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Posted on: Regional Accents Part I
April 22, 2008 at 2:50 PM

I had a hard time communicating in HK using Mandarin two years ago. Whenever I asked a question with Mandarin, the answer invariably would come back in Cantonese. End of conversation. They could understand me but could not (or would not?) speak putonghua.

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
April 3, 2008 at 10:22 AM

我觉得“香”的意思是aromatic。比如说,咖啡,肉,坚果。 fragrant的意思是,比如说,花,香水,甜的东西。 贝 凯斯

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
March 31, 2008 at 2:55 PM

A question, please. When a 斤 is too much, how do you ask for half a 斤? 半斤? 谢谢 贝 凯斯

Posted on: Buying Batteries
March 15, 2008 at 1:47 AM

大家好!Great Lesson. Hey, here is a potential mnemonic for remembering the counter 节, which can refer to the length of bamboo between the knots. Batteries are tubular just like bamboo. 节 also is used in holidays, such as 国庆节, because they represent a kind of threshold between specific points in time - one knot of many on a bamboo tree, if you will. Just by inference, are bones counted with 节 as well? Anyone know? 从日本, 贝 凯斯

Posted on: MSN and QQ
March 5, 2008 at 2:43 PM

I have received several Skype calls from China but have never answered because I thought they were spam. Since few people use Skype in China, apparently, could these Skype calls be legit? Curious...

Posted on: Study Abroad
February 20, 2008 at 1:58 PM

这个课程很有意思。谢谢你门。 贝 凯斯