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jennyzhu
Posted on: Meeting the Girlfriend's Parents
March 22, 2010 at 3:55 AMMy advice for foreigners dating Chinese is to stand up to greet your future in-laws.
Posted on: The Customer Comes First
March 15, 2010 at 3:13 AMYou can use both '家'(jiā) and ‘个'(gè) as measure words for a company. For example, 一个公司/yīgè gōngsī and 一家公司/yījiā gōngsī are both correct. And they are both commonly used.
Posted on: The Shanghai Literary Festival
March 9, 2010 at 6:36 AMI think the event pays for the authors' trip given that hotels and airlines are amongst the sponsors. I tried to buy tickets for the FT debate, but they are all sold out. China as a Super Power is a perennial favorite topic.
Yes, writers do sign books at the Lit Fest.
Posted on: Flying a Kite
March 8, 2010 at 3:59 AM潍坊(Wéifǎng) in Shandong Province is the heartland of kites in China. They have an annual kite festival there, 风筝节/fēngzhēngjié).
Posted on: Let's Just Be Friends
March 8, 2010 at 1:36 AMI am quite sure that there isn't a term which means 'friends with benefits' in Chinese.
Posted on: Waiting for Food
March 4, 2010 at 9:04 AMOne of my favourite comments has always been 'very useful lesson'. Thanks guys for the feedback!
Posted on: Saying Goodbye at the Airport
March 1, 2010 at 8:42 AM@tsingtaotiger,
Like Bababardwan says, Qing Wen is a good place to look for grammar related issues. These episodes deal with particles:
1) QW0045
2) QW0043
3) QW0042
Posted on: Saying Goodbye at the Airport
March 1, 2010 at 8:35 AM@xiaolong, Great to hear that you had fun in China and enjoyed using the language. Which parts of China did you visit?
Posted on: Buying a Shirt
February 23, 2010 at 4:03 AM布料/bùliào precisely refers to fabric. 面料/miànliào means material in a broader sense, which includes fabric and other kinds of material like fur.
Posted on: Have you bought your Shanghai Expo ticket?
March 26, 2010 at 3:20 AM@timlarson,
Yes, people in real life speak faster and don't always enunciate every word as I do in lower level lessons. It could be overwhelming to plunge into new content, while trying to figure out what the speakers are saying all at the same time. But I think it's really important to manage your studies. One way of doing it is to define the key patterns and vocabulary first and try to pick them up as you listen to the podcast. I've always found this approach to be quite useful. Like Siteng says, persistence and 加油!/jiāyóu!/Keep up the good work!