<![CDATA[Comments on: Farm Animals]]> 2008-09-23 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Only one disappointment;Ken didn't do all the animal noises in the dialogue as he had been encouraged to do by Jenny in a previous lesson [Equestrian lesson 798],which would have made this lesson even funnier than it already was.But seriously ,another great lesson ,and the animal noises were very good leaving no ambiguity.

As for a mnemonic for ma3 ,I always remembered it by thinking of the 3rd tone looking a bit like a saddle/horses back.

]]> Only one disappointment;Ken didn't do all the animal noises in the dialogue as he had been encouraged to do by Jenny in a previous lesson [Equestrian lesson 798],which would have made this lesson even funnier than it already was.But seriously ,another great lesson ,and the animal noises were very good leaving no ambiguity.

As for a mnemonic for ma3 ,I always remembered it by thinking of the 3rd tone looking a bit like a saddle/horses back.

]]> <![CDATA[By: shanghaichanges]]> Great lesson Cpod,

I actually haven't learnt much on animals yet.

As for the dog being a farm animal, you have the dogs for shepherding the sheep so it does count! But then again you don't farm dogs to eat.........................

]]> Great lesson Cpod,

I actually haven't learnt much on animals yet.

As for the dog being a farm animal, you have the dogs for shepherding the sheep so it does count! But then again you don't farm dogs to eat.........................

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> I would have liked to hear the Chinese version of the onamatopoeia for these animal noises.What are the tones on the words in the intro such as "miemie"?

Is there a Chinese version of "Old McDonald had a farm", or a similar song sung by Chinese kids?

Is there a similar expression to "as Irish as Paddy's pigs";like as Chinese as Zhu1 de zhu1 ,or as Chinese as Wang de yang2 ? Bit of a lame guess at it I know.Actually I'm guessing there is no equivalent.

ps Now that we know your zodiac signs,we can of course have a pretty good educated guess at your ages.What are the words for the other 7 animals of the Chinese zodiac?

It was a very interesting observation about dong4wu4 containing dong4 and that English also has animate.Interesting insights into one's own language studying Chinese .Common threads of thought.

]]> I would have liked to hear the Chinese version of the onamatopoeia for these animal noises.What are the tones on the words in the intro such as "miemie"?

Is there a Chinese version of "Old McDonald had a farm", or a similar song sung by Chinese kids?

Is there a similar expression to "as Irish as Paddy's pigs";like as Chinese as Zhu1 de zhu1 ,or as Chinese as Wang de yang2 ? Bit of a lame guess at it I know.Actually I'm guessing there is no equivalent.

ps Now that we know your zodiac signs,we can of course have a pretty good educated guess at your ages.What are the words for the other 7 animals of the Chinese zodiac?

It was a very interesting observation about dong4wu4 containing dong4 and that English also has animate.Interesting insights into one's own language studying Chinese .Common threads of thought.

]]> <![CDATA[By: shanghaichanges]]> An Oscar for Ken's "Forest Gump" voice. I was in stitches hearing Jenny's attempt at impersonating a 鸡 XD

I like the little funniness in these lessons it certainly was fun.

]]> An Oscar for Ken's "Forest Gump" voice. I was in stitches hearing Jenny's attempt at impersonating a 鸡 XD

I like the little funniness in these lessons it certainly was fun.

]]> <![CDATA[By: shanghaichanges]]> @bababardwan

I dunno about you, but I want one on dinosaurs now. Reminds me of the random Cpod lesson on Godzilla.

Hmmmmm what would a chinese caveman say? 

]]> @bababardwan

I dunno about you, but I want one on dinosaurs now. Reminds me of the random Cpod lesson on Godzilla.

Hmmmmm what would a chinese caveman say? 

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> checkingoutchina,

yes,that could be very funny;I'll second that vote.Probably simple dialogue like kàn ! ròu; kǒnglóngròu !! Definitely at newbie/elle level.Perhaps if I could master that lesson I could then at least feel that I had achieved Chinese caveman status.Only a few other words necessary;fire;cave;club,woman,run for your lives.

I meant to add to my initial comment that my disappointment at Ken's lack of attempt at making all the animal noises was more than appeased by Jenny's hilarious attempt at one at least; the chicken 鸡 ;which is the funniest one to imitate anyway.Thanks Jenny;what a good sport you are!Also appeased by the Forest Gump impersonation.Don't hold back ;we love it.

On the topic of farm animals,breaking news in Australia is a story about a 63 year old woman being held hostage in her house by an enormous aggressive pig demanding huge quantities of food.

Here is a link to that story:
http://m.news.com.au/TopStories/fi255185.htm

]]> checkingoutchina,

yes,that could be very funny;I'll second that vote.Probably simple dialogue like kàn ! ròu; kǒnglóngròu !! Definitely at newbie/elle level.Perhaps if I could master that lesson I could then at least feel that I had achieved Chinese caveman status.Only a few other words necessary;fire;cave;club,woman,run for your lives.

I meant to add to my initial comment that my disappointment at Ken's lack of attempt at making all the animal noises was more than appeased by Jenny's hilarious attempt at one at least; the chicken 鸡 ;which is the funniest one to imitate anyway.Thanks Jenny;what a good sport you are!Also appeased by the Forest Gump impersonation.Don't hold back ;we love it.

On the topic of farm animals,breaking news in Australia is a story about a 63 year old woman being held hostage in her house by an enormous aggressive pig demanding huge quantities of food.

Here is a link to that story:
http://m.news.com.au/TopStories/fi255185.htm

]]> <![CDATA[By: amber]]> bababardwan,

哞 (mōu)  moo of a cow
咯咯 (gēgē)  cluck of a chicken
咩 | 咩 (miē)  bleat of a sheep
咴儿咴儿 (huīrhuīr)  neigh of a horse
哼哼 (hēngheng)  snort of a pig

]]> bababardwan,

哞 (mōu)  moo of a cow
咯咯 (gēgē)  cluck of a chicken
咩 | 咩 (miē)  bleat of a sheep
咴儿咴儿 (huīrhuīr)  neigh of a horse
哼哼 (hēngheng)  snort of a pig

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Thanks Amber,

Now that I have the tones,I'm ready to attempt them,but my attempts will now be even funnier having not heard them.Will definitely be fun next time at a Chinese banquet after a couple of drinks.At least Chinese New Year should be more fun.咴儿咴儿

]]> Thanks Amber,

Now that I have the tones,I'm ready to attempt them,but my attempts will now be even funnier having not heard them.Will definitely be fun next time at a Chinese banquet after a couple of drinks.At least Chinese New Year should be more fun.咴儿咴儿

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> A minipodcast interview with the pig hostage lady:

 

www.fox.com.au/shows/hamishandandy/listen/minicasts

Click on the third link:
Hamish & Andy Minicast - Monster Pig
]]> A minipodcast interview with the pig hostage lady:

 

www.fox.com.au/shows/hamishandandy/listen/minicasts

Click on the third link:
Hamish & Andy Minicast - Monster Pig
]]> <![CDATA[By: josht77]]> How about ducks and frogs? They both holla 瓜瓜Gua gua right? A little different than quack quack and ridip ridip. When I've asked people in the past about Chinese animal noises and they aren't too sure of it, it often results in 瓜瓜瓜!

]]> How about ducks and frogs? They both holla 瓜瓜Gua gua right? A little different than quack quack and ridip ridip. When I've asked people in the past about Chinese animal noises and they aren't too sure of it, it often results in 瓜瓜瓜!

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