User Comments - henning
henning
Posted on: Snacks
July 22, 2007 at 12:40 PMroyelder, Goulnik has done quite a few full transcripts for older lessons. You find them right here: http://goulnik.com/chinese/
Posted on: Giving up a Seat
July 22, 2007 at 6:52 AMMy wife and her friends always address themselves with the full name (last name + given name). It seemed weird to me at first but I got used to it. Actually this "full name address" seems to indicate closeness in certain situations.
Posted on: Social Networking
July 22, 2007 at 6:48 AMclarence, "plain English" at the UI level? Yes, I guess you are indeed the only one.
Posted on: Social Networking
July 21, 2007 at 9:01 AMThanks, Changye! Nice one!
Posted on: Social Networking
July 21, 2007 at 8:06 AMOK, it is alredy mentioned here: http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/grammar/parts-of-speech/conjunctions/types/general/yinwei And is announced to be covered in detail here; http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/grammar/structure/complex-sentences/types/causative-sentences
Posted on: Social Networking
July 21, 2007 at 7:47 AMAn interesting conjunjtion / construction here that I read for the first time: 之所以[...]，是因为 Is that a common one? Worthy to end up in this hall of fame one day? http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/grammar/parts-of-speech/conjunctions/types/general
Posted on: Social Networking
July 21, 2007 at 6:31 AMLanguage discovery for me: 你会发现生活多了很多乐趣和惊喜。 "多了很多" - "more than very many". Good stuff.
Posted on: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
July 20, 2007 at 11:10 AMI guess those will be the future homes for this topic in the Grammar Guide: http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/grammar/structure/simple-sentences/topics/complete-and-partial-negation http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/grammar/parts-of-speech/adverbs/types/general
Posted on: Buying Train Tickets
July 19, 2007 at 2:41 PM可以 keyi is "can" in the sense of a *permission* 必须 bìxū is "must" I would see them as opposite.
Posted on: My Dog
July 22, 2007 at 4:24 PMBob! Good to have you back! :) We already got worried: http://chinesepod.com/connections/viewpost/henning/connect/%22Age+Pyramid%22+of+the+CPod+community%3F+%5Busage+not+biological+age%5D