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Posted on: Visiting a Colleague in Hospital
November 8, 2016 at 11:36 AMA lesson on visiting a spouse's ageing parents in a nursing home would be useful for myself as well as others. On my most recent flight to Taiwan, I sat next to a gentleman who was doing the same. He was learning the Chinese language as well. Also, the place that we rent when in Taipei alternates between my wife and I and another couple there for the same reason.
Posted on: What Star Sign Are You?
October 12, 2016 at 11:00 PM蛮 in the third sentence of the dialogue, according to my dictionary, is translated best as barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless. Would the character满 work here or perhaps be better?
Posted on: Comparing 'Finally' Using 终于、总算、毕竟
October 2, 2016 at 11:45 AMWriting from Internet Explorer this browser does not freeze, so seems to be that the code does not work for Chrome.
Posted on: Comparing 'Finally' Using 终于、总算、毕竟
October 2, 2016 at 11:31 AMTwice the review factor has frozen my page and I need to start with a new Browser. This is on Google Chrome so perhaps other browsers do not have this problem.
Posted on: Making Comparisons
September 6, 2016 at 11:52 AMLook up the publication list from Cheng-Tsui (search on Google). A particular graded series that I have read from is given at https://www.cheng-tsui.com/browse/tales-and-traditions-2e. This recommendation is for the Tales and Traditions graded series.
There are also apps on Google Play to explore for Tablets or Phones that given graded series for news, etc.
Posted on: Ghost Month
September 6, 2016 at 10:55 AMAlthough the pace of the dialogue is intended to provide suspense, it is also very useful for understanding at my current level of listening to the spoken language. Perhaps more lessons can be spoken at this pace as a transition lesson.
Posted on: Making Handmade Cards
June 15, 2016 at 1:41 PMLooks like an interesting forum. Thanks!
Posted on: Making Handmade Cards
June 14, 2016 at 7:39 PMCan you clarify when to use 弄 vs 做 (nòng vs zuò). In the lesson, 弄 is translated to make, whereas 做 is translated as to do. In the past, my understanding that nòng was a generalized term for to do. So I am left with a lack of understanding of when to use each term.
Posted on: Which Way to the Mall?
June 1, 2016 at 10:19 PMIn the dialogue why is there a guò le le ....? in the sentence below. The guò le is a complete action (le1), but what is the second le? If it is a change of state le2 why is it not at the end of phrase or at least after yīyuàn? A puzzle to me!
你从这里直走，在明大路右转，直走不远会看到一家医院，过了了医院就左转，再走5分钟，过三个路口就到了。
Posted on: Will vs Can using 会 [會] huì
December 21, 2016 at 11:30 PMIn the dialogue each of the sentences huì denotes WILL except for the last sentence in which it denotes a learned ability. '' A明天会下雨。WILL It will rain tomorrow. B知道啦，我会带伞。I Know, I know, I'll (I WILL) bring an umbrella. A明天你会骑自行车去吗？WILL Will you ride a bike there tomorrow? B 不会 (WILL NOT)，我会打车。WILL A为什么不骑自行车？Why won't you ride a bike? B因为，我不会骑自行车。 Because I don't know how (LEARNED ABILITY) to ride a bike.