User Comments - quasifrog
quasifrog
Posted on: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
August 10, 2008 at 7:34 AMI have purely used Chinesepod.com for my Chinese lessons since arriving here in February. I never had any real knowledge or concept of this way of phrasing. This was a monumental lesson for me, and it should considerably cut down on the horrified, constipated, facial expressions that I receive when I try to utter something in this language. Learning Mandarin is getting fun.
The basketball game stories were funny too. Thanks guys.
Posted on: The Attitude Pattern (yǒu shénme... 有什么...)
July 15, 2008 at 1:13 PMThat was rather snippy of me. Oh well. It was in theme.
And! Who doesn't love all of the great Canadian comedy duos? McKenzie Brothers! Penn and Teller! Terrance and Phillip!
Posted on: The Attitude Pattern (yǒu shénme... 有什么...)
July 15, 2008 at 12:49 PMThis "America" you speak of is vast and diverse Amber. Being from South Louisiana, I can tell you that we have foods you have never seen in Buffalo or Seattle. Please feel free to come on down to Cajunland and see what a great melange of culinary influences makes us unique and adds great dimension to that big bad America that quarrelsome Canadians like to speak of so highly. We grow our own rice there and season our great variety of seafoods, meats and vegetables with spices that would make a moose dance and shout. By the way, Chinese food is amazing and the best fish and chips I ever had was in Vancouver. Cheers.
Posted on: One-on-One Basketball
May 29, 2008 at 7:32 AMJohn! How can I access all of the lessons at one level? I am too old to learn new tricks. I was enjoying a simple daily regiment of elementary lessons. How do I do that? I really just wanna access elementary lessons , then move to intermediate when I feel I am ready. Don't want "random lessons". HELP!!!!!!!!
Posted on: KTV
May 25, 2008 at 1:10 AMMan if I could speak Chinese THAT fast....
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 21, 2008 at 10:38 AMThanks for all of the Xiaojie input. This language is pretty darned hard, but I refuse to give up. My students laugh at me when I test my new Chinese words on them. At 41, I'd like to see if I can climb this hill. You guys are my number one learning aid. I have told many here in Beijing about you.
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 18, 2008 at 4:54 AMHow come everytime I call a young woman Xiaojie here in Beijing, she tell me that I am calling her a hooker? What are my options?
Posted on: Ordering Noodles
April 15, 2008 at 8:12 AMJenny, that "dry men" comment still has me laughing, and the way Ken mocked you about hiding behind the magazine to seek out all of the dry men was priceless. I am still laughing with! Not at!
Posted on: Ordering Noodles
April 15, 2008 at 8:02 AMThanks Calkins. I will count my rmb and see if I can get one or two of those "made in America" products on my developing nation salary. No girlfriend at the moment, but the thong does have an odd appeal to me. Hmm?
Posted on: Changes on ChinesePod
September 1, 2008 at 2:28 PMNo problem. But! But! Please continue letting us pay month to month without mandatory bank drafts, and here's a really great suggestion. :
My ICBC card with Union Pay is a much bigger account than my little Colorado Bank so how about letting us expats pay with our Chinese money since this is where we're making it? OK?