<![CDATA[Comments on: Where Did You Go?]]> 2009-08-27 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: xiaophil]]> I have a question.  You said 昨天晚上 (zuo2tian1wan3shang4) in the dialog.  Sometimes I see written 昨晚 (zuo2wan3).  I'm never clear if this is often used in oral Chinese.  Is it?

 

]]> I have a question.  You said 昨天晚上 (zuo2tian1wan3shang4) in the dialog.  Sometimes I see written 昨晚 (zuo2wan3).  I'm never clear if this is often used in oral Chinese.  Is it?

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: finallynewyork]]> The male host must have said the word "now" at least 40 times in this lesson.   Does this bother anyone else?

 

]]> The male host must have said the word "now" at least 40 times in this lesson.   Does this bother anyone else?

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: orangina]]> xiaophil, I think the police are the ones inquiring into the where-abouts of our social young man.

]]> xiaophil, I think the police are the ones inquiring into the where-abouts of our social young man.

]]> <![CDATA[By: xiaophil]]> orangina

The problem is I didn't listen to the mp3 before posting.  Oops, my bad.

]]> orangina

The problem is I didn't listen to the mp3 before posting.  Oops, my bad.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @xiaophil,

昨晚/zuo2 wan3 is shortened from 昨天晚上/zuo2 tian1 wan3 shang4. They both mean 'last night'. And despite the difference in length, they are equally highly used in everyday speech.

]]> @xiaophil,

昨晚/zuo2 wan3 is shortened from 昨天晚上/zuo2 tian1 wan3 shang4. They both mean 'last night'. And despite the difference in length, they are equally highly used in everyday speech.

]]> <![CDATA[By: xiaophil]]> Thanks Jenny ;)

]]> Thanks Jenny ;)

]]> <![CDATA[By: schiphol]]> great lesson, i read through it first to see what words i knew but when the audio started i was not expected police sirens- very nice.

]]> great lesson, i read through it first to see what words i knew but when the audio started i was not expected police sirens- very nice.

]]> <![CDATA[By: nderrett]]> I think the English interrogation style of speaking is actually a good way to approach manyquestions in Chinese:

"You! Last night!  9 o'clock!  .... Where?"

I mean, in certain contexts, we do speak English in that grammatical structure.

]]> I think the English interrogation style of speaking is actually a good way to approach manyquestions in Chinese:

"You! Last night!  9 o'clock!  .... Where?"

I mean, in certain contexts, we do speak English in that grammatical structure.

]]> <![CDATA[By: everett]]> Great lesson! I've always enjoyed the atmospheric sound effects and it seems to really help with remembering the phrases.

Btw looks like a "not" got left out of the translation of this expansion sentence:

他不在家。(ta1 bu4 zai4 jia1)
(He's at home.)

 

 

]]> Great lesson! I've always enjoyed the atmospheric sound effects and it seems to really help with remembering the phrases.

Btw looks like a "not" got left out of the translation of this expansion sentence:

他不在家。(ta1 bu4 zai4 jia1)
(He's at home.)

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: connie]]> Hi everett

Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed now.

Xièxie!

]]> Hi everett

Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed now.

Xièxie!

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