User Comments - kevina
kevina
Posted on: How many family members do you have?
August 9, 2009 at 11:55 PM我家五口人， 我，太太， 大儿子，中儿子，小儿子 I'm not sure that's the right way to refer to my middle son or not.
Posted on: Pinyin Section 9
August 8, 2009 at 1:20 AMThe ri sound still gives me trouble, and when speaking quickly I don't think I differentiate my zi and ci sounds well enough. Being able to hear a variety of speakers make these sounds was of great help.
Posted on: Hot Pot
June 9, 2009 at 10:48 PMThis is a very timely episode for me. My wife bought me an electric steam boat for my birthday (last Saturday). We had a great huo guo meal with the kids that night. Chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu and tons of vegetables. Reminded me of the great hot pot dinners I have had in Hong Kong and Beijing.
Posted on: Why are You Studying Chinese?
June 4, 2009 at 1:10 AMThree years ago I started traveling to China a couple of times a year for work. Since everyone I work with there speaks English I didn't feel compelled to learn any more than the bare basics. But the more I went the sillier I felt that I couldn't communicate with many of the people I came in contact with outside of work. I started with ChinesePod and followed that up with some night classes at a nearby University, (through the Confucius Institute). I was not prepared for the enthusiasm my desire to learn the language generated in my agents and vendors in China. My desire to learn, certainly not my skill, has opened up so many opportunities to interact on a much more personal level. It has become one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. On a more humorous note, it is lots of fun to see the shocked expression on a face when you surprise them with 你叫什么名字!
Posted on: Introducing Shen Yajin (Helen)
May 31, 2009 at 12:48 PMWelcome Shenyajin! See you on twitter too.
Posted on: Toilet Types
April 12, 2009 at 11:32 AMOn some of my trips to China I have a couple of women with me who refuse to use the squat toilets available at some of the factories. Our agents have become very adept at notifying them to use the facilities "here" because the "next" ones are not acceptable.
Posted on: Too Heavy!
March 7, 2009 at 2:08 AMSilentnoise and Miantiao -
In the US a bum bag is called a fanny pack.
Posted on: Too Heavy!
March 3, 2009 at 12:34 AMWe just covered several different kinds of bags in my mandarin class. They included:
Shou(3)ti(1)bao(1) handbag 手提包
Shu(1)bao(1) book bag 书包
Qian(2)bao(1) wallet (money bag, ha ha) 钱包
Shou(3)ti(2)xiang(1) Briefcase 手提箱
Posted on: Newserino
March 1, 2009 at 1:36 PMPlecoDict does look like a great tool but according to their website it is currently in "development" for the iphone (which is what I have) and for macs. If it does come out I'll give it a try.
"Other Platforms: An iPhone / iPod Touch version of Pleco is in development, but we're not yet ready to announce a release date for it, nor do we have any information about features / pricing / upgrade policies on iPhone."
Posted on: Teacher services, vouchers, and a great start to learning Chinese!
December 20, 2009 at 3:24 AMOh, you should have Tarsi on more often! What a great voice!