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connie
Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
December 13, 2010 at 3:20 AMThanks toianw. Good explanation!
Posted on: Farewell Dinner
December 13, 2010 at 3:14 AMThe word is 恭喜gōngxǐ：to congratulate .
It has been covered in many newbie and elementary lessons.
Posted on: Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4
December 10, 2010 at 3:34 AM商量的情况也有。有的房东不愿意付中介费，所以租客得一个人来付全部的费用。有的时候也可以讨价还价。但是对中介来说，他一般会先告诉你"各付百分之三十五"这个规定。
Posted on: Politely Declining an Invitation
December 10, 2010 at 2:39 AM事 shì and 事儿 shìr, 一点 yīdiǎn and 一点儿 yīdiǎnr are identical in meaning and usage.
The difference is that 事 and 一点 are preferred in the South, whereas 事儿 and 一点儿 is preferred in the North.
Posted on: Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4
December 10, 2010 at 2:28 AMSorry for the late reply.
”中介费是百分之三十五，也就是你们每个人给我一千六百八十块。 “
中介费是房东和租客各付一个月租金的百分之三十五，也就是房东要付百分之三十五，租客也要付百分之三十五。
在对话里，"中介费是百分之三十五。"这句话没有说清楚。但是在口语中，中介人员会以为你明白这个规定，所以把"中介费是房东和租客各付一个月租金的百分之三十五"简单地说成"中介费是百分之三十五"。
Posted on: Nearby Tea House
December 10, 2010 at 2:12 AMGood dialogue! I made some corrections for you.
A：你家附近有银行吗？
nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu yínháng ma？
B：有。应该就在前面左边。
yǒu. Yīnggāi jiù zài qiánmiàn zuǒbian.
A：请问，附近有厕所吗？
qǐngwèn，fùjìn yǒu cèsuǒ ma？
B：咖啡厅就在前面。咖啡厅里面有厕所。
kāfēitīng jiù zài qiánmiàn. Kāfēitīng lǐmiàn yǒu cèsuǒ.
Posted on: Skincare: Moisturizing Cream
December 9, 2010 at 2:00 AMHer name is 张云晶 Zhāng Yúnjīng. She is from 黑龙江 Hēilóngjiāng.
Posted on: 不能说的事儿
December 9, 2010 at 1:44 AM这里的“的”是个语气词。加“的”使句子听起来更惊讶更夸张。
Posted on: 不能说的事儿
December 9, 2010 at 1:19 AM这里的“的”表示肯定语气。用不用“的”意思相同。但用“的”后加强肯定的语气。
Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned
December 13, 2010 at 3:25 AMWhen you use 这些Zhèxiē， you don't need to add the measure word.
1. 这些衣服要洗。Zhèxiē yīfu yào xǐ. (don't need to add 件 jiàn。)
2. 这几件衣服要洗。Zhè jǐ jiàn yīfu yào xǐ.
Sentence 1. and Sentence 2. are the same.