Previous Counseling

Hen3 hao3.  Wo3 zhen de xue2xi duo1 dongxi! Xie3xie3!

Hope that helps, Rebecca!

:)

2.Ni3 ying1gai1 dai4 ni3de shu1.

3.我们把信用卡放在你的包里.

4.你有足够的钱付晚饭吗？

5.我和我的朋友一起在我家做了午饭。（Please note the word order in this sentence: 在我家做午饭instead of 做午饭在我家）

6.下次我们记得请你。（next time）

7. 我应该总是记得带钱包。（word order : should

always ）

8.她总是九点半整(9:30 o'clock sharp)给我打电话。or you can also say 她总是在正好九点半的时候给我打电话。（正好means ‘just right’）

9. 我不是总能想得出来怎么说。 （This sentence is much more difficult than english. It's a litte bit tricky.  As you know, word order is the most important thing in Chinese grammar.）

10. 我应该每天都学习中文。

他只有一点儿时间。

他只有几分钟。

他只有一点儿时间。

他只有几分钟。

More sentences:

(From "Your turn to pay!" vocabulary)

1.Wo3 zong3shi4 wang4ji4 na ge dan1ci2.

(I always forget that word.)

2.Ni3 ying1gai1 dai4 ni3de ben3 shu1.

(You should bring your book.)

3.Wo3men fang4 wo3 de xin4yong4ka3 zai ni3 de qian2bao1.

(We put my credit card in your wallet.)

4. Ni3 you3 gou le qian2 fu4 wu3fan4 ma?

(Do you have enough money to pay for lunch?)

5. Wo3 de pengyou he2 wo3 zuo le wu3fan4 zai wo3de jia.

(My friend and I cooked lunch at my home.)

6. Shang4ci4 wo3men ji4de ging3 ni3.

(Next time we will remember to invite you.)

7.Wo3 zong3shi4 ying1gai1 ji4de dai4 wo3 qian2bao1.

(i should always to remember to bring my wallet.)

8. Ta1 zong3shi4 da1 wo3 de dian hua jiu4shi4 jiu3 dian ban.

(She always calls my phone at exactly 9:30.)

9. Wo3 bu2 nong zong3shi4 juede zen3me shuo ta1.

(I cannot always think how to say it.)

10. Wo3 mei3tian1 yi1ding1 xue2xi zhong1wen2.

(I should study Chinese every day.)

If I want to say "He only has a little time."

Ta1zhi3you3yi1dianshi2

"He only has a few minutes"

Ta1 zhi3you3 yi1dian fen zhong.

Wo3 kandao wo de ke.  Xie xie.

Rebecca,

你看到你的新课表了吗？

Thank you for your help in finding my "studied" lessons. 

I am feeling fine again and am ready for a new set of assigned lessons.

Oh, I see. No problem.

Wednesday the same works for me.

Talk to you then!

Hope you are well!

Helen

Ni hao Helen,

Sorry for the late notice, but I cannot meet with you at 9:30pm tonight, September 7th.  I have a minor medical procedure tomorrow, and I am occupied with preparations for it this evening.  I am sorry for any inconvenience.  I hope that we can reschedule a ten minute call some other time later in the week, or do an extra one sometime next week - at your convenience.  Xie xie, Rebecca

Hope you had a great weekend, Rebecca!

On the right side of our homepage, you'll see "My Archive" section, then click on "Manage Archive", then select "studied lessons". There you'll see the lessons you've stuided.

Hope that helps! :)

Helen

I marked some lessons as "studied" and now I can't find them at all.  How can I get them back on my assigned list?  (I like to review them occasionally.)  Thanks.

Jin tian zhe xie wo de qing wen:

-Zu1 he zhu4 (check pronunciation)

-shi4he2 & he2shi4 (same meaning?)

-gen1 (other examples)

-jiu4 ( Is this the same as time/already?)

-gou4 le (always "le"?  How to say past tense?)

-Na ge rou4 chi qi3lai wie4dao la4. That meat tastes spicy.

Helen, I wrote these questions before our call, but forgot to send them. You answered most of them already. xie3xie3.

Wo ye henhao! Shanghai de tianqi feichang hao, hen liang2kuai (cool), hen shufu.

Talk soon,

Helen

wo3 de zhou1mo4 hen3 hao3 le,xie3xie3.  Ni3 ne?

haode!

Hope you had a great zhou1mo4 there!

:)

Helen

Ni hao, Helen.  Could you please add "Finding an apartment" to my assigned lessons. Xie xie.

Xie xie ni san ke. Wo3 xuexi duo dongxi.

Thanks for answering my questions.  I forgot to look for your answer until just before our call.  Next week I will write my sentences here.  The only other question is whether or not I can type characters somehow.  Maybe Pinyin is good practise though, so I learn to write the tones.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions or suggestions!

Best,

Helen :)

Regarding to the Chinese dictionary, there is a software called "wenlin" is pretty good. Maybe you can try to download one and see if you like it?

Oh, by the way, the assinged lessons are the same as the lessons on the lesson list I gave you. I can assign them again here if you like. haoma?

你好Rebecca,

Hope you are having a great weekend there!

Yes, you can try to use the new words to make sentences, then post here, and I will reply you as soon as possible.

I miss the dictionary that ChinesePod used to have.  What online dictionary would you recommend using?

I see there is a category in my lessons for "assigned" lessons.  How can I put the lessons in this category?  I only see the choices of studied and subscribed.

By the way, the lesson plan you gave me is very good.  I just want to try to do all the Newbie lessons along the way to fill in my basic vocabulary.

i just did the exercises for today's Newbie lesson.  How can I type the sentences in character form?  Do i need a special upgrade for my computer?

Also, I see that this study level includes this "online counseling".  Does this mean that i could type in the sentences that I compose with the new vocabulary words for the lessons in my study plan and that you would correct them for me?

I don't want to ask too much, but I want to make the most of this guided study plan.  Please advise.

你好Rebecca,

Sorry, I just saw you message.

I was wondering 你收到我的邮件了吗？ （Ni shou1dao4 wode you2jian4 le ma= have you got my email yet?）

Hope you are enjoying your lessons!

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Zhou1mo4 yu2kuai4!  (周末愉快--- Have a nice weekend)

Best,

Helen