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On September 12 at 12:58 PM by migellan

Also, the blurb for the advanced level says "Entirely in Chinese" - and there is sooooooo much English in this lesson! Read more

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On September 12 at 7:45 AM by migellan

In particular, it's really unhelpful when a teacher uses English to explain the meaning of a new vocabulary item - such as 关注 means "pay attention". A... Read more

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On September 12 at 7:34 AM by migellan

This is a really great lesson, but could Tamia Laoshi please just use Chinese only, no English? At this level, it actually impedes learning if the ins... Read more

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Posted on: 4 Tones of Zhu
On September 11 at 9:51 PM by Grace Wong

Thanks DaZhou! This has been fun set to work on. Tones are so finicky and this is a more interesting way to show how the tone changes a word. I think... Read more

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Posted on: Making Apologies
On September 11 at 8:27 PM by ElijahW

Here's what I've observed about "le" and "liao"... When speaking, "liao" generally refers to the ability to accomplish something, whereas "le" re... Read more

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Posted on: Making Apologies
On September 11 at 7:19 PM by caspergasper

Is that really the case?  Surely in this context the pronunciation must be le and not liao? Read more

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Posted on: 4 Tones of Zhu
On September 11 at 5:52 PM by iamdazhou

Great lesson! Tones are really a challenge for me, and it's super useful for me to hear the how the 4 tones totally change the meaning of a word. Weav... Read more

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On September 11 at 5:41 PM by Grace Wong

Hmm... I just clicked on the audio portion and it worked for me. Are you using a phone or computer?  Read more

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Posted on: 4 Tones of Zhu
On September 11 at 1:07 PM by Grace Wong

You are correct.  We don't have a vocabulary review for this as there are only four words.  Read more

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On September 11 at 11:22 AM by 507245124

audio doesnt work for this one.  Have to download   Read more