User Comments - simonpettersson
simonpettersson
Posted on: SKRITTER!!!
August 29, 2009 at 6:21 AMSkritter is da bomb.
Although, trying it on Cpod, it seems I can only practice the latest 20 words in my vocab. Or am I missing something here?
Posted on: Podcast Language 3
June 10, 2009 at 7:32 AMrjberki, I use StudyArcade on my iPhone to learn vocab. It syncs with ChinesePod with a click on the screen, and has two different learning games (with more on the way) and four different learning algorithms (random, review, test cramming and SuperMemo2). It's my favourite thing in the world.
Of course, if you don' have an iPhone, it doesn't help. It also doesn't help with lessons without vocab, such as Qing Wen or The Menu Stealer. Sadly, that means I don't learn the vocab from those lessons.
Posted on: Podcast Language 3
June 8, 2009 at 12:27 PMI'd REALLY love if the words taught in Qing Wen were availible for adding to the personal vocabulary. I use that to learn new words, so I have a hard time learning the words in the QW lessons.
However, great lesson!
Posted on: Funny Rice
May 25, 2009 at 10:27 AMIt's HILARIOUS!
At least it's funny, in a corny way. I like it. And puns are actually a pretty powerful tool, as you're forced to go a bit deeper than you usually do. Very good lesson. I'd love some more of this stuff.
Well done, CPod!
Posted on: Blow out Your Candles
May 19, 2009 at 2:27 PMHeh, thanks, rjberki. Seems I read from the wrong line of the transcript. Happens.
Posted on: Blow out Your Candles
May 19, 2009 at 11:29 AMSo what's up with the guy in the end of the dialogue pronouncing the "le" as "lou"? "Chi1 dan4gao1 lou!" Jenny, you do it as well when you read it. Is that common? Is it regional?
Posted on: Pinyin The Final R Sound
September 23, 2009 at 4:30 PMmark,
Omission is ninjafication. When you say "Nǐ zuò cài zuò de hěn hǎo" and leave out the first "zuò cài", you're ninjafying it.
Needless to say, Chinese is one of the most ninjafied languages in the world.
EDIT: Which solves the old problem once and for all, since you can ninjafy a piratified word, but you can't piratify a ninjafied word. The ninja wins, as we all knew it would.