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Anyone up in the North Seattle / Shoreline area trying to learn Chinese too???  I am....

Lets get together and learn together.  Keep the conversation going.....

I'll post the English up in a couple days...

From LearningOnYourTerms.com: Practicing characters with your iPhone.

I'm glad the "honey, I'll use it to learn and improve myself" line I used to convince my wife to let me buy the iPhone wasn't totally bogus. :)

Who among us is studying spoken Chinese AS WELL AS Chinese characters? For those who are studying characters, what method works best for you when you are learning the characters? Anxious to hear from you all!

Jordan

Greetings Chinesepod people!  I have developed a new website and one of the many uses of the website is to practice your Chinese!  Head on over to the website to check it out and see if you can read any of the Chinese.  But don't worry if you can't, the English is right there with the Chinese.

It is a daily comic strip in both English and Chinese.  I hope it can make you laugh and I hope you can visit often.

http://www.mandmx.com

hey all you.. peoples, dogs, w/evers-

some people think that chinese is one of the hardest lang. out there.. are they right? you answer...

yea chinese is mostly about the culture, wealth, and they use there lang. as symbols to deff. the word they are saying. i can hardly speak a sentence, but let me say-

i liked this one guy from china, and we talked... and talked... and talked for like 2 monthes THEN he stopped. just out of the clear blue sky BOOM! lol haha well i'm over it- thats what i get, we have never met and met over the internet (stupid) (kind of), but the thing is is that some people think that chinese people don't have that much emotions than Americans- is that true???

you can answer....

i have never been to china, ive had one friend he was nice, and SEEN a couple of chinese people. but never been there, i eat chinese food. :) and i watch alot of chinese movies..:) but YEA.

seeing the lang. looks hard, some say that if ya know spanish it helps out alot with diff. languages... WRONG! chinese has no comparrasion wat so ever (my understanding) to spanish HOLA NIHAO!.. no.

-Jlynn B.

 P.S- if i spelled hello in chinese wrong, you can deff. tell how much i suck at it, but whats the fun in being sucky... thats why i'm learning it. :)

hey,

i never knew that chinese pod have  made 1000 lessons. that is amazing! there are so many too!

its not that i hate or dislike chinese people at all. if u have read my recent last post. they are the nicest people out there!

they respet you alot, and try to understand as much as they can. they can help you, and you can help them.

it all works out in a happy circle. :) i still don't know how to put chinese lang. on my key board. you must need a extra tool bar to down load, or special way on the key board, but  i think it is cool to see the different symbols- hehe,

even though i don't know what some mean.

-Jesslyn B.

大家好！My name is Mathew L, and I'm a senior at Syracuse University planning on (a) somehow, someway making a career out of this China infatuation I have, and (b) spending the next few years, prior to grad school, in China.

Which brings me to my dilemma -- I was never given a Chinese name by one of my 中文老师, so I sought the aid of my Chinese history professor, an American. Mathew meaning "gift from god" the name he gave me, in endeavoring to retain some semblance of both meaning and pronunciation was:

吕萌天 （Lǚ Méngtian） -- which I was told translates to 'sprout of heaven'.

I've since run the name by a few Chinese people and their reactions to it have been underwhelming. The first, my current Chinese language teacher, wanted me to drop the 天； she felt that 萌 and 天 made no sense together, one being about plants the other being about sky. The second person told me the name struck him as a girl's name at first glance. So this was worrying.

Anyways, sorry this post is so lengthy -- I'm hoping you all, and particularly the native Chinese among us, will be able to give me some feedback on the original name -- does it make sense? does it sound alright? does it give off an effeminate vibe?

谢谢你们，

Matt~

I was just curious.  Are the scripts first written in English or Chinese?  Sometimes I see them as leaning towards things an American would want to say and then translate into Chinese.  Other times, it seems the opposite.  Either way, it'd sure provide some insight.

Thanks!

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Learn simple Chinese with my one year old.  CUTE KID eh?

I've been on the hunt this morning for people who are learning Chinese and blogging about their experiences. Good blogs seem to be hard to come by so I'm giving you a chance to shout about yours here.

If you are learning Chinese (any level) and blogging about the experience then I'd love to hear from you. You can always send me a message if you don't want to promote your blog here.

Many thanks.

Hey, I am a Chinese native speaker. I am here to meet some new friends, share interests, talk about Chinese of course:) I am in Delaware now

称体重
chēng tǐzhòng

一个胖子和一个瘦子去称体重，胖子不好意思，对瘦子说：“你先称”，瘦子答应了。
yī gè pàngzi hé yī gè shòuzi qù chēng tǐzhòng，pàngzi bù hǎoyìsi，duì shòuzi shuō：“nǐ xiān chēng”，shòuzi dāying le.

于是瘦子站上机器，不久，机器说：“您身高...体重...偏瘦”。
yúshì shòuzi zhàn shàng jīqì，bùjiǔ，jīqì shuō：“nín shēngāo...tǐzhòng...piān shòu”.

现在轮到胖子了，胖子还是觉得自己的体重会让自己很尴尬，但在瘦子的鼓励下，胖子站了上去，过了很久很久，机器都不说话。
xiànzài lúndào pàngzi le，pàngzi háishi juéde zìjǐ de tǐzhòng huì ràng zìjǐ hěn gāngà，dàn zài shòuzi de gǔlì xià，pàngzi zhàn le shàngqu，guò le hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ，jīqì dōu bù shuōhuà.

他们刚刚要离开，机器说：“请大家不要挤，一个一个来”。
tāmen gānggāng yào líkāi，jīqì shuō：“qǐng dàjiā bùyào jǐ，yī gè yī gè lái”.


稱體重
chēng tǐzhòng

一個胖子和一個瘦子去稱體重，胖子不好意思，對瘦子說：“你先稱”，瘦子答應了。
yī gè pàngzi hé yī gè shòuzi qù chēng tǐzhòng，pàngzi bù hǎoyìsi，duì shòuzi shuō：“nǐ xiān chēng”，shòuzi dāying le.

於是瘦子站上機器，不久，機器說：“您身高...體重...偏瘦”。
yúshì shòuzi zhàn shàng jīqì，bùjiǔ，jīqì shuō：“nín shēngāo...tǐzhòng...piān shòu”.

現在輪到胖子了，胖子還是覺得自己的體重會讓自己很尷尬，但在瘦子的鼓勵下，胖子站了上去，過了很久很久，機器都不說話。
xiànzài lúndào pàngzi le，pàngzi háishi juéde zìjǐ de tǐzhòng huì ràng zìjǐ hěn gāngà，dàn zài shòuzi de gǔlì xià，pàngzi zhàn le shàngqu，guò le hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ，jīqì dōu bù shuōhuà.

他們剛剛要離開，機器說：“請大家不要擠，一個一個來”。
tāmen gānggāng yào líkāi，jīqì shuō：“qǐng dàjiā bùyào jǐ，yī gè yī gè lái”.


称/chēng/to weigh
机器/jīqì/machine
身高/shēngāo/height
体重/tǐzhòng/weight
尴尬的/gāngà/embarrassing
鼓励/gǔlì/encouragement

I'm going to China in a couple of weeks and I hope to buy some good Chinese learning materials. Any books you recommend? I'm somewhere between intermediate and advanced.

This discussion started in a Qing Wen episode, but I want to hear some input from other people or hear about experiences related to getting your MA in Chinese Studies or Linguistics with a concentration in Chinese. 

I am interested in knowing about any program or any name of a school to look up to get my MA in Chinese language or Linguistics with a focus on Chinese. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

If you want to give me more detailed information exactly to my situation, you can read below :)

I have just moved back to the west (currently I am in Istanbul, but will be returning to the States sometime September) after living in Sichuan for 2 years. I was working as a Peace Corps volunteer in 攀枝花. I have studied Chinese informally with a tutor for about 16 hours a week for 2 years. I think I have some solid foundations in Chinese (HSK level 3). My strength are in Oral Chinese and my eagerness to learn Chinese and my obsession with Chinesepod.

I am trying to figure out the next step in my life, but one thing is for sure, in 2010/2011 I want to get my MA and preferably in Chinese language. Since I am a native German speaker, I would optimally be interested in actually doing Chinese-German translations.

Anyways, that aside, I want to know how I can start an MA in Chinese, when I have only studied Education for my undergrad. Before my 2 years in China I had no idea about the language, so I am relatively new, and though I think my level isn't the lowest in practice, on paper I don't have anything but the past 2 years to show for Chinese. I don't even have my HSK certificate (different story, but it involved having to leave China with only 4 days notice).

I am looking for programs that would be willing to take me in preferably the Sates or Europe ( I am a dual citizen, so I would actually prefer Europe, cause it'd be cheaper, but am open to anything). I am not even necessarily looking for an MA program, I am just looking for something, even a job, in which I can use my Chinese and am encouraged to continue learning it.

Why not study in China?--- Down the road, yes, but after living sooo sooo far away from everything near and dear, I just want to spend some time with laoweis and family. Also, if I could actually get an MA from an American or European school, I think it'd be better applicable to finding a job in either the US or Europe.

Thank you!

heya,

If you are a native Mandarin-Chinese speaker, or a student of Chinese, like myself, and live in Boston, then please contact me!

I'm looking for a Chinese language partner to do either a Chinese study group with or a language exchange. I live in the North End of Boston and would like to optimally meet around 3 times a week for happy hour, coffee, a meal, in the park or in the library to chat and study in Chinese. I think it'd be fun to study the Chinesepod lessons together, because I study much better in groups and I'd prefer meeting in person for these study lessons. I also want to have long dialogues using only a dictionary and our Chinese.

I'm looking for anyone (as long as they are willing) from the Elemantary to Advanced area. I myself am (according to State Department testing) Advanced-Mid level Chinese, but I think in terms of Chinesepod I'm more of a weak Upper-Intermediate/ very strong Intermediate. 

Just message me here and we can swap infos and start meeting around September 6th when I'm back in town.

I look forward to hear from you!!!

Learn Mandarin Chinese - 3 Must-know Tips Before Starting!

If you’re thinking that it’s time to learn Mandarin Chinese, you thought right! Mandarin Chinese is becoming more and more important as a second language for Westerners. It’s importance in business dealings and job seeking is growing every day. But you should definitely check out my popular article, entitled Learn Mandarin Chinese - 3 Tips to Help You Learn Mandarin Chinese! I promise, it’ll help you avoid the many pitfalls of learning this complex new language.

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So you wanna learn Mandarin Chinese huh? You couldn't have chosen a better language to study! Besides being spoken by BILLIONS of people the world over, Mandarin Chinese is also becoming ever more necessary in business, and speaking it will also connect you to one of the world's most ancient and interesting cultures! Here are 3 important things that will go a long way in helping you to learn Mandarin Chinese!

Learn Mandarin Chinese - Tip #1 - Focus on the Tones!
Chinese is a tonal language. This means that words with the same sound can have totally different meanings depending on their tone, or pitch.
Learn Mandarin Chinese - Tip #2 - Don't Forget Reading and Writing!
A question I hear quite a bit from students of Chinese is, "Do we really need to learn to read and write the characters?" The answer is YES! And the sooner you start learning to read and write Chinese, the better.
Learn Mandarin Chinese - Tip #3 - Listen, Listen, Listen!
When learning a tonal and analytic language such as Mandarin Chinese, you need to expose yourself to the sound of the spoken language as much as possible. At first, native speakers' speech will sound as if it is coming at you a mile a minute. However, the more you expose your ears and brain to the sound, it will start to slow down. You'll be able to pick out words and phrases at first, then complete sentences and thoughts.

Any questions , email to me , yuanzhou.li@echineselearning.com

Traditional Chinese Version:

When you want to buy book in the book shop, you can use the following words:

你好　Hello

想　　want

買　　Buy

書　　Book

多少　how much / how many

元　　dollars

錢　　money

例子example:

Q:你好，我想買這本書，請問多少錢？

Q:Hello, I want to buy this book, how much is it?

A:三十元

A:Thirty dollars.

Note:

In the example, 本 is the quantifier of the book. 1本書,2本書,3本書...

請問 means "may I ask". It can be cancel in the sentence. But it is more polite if you use 請問 to ask question.

Simplified  Chinese Version:

When you want to buy book in the book shop, you can use the following words:

你好　Hello

想　　want

买　　Buy

书　　Book

多少　how much / how many

元　　dollars

钱　　money

例子example:

Q:你好，我想买这本书，请问多少钱？

Q:Hello, I want to buy this book, how much is it?

A:三十元

A:Thirty dollars.

Note:

In the example, 本 is the quantifier of the book. 1本书,2本书,3本书...

请问 means "may I ask". It can be cancel in the sentence. But it is more polite if you use 请问 to ask question.

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I come from China Hong Kong. My mother language is not Chinese, it's Cantonese. But in wiriting, they are same.

Anyway, I am not good English. If you find any mistake in the text, please tell me. I want to improve my English and improve your Chinese! =]

Mom, print this out.

Everyone today has a person in their family who is learning Chinese.  Maybe it’s your immediate relative and every year at Christmas it is too hard to figure out what to get them.  You don’t speak Chinese and you probably don’t understand why your family member or relative is interested in speaking Chinese.  But you want to get something for that person who is learning Chinese or is interested in China.  So here is the list of 11 Christmas gifts to get the Chinese Learner in your Family...

See the rest at www.MandMx.com

On a recent lesson, there has been some discussion of the ChinesePod commenting policy, particularly with regards to how much Chinese in comments is acceptable at different levels.

We've made the change to threaded comments, and are currently tweaking some small issues.  I have written a blog post with more details on the changes.

Please let us know, here, or on the blog comments if you run into any problems. Comments are hugely important to ChinesePod, so we want everything working perfectly. 

UPDATE, UPDATE 2, UPDATE 3, UPDATE 4, UPDATE 5

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A Radio show about China!  Every week we scour the web, far and wide, to find great little tidbits about China being talked about in articles or on videos or in audio.  We then neatly package it into a simple, quick and easy to listen to radio show and podcast for everyone on the web.  You can participate if you want to!  You can e-mail us your comments or topics that you wish us to cover.  We strive to be somewhat a-political because we don’t want to be blocked in China.  You can reach us at Radio at Mandmx.com or via twitter here. If you have a comment you can use twitter “@MandMx”  and then your comment and we’ll get it!  We might even feature your tweet on the air!

here's the link:

http://www.mandmx.com/2010/04/17/m-and-mx-radio-science-fiction-and-no-more-cctv/

I'm a Native Chinese, and I'm a College student,any one who wants to learn Chinese can talk to me by msn(I'm also learning English), my msn is wwwww5aaaaa@sina.com

welcome

I entered my 2nd speech contest as a way to force me to focus on improving my fluency and pronunciation.

Take a look at me here.  I'm the American with the sun glasses and hat.

http://www.rti.com.tw/ajax/Activity2010Ajax/Foreigner2010VoteE.aspx

Chinese Podders, I could use your support on this one.  Come take a look and tell me what you think of entering speech contests as a learning tool.