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Bazza, I don't like answering these questions myself, so checked with my resident expert, and she thinks it's generally OK, though she favors “当然啊”。 She's from the south, so it might be a regional thing. Interestingly enough, I looked up 咯 in the ChinesePod dictionary and, as you would expect from the phonetic component, the pinyin is listed as "ge". However, my wife pronounces it "lo". Lo!! Hell, I don't know! Damn Chinese! Did someone question it?

My turn... How would you say "I've been studying Chinese for [x amount of time]"?

I got further clarification, my source says it fine as is. Tom

"咯", is too big for this situation, since it almost imply's the meaning of shouting. A good kind of shouting, like raising your voice because you're excited. Chinese people would say it in a situation like, "吃饭咯！" or alternately, "吃饭喽！" I guess you could say in some ways it's equal to "啦"

Hanzibar says: 咯 [lo] /part. indicating obviousness/ I recall it being used a few times in lessons in conjuction with 当然.

Hi Bazza, 当然咯！我每天都学习。 (Dāngrán lo! Wǒ měitiān dōu xuéxí.) is perfectly correct! The 咯 (lo) is also very natural in this case. Good job!

Amber, While we're on the subject of indicating emphaticness, isn't it more emphatic if you say, "我每天都要学习"

On a different subject, how would you say "this castle was built in the mid-14th century"?

I think I've worked it out: 这座城堡成立于十四世纪中。

Actually, I have a question about the original topic: What purpose does the 都 serve here? Can you not just say: 我每天学习中文?

I don't know about the 咯, but the rest is correct.

I think 每天都 is like every single day and 每天 is a little looser like everyday but maybe miss a day now and again. I'm just guessing though.

i think it s very good

然则,我每天学习中文，哈哈！ Ránzé, wǒ měitiān xuéxí zhōngwén, hāhā! In that case, I am (just) studying every (other) day, hehe! (Hope that this is more or less correct!)

Can 学习 go either before or after what you're studing, like 学习中文 or 中文学习?

hi Frank, You can also just say: 我每天学习中文. (Wǒ měitiān xuéxí Zhōngwén.) Adding the 都 (dōu) just adds emphasis.

Thanks, Amber! Is there a Chinese equivalent to "You rock!"? :-)

hi Frank you can say it in chinese like 你太棒了！or 你太强了! both mean "you rock"

Thanks, Wallyworld! I think I've heard that first one before. I like it. :-)

That's fine! We Chinese people use the words that way!