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lily_counselor

October 26, 2009, 07:51 AM

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for telling me. Do you have time to have class this Friday? 

Have a good trip.

Best wishes

Lily

lily_counselor

January 23, 2010, 03:48 AM

Ni3 hao3, Lisa,

I am happy you are so hard working, for the questions:

1) Yes, you are correct, 2010 can read as er4 ling2 yao1 ling2 or er4 ling2 yi1 ling2, both are correct. 

2) Good sentence, perfect!

3) All your sentence are correct. 

I must straighten my knee. 

Wo3 yao4 bian4 zhi2 xi1gai4.  This sentence is correct.  

'能 neng2'  means ' can, be able to '  

So “xi1gai4 neng2 bian4 shi2. ” , this sentence means 'Knees can be straightened.'

"要 yao4" has three meanings: 1,want/wish (to); ask (for) ;

e.g. wo3 e4 le, wo3 yao3 chi1 da4can1. 

I am hungry, I want to have a big meal. 

2, shall; will; be about to;  

e.g. zhong1guo2 xin1nian2 yao4 lai2 le.

Chinese new year is comming. 

3, must; should; need to

ming2tian1 wo3 yao4 gong1zuo4.

I have to work tomorrow.

 

I hope it would help you. 

Wish you a very happy weekend!

Lily

 

lisaloon

October 26, 2009, 03:08 AM

Ni hao, Lily,

   I have just found out that I will not be able to talk with you next Friday. I will be traveling where there is no internet, from Wednesday through Sunday. I am sorry. I will have to wait until the following week.

Xie xie,

Lisa

lisaloon

October 27, 2009, 04:42 AM

No, I will not be able to have class this week.

Regards,

Lisa

lily_counselor

October 27, 2009, 09:21 AM

Ni hao Lisa,

I see, talk to you the following week.

have good trip!

Lily

lisaloon

November 15, 2009, 07:05 AM

Ni Hao, Lily,

  I do not find all of my assigned lessons when I try to find them under "My Lessons". I hope you can help me find them: "How Long in China", "Hungry Traveler: Hainan", and "What Are Your Hobbies".

   I also hope you can help me learn how to type Chinese characters. I have been using the Skritter program and this helps me remember, even though it takes a long time.

More questions later! Thank you for teaching me!

Lisa

lily_counselor

November 16, 2009, 02:33 AM

Dear Lisa,

I am sorry，my input program is not suit you, I have asked other experienced teachers. The lessons are assigned again, could you try to filter again.  

Best regards

Lily

lily_counselor

November 26, 2009, 07:09 AM

Dear Lisa,

Here is the new lesson plan, if you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards

Lily

 

lisaloon

December 12, 2009, 01:06 AM

Exercises:

Hao3 de fan4dian4 zai4 na3r?

Na3r you3 jin4 de chao1shi?

Wo3 de peng2you3 zhu4 yuan3.

Wo gong1zuo4 bu4 yuan3.

Ni3 ming2tian1 wan3shang4 zai4 jia1 li3?

Wo3 zai4 ting1 Chinesepod.

Zhou1 mo4 kuai4 le!

Lisa

lily_counselor

December 12, 2009, 01:37 PM

Hi Lisa,

Thank you!

Your sentences are very good, only one sentence need correction.The 3rd sentence:

Wo3 de peng2you3 zhu4 yuan3.

I corrected it as:

Wo3 de peng2you3 zhu4 de yuan3.

the particle de 得 is used to connect the verb and its complement. For example,

你做得很好。

ni3 zuo4 de hen3 hao3.

You did very well.

All the orther sentences are correct.

ni3 zuo4 de hen3 hao!

Good job!

zhou1 mo4 kuai4 le4!

Lily

 

 

 

lily_counselor

October 12, 2009, 08:34 AM

Hi Lisa,

Here is the lesson plan for you, you  can also access the lessons that have been assigned to you on the website by clicking on the 'My lesson' tab, select the scroll down box next to "View lessons by status:",  choose 'assigned', click 'filter', the lessons we assign will appear.

Best regards

Lily

 

lily_counselor

December 18, 2009, 01:55 AM

Ni hao Lisa,

Sorry for the late reply. I am happy to take all your questions.

I used to be a teacher.

wo3（I)  yi3qian2(before) shi4(to be)  lao3shi1(teacher).

我以前是老师。

I also used to be an engineer.

wo3(I) yi3qian2(before) ye3 (also) shi4 (to be) gong1cheng2shi1(engineeer).

我以前也是工程师。

I am a scientist.

wo3 shi4 ke1xue2jia1(科学家 scientist).

I do biomedical research in a laboratory.

wo3 zai4 shi2yan4shi4（实验室 laboratory) zuo4（做 to do) sheng1wu4 yi1xue2 (生物医学 biomedical) yan2 jiu1(研究 reserch).

我在实验室做生物医学研究。

I was a homemaker when my children were young.

wo3 de(我的my） hai2 zi(孩子children ) xiao3 （小 young/small ) de shi2 hou4 (time)，wo3 shi4 jia1ting2 zhu3fu4 (家庭主妇homemaker）.

 

"kou3口" is  the measure for the total number of family menbers. "ge4个" is the measure words for each relatives and for people.

"个ge4" is very commenly used measure word, if you are not sure which measure word to used, you can always try "ge4个”

For the question about "jia1"

We Chinese always enjoy life in a large family, I think Children and brother and step Children and grandchildren and husband of daugher(女婿 nǚxu)  or wife of son(er2 xi2fu) are "  jia1 ren2 （家人 people in the family)", no matter live together or not.  Ex husband may not be called jia1 ren2( 家人 people in the family), but he is the jia1 ren2( 家人 people in the family) of the Children. The family dog can not be a "jia1 ren2" because “ren2” means people, but it could be a "jia1 ting2 cheng2 yuan2"(family member). 

I hope this explaination could help.

Best regards

Lily

 

lisaloon

December 18, 2009, 04:29 AM

Tai4 xie4xie ni3 le, Lily! Thank you for all your work!

Lisa

 

Lisa

lily_counselor

December 18, 2009, 04:02 PM

Hi Lisa,

Here is the new lesson plan.

Wish You Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

Lily

lisaloon

January 15, 2010, 02:23 AM

Ni3 Hao3, Lily,

   I put my new lessons someplace where I don't find them---this week I have been studying the last lessons from the old lesson plan. Sorry!

   1. Ni3 de Hao4ma3 shi4 duo1shao?

   2. Ni3 xiang3 chi1 shen2me?

   3. Wo3 e4 le!

Next week--Christmas and New Year a month late?

Zai4 ming1tian1 zao3shang!

Lisa

lily_counselor

January 15, 2010, 03:40 AM

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for telling me the lessons you are working on. How about we skip the 1st week  lessons about Christmas and New year and study the 2nd week lessons in next week?

Talk with you tomorrow morning!

Regards

Lily

lily_counselor

January 15, 2010, 03:32 PM

Hi Lisa,

Here are some Newbie lessons about sickness.

Regards

Lily

Newbie - I don't feel well

Newbie - Allergies

Newbie - Stomach Trouble

Newbie - Ouch!

Newbie - Feeling Nauseous

Newbie - Do you have a cold?

lily_counselor

January 15, 2010, 03:46 PM

Hi Lisa,

I am sorry, there are some problems with my connection, I can't assign lessons to you this evening, I will try to assign them to you tomorrow morning. :) 

Have a nice weekend

Lily

 

lisaloon

January 22, 2010, 09:16 PM

Ni3 hao3, Lily!

So many new things to practice this week:

     Zhe4ge xing1qi1 you3 duo1 zi4 lian4 xi2!

Qing3 wen2: When I say the year now, do I say:

    er4 lin2 yao1 ling2 (2010) ?  Huo4 zhe3???

 

Qing3wen2: "I was in the hospital for 3 days."

"Wo3 zai4 yi1yuan4 san1 tian1 le?"

Qing3wen2:

   Wo3 xi1gai4 bu4 shu1fu.

   Xi1gai4 hao3 teng2 le.

   Wo3 yao4 bian4 zhi2 xi1gai4.

        (I must straighten my knee)

  xi1gai4 neng2 bian4 shi2.  Is this a good way to say it? When do we use "yao4" and when do we use "neng2"?

 

Tai xie xie,

Lisa

lisaloon

December 17, 2009, 05:57 PM

N3 hao3, Lili,

   Qing3 wen4, Zhong1wen2 zen3me shuo1:

I used to be a teacher.

I also used to be an engineer.

I am a scientist.

I do biomedical research in a laboratory.

I was a homemaker (at-home mother?) when my children were young.

Another question:

Is it right to say: You3 yi1 kou3 di4di.

Or is there a different measure word for each relative?

Another question:

In the sentence ni3 jia1 you3 ji3 kou3 ren2? does this mean how many people are now living together at home? Or--how close are the relatives who are included in "jia1"?  What about:

   Ex-husband?

   Children and brother who live elsewhere?

   Step-children?

   Husband's first wife?

   Relatives no longer alive?

   Grandchildren?

   Husbands of daughters?

   Cousins?

   The family dog?

This is a hard lesson to use when my life is not the life of a young student! Zhen1 dui4buqi3, duo1 de wen4ti2!

Lisa