao_liang - those old ones are white cloth with big safety pins at the sides - I just happened to like the funky-colored ones I linked to when I did my google search!!
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 19, 2010 at 9:07 AMHere you go: cloth diapers.
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 19, 2010 at 8:33 AMThanks for noting this. We are aware of the iTunes feed problem and the tech. team is working to fix it as we speak.
Posted on: These Napkins Ain't Free
April 19, 2010 at 7:52 AMThe word for "server" used in the dialog is: 服务员儿 fúwùyuánér. I can't say for Taiwan, as I've never lived there, but I do know that here in south China many people use the term 小姐 xiǎojiě ("miss") when addressing a waitress (women only, not used with waiters). Be careful though as this has another meaning in many parts of north China.
Posted on: Daddy Changes a Diaper
April 19, 2010 at 7:43 AMJust to clarify, frank09, there is such a thing as non-disposable diapers. These were the standard before disposable diapers were introduced (around the 1950s, I think). Many people still prefer these because they are more environmentally friendly than disposables. They are generally made of cloth.
Posted on: An Introduction!
April 19, 2010 at 2:07 AMYou can say: "Qing men" (in IPA = tç'in mən").
Posted on: 网络红人
April 21, 2010 at 1:38 AMThe standard is 5 key words, which "expand" into 15 expansion sentences. You'll find at least this many in each lesson. Some lessons have more - it really depends on the level and content of each lesson. As a side note - "For the minimal time / effort it would take CPOD staff to generate example sentences for such vocab" - since we annotate each word (we provide the simplified/traditional characters, pinyin, and translation into English in the pop-up) and record audio files for each sentence/vocab. item, there's nothing really minimal about it. That being said, your point is well-taken, though. I also think the expansion sentences are a great study tool.