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Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 23, 2007 at 7:44 AM

Changye I think potato mud describes mashed potatoes brilliantly! I prefer something I can chew.

Posted on: Nakedness and Thieves
November 17, 2007 at 11:06 AM

Eileen - sorry you are going. I will remember your smiling face when you met me at Chinesepod. Best of luck

Posted on: Eileen's Big News
November 17, 2007 at 11:06 AM

Eileen - sorry you are going. I will remember your smiling face when you met me at Chinesepod. Best of luck

Posted on: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
October 29, 2007 at 8:35 AM

It struck me listening to this that some of these ne's were a bit like the English 'Well' as in "Well, where are you going?" or "Well, who does Wang Wei like?" or "Well, is he coming or not". Does that work?

Posted on: Getting Reimbursed
October 2, 2007 at 9:19 AM

I just feel the need to put in a word - I am not sure that I agree with nicolas but he does seem to be ganged up on. Everone should learn in their own way, but I am indeed cautious at trying to read fellow learners hanzi, as I worry that I might pick up mistakes... For me it is very clear that Native Speakers is what I want to copy above all else.

Posted on: Getting Reimbursed
October 1, 2007 at 4:23 AM

PaulC Yes, I have that problem sometimes with the first sentence of the dialogue - I think it applies to all lessons not just intermediate

Posted on: Accents and Subway Survival
September 29, 2007 at 12:12 PM

I can confirm that I love your podcasts and indeed they are great fun. Thanks :-)

Posted on: Accents and Subway Survival
September 29, 2007 at 10:37 AM

HELP!! "The Chinese t is not aspirated" the podcast said. But everywhere just Everywhere else you read that the chinese t IS aspirated. Look at books, look on the internet just EVERYWHERE. Did you mean it is not voiced? It is also not voiced in English. The French t is not aspirated

Posted on: Getting Reimbursed
September 27, 2007 at 6:53 AM

Sorry folks - I have just looked at the PDF which answers my question above

Posted on: Getting Reimbursed
September 27, 2007 at 6:42 AM

Something I am not sure of: When the guy says : 我知道了 does he mean "I now understand" (as a result of what he has just been told) or does he mean "I knew" (he knew it before he was just told?