User Comments - channa
channa
Posted on: Going Dutch
March 13, 2008 at 12:21 PMBefore listening to this lesson, this was my best guess about the origins of AA制: the 'AA' is actually a pictograph of two people standing side by side. Letters of the alphabet were chosen (as opposed to Chinese characters) to represent the fact that this is a foreign system. Voila. Who needs research? Consider this my contribution to 'Englese' (aka 'The Chinesepod Project to Improve the Chinese Language').
Posted on: Event Times
March 8, 2008 at 5:07 AMis Clay now writing the intros? Either that, or his 'merican speech is starting to rub off on Amber. I lived in Canada for 4 years and never heard anyone say "this here" anything...
Posted on: MSN and QQ
March 4, 2008 at 2:06 PMIs there any difference between 上网 shang4 wang3 and 网上 wang3 shang4 in either meaning or usage?
Posted on: My Scooter Won't Start
March 3, 2008 at 10:39 AMgreat sound effects in this dialogue!
Posted on: Chinese Green Eggs and Ham
March 2, 2008 at 1:26 AMlove it! will stay tuned for 帽子里的猫.
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: History
March 2, 2008 at 12:23 AMhi brokenwindow, First thing that comes to mind is yun4 dong4 运动, meaning sports or exercise. Here are 2 online dictionaries I use. You can input pin yin, English, or Chinese: http://www.nciku.com/ http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/chinese-dictionary.php
Posted on: Long Distance and Cultural Mysteries
February 29, 2008 at 4:30 AMawesome, thanks amber.
Posted on: Long Distance and Cultural Mysteries
February 29, 2008 at 3:12 AMa question at all you Skype users out there-- I would like to start using Skype but first need to buy a microphone. How would I say 'microphone' (meaning microphone for my computer) in Chinese? And how much should this item cost? Thanks for your help!
Posted on: #39
February 28, 2008 at 11:36 AMforget running... swimming in the lakes in China can be dangerous.
Posted on: #41
March 15, 2008 at 11:35 AMthis is a dialogue I can imagine having with family or friends when they come to visit me in China, albeit in English. "This is ____(peanuts/seaweed/jellyfish/etc). You can eat it."