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Yes, 您贵姓？is a more polite way to ask one's surname. They are both used in spoken language. I'd suggest defaulting to 您贵姓 when you meet a new person in... Read more
Asking certain types of questions to the staff during check-in sometimes may have surprising consequences : 能不能提供额外的枕头? (could you provide additiona... Read more
Good lesson. I don't know if that would work in the US though. Someone may get offended if you assume they are Chinese. “What... Read more
Thesedays I am really into learning chinese and I feel fun and happy when I am listening to the energetic lessons of chinesepod. thank you~ before I... Read more
My parents took me on a trip to Thailand many years ago. None of us spoke any English back then. The entire trip was pretty stressful. Read more
Great explanation of "了" (le). You can omit 了, it's still correct and pretty natural. Read more
It's actually a happy coincidence. The grammar sample sentences are mostly pulled from existing expansion sentences, which featured different speakers... Read more
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Babardwan: 我的iTunes的问题刚才解决了!太简单! Read more
In this expansion sentence 你 不是 刚 吃 过 饭 吗 ？ 怎么 又 饿 了 ？ ( Didn't you just eat? How are you hungry again? ) Can you also say: 你 不是... Read more