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marcojane
Posted on: A Notification Notification, and Other Happenings
May 15, 2011 at 7:02 PMI'm not receiving any e-mail notifications. How do I sign up? Can't find it anywhere on website. I'm sure it's quite clear, but I just don't see it... Jane
Posted on: Toothache
May 3, 2011 at 11:00 PMWhy use bá for "pull"? I thought it was lā. Is this because it refers to a tooth?
Posted on: Getting Picked up by a Driver
April 17, 2011 at 9:33 PMXiè xie nǐ. Wǒ zhǎo dào le. Zěn me shuō "I found IT" zài Zhōng wén li? Jane
Posted on: Getting Picked up by a Driver
April 16, 2011 at 11:20 PMHow do I address a bus driver, as in a bus driver who is hired to drive a group to another city? Also, does anyone remember the title of the Elementary Lesson about how to address people?? I marked it "studied" and want to listen again and can't find it in the list. Thanks.
Posted on: Stealing a Nose
April 1, 2011 at 6:32 PMThanks. I'll check out. Hey,frog nose; human nose--same difference. Do frogs havenoses??
Posted on: Stealing a Nose
March 30, 2011 at 6:44 PMXiè xie nǐ, Connie. That helps although the zhāng zuiba doesn't make sense as a mouth isn't flat. But, I'll just learn it. I find the measure words sometimes help me remember the meaning of nouns.
Posted on: Stealing a Nose
March 25, 2011 at 3:59 PMXiè xie. I've been wondering, though, why a fish (yú) is considered long like kù zi tuǐ ... Fish aren't long.
What about the measure words for bízi, zuǐbā, and ěrduo?
By the way, don't know if it would be useful to others, but I found an app for my phone that is terrific. It is called Hanping Chinese Pro, costs $6, and is a terrific Chinese dictionary with words in different colors for each tone It even gives the pronunciation of words. I use it all the time when I study as I'm having trouble remembering the tones. I also have trouble seeing them when I print out your lessons or look in a regular dictionary (old lady). It will be a lifesaver on my next trip to China! Jane
Posted on: Stealing a Nose
March 23, 2011 at 6:55 PMWhat is the measure word for parts of the body?
Posted on: Anybody home?
March 22, 2011 at 12:37 AMYes, it helped, thanks. I'm also studying words on my cell phone.
Posted on: Grammar Lesson
May 31, 2011 at 11:41 PMAbsolutely yes! I taught it for 31 years. English grammar, as you know, "hěn nán"! This teacher, though, sounds like me. You have no idea how many times I said the English equivalent of "yǔfǎ shì wǒmen de hǎopéngyou." I cringed as I listened to this dialogue. I even wrote a series of books to teach English-speaking students English grammar (from Grade 1 through 12). The series is called "Grammar with a Giggle" because that is the only way one can approach English grammar--with a sense of humor. In Chinese grammar, I find that while the lack of verb tenses is wonderful, the syntax is extremely difficult to grasp (not to mention the tones to learn).