<![CDATA[Comments on: Do You Want a Map?]]> 2009-04-29 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: suburbanite]]> Nice lesson.  The salesman was a good listening test.  

Earth-diagram is easy to remember.

Q: 地铁 (subway) is earth iron.  Is this more of a common way or usage?  I would expect subway to be something like "underground train" rather than earth iron.  

]]> Nice lesson.  The salesman was a good listening test.  

Earth-diagram is easy to remember.

Q: 地铁 (subway) is earth iron.  Is this more of a common way or usage?  I would expect subway to be something like "underground train" rather than earth iron.  

]]> <![CDATA[By: kaixin_in_tampa]]> Nǐ hǎo, great acting! Was that an actual street vendor?? I remember they always seem to yell when they talk, just like he did, funny guys! Wǔ KUÀI!! They do the fourth tone with gusto!:) The acting and special effects definitely make the lessons more memorable. Sometimes I remember the *entire* dialog. Good stuff.

 

Question: what is the most *common* word for "haggle", i.e., negotiating prices on the street? I have heard:

tán jià

and

tǎo jià huán jià

 

Thanks!

]]> Nǐ hǎo, great acting! Was that an actual street vendor?? I remember they always seem to yell when they talk, just like he did, funny guys! Wǔ KUÀI!! They do the fourth tone with gusto!:) The acting and special effects definitely make the lessons more memorable. Sometimes I remember the *entire* dialog. Good stuff.

 

Question: what is the most *common* word for "haggle", i.e., negotiating prices on the street? I have heard:

tán jià

and

tǎo jià huán jià

 

Thanks!

]]> <![CDATA[By: eupnea63355]]> 我常常用华盛顿的地铁。

Wǒ chángchang yòng huàshèngdùn de dìtiě.

I often use the Washington metro.

Anyone know - do I have to use zuo4, or is yong4 OK?

 

]]> 我常常用华盛顿的地铁。

Wǒ chángchang yòng huàshèngdùn de dìtiě.

I often use the Washington metro.

Anyone know - do I have to use zuo4, or is yong4 OK?

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> suburbanite,

地铁 is short for 地下铁路/di4 xia4 tie3 lu4, which means 'underground rail'. 地铁 is the most common way to say 'subway'. But in Taiwan, they say 地下铁.

 

 

]]> suburbanite,

地铁 is short for 地下铁路/di4 xia4 tie3 lu4, which means 'underground rail'. 地铁 is the most common way to say 'subway'. But in Taiwan, they say 地下铁.

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> carlos in irvine,

No, it was not an actual vendor. The voice actor is actually one of our tech people. Multi-talented, aren't they?

There are several common words for 'haggle'. 讨价还价/tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4 is one of them. But it is a bit complicated to say. You can use 讲价/jiang3 jia4 or 砍价/kan3 jia4, but not 谈价/tan2 jia4.

]]> carlos in irvine,

No, it was not an actual vendor. The voice actor is actually one of our tech people. Multi-talented, aren't they?

There are several common words for 'haggle'. 讨价还价/tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4 is one of them. But it is a bit complicated to say. You can use 讲价/jiang3 jia4 or 砍价/kan3 jia4, but not 谈价/tan2 jia4.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> eupnea63355,

用/yong4 is ok. But 座/zuo4 is the most accurate word to use.

]]> eupnea63355,

用/yong4 is ok. But 座/zuo4 is the most accurate word to use.

]]> <![CDATA[By: alwingate]]> Very enjoyable lesson.  I like the dramatizations which help this old coot's memory.

]]> Very enjoyable lesson.  I like the dramatizations which help this old coot's memory.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Where do you buy the maps that show where to find these map vendors?

[那里我可以买一个地图的地图摊？]

]]> Where do you buy the maps that show where to find these map vendors?

[那里我可以买一个地图的地图摊？]

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> alwingate,

Thank you! Great to have you back!

]]> alwingate,

Thank you! Great to have you back!

]]> <![CDATA[By: xiaoluoyu]]> Is there another term for the lines that doesn't go underground?

I remember ones I heard cheng2tie2 (城铁??) for line 13 at Beijing...

]]> Is there another term for the lines that doesn't go underground?

I remember ones I heard cheng2tie2 (城铁??) for line 13 at Beijing...

]]> <![CDATA[By: lizpark]]> you'd better say "我经常乘坐华盛顿的地铁"

Chinese can understand what "我常常用华盛顿的地铁" is means, but never say such sentence.

]]> you'd better say "我经常乘坐华盛顿的地铁"

Chinese can understand what "我常常用华盛顿的地铁" is means, but never say such sentence.

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