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On August 08 at 6:08 PM by zhenlijiang

Calicartel thanks for helping out. Huh I could have listened another thousand times and never gotten 人家好像. Makes sense of course. 给孩子起(个)名子 is "t... Read more

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On August 08 at 5:44 PM by zhenlijiang

Thanks again for your input. I think it's 男孩子 though--Jenny (and John once or twice) says 男孩子 and 女孩子 numerous times throughout this lesson, and every... Read more

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Posted on: Endless Summer
On August 08 at 5:36 PM by barto

HSK material! Read more

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Posted on: Endless Summer
On August 08 at 5:20 PM by matthiask

*cough* android app 2.0.1 still does not work it should *cough* Read more

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On August 08 at 4:40 PM by tvan

Hi changye, As always, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Still that leaves me wondering whether or not the sentence, “她明明在家,卻她不... Read more

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On August 08 at 4:01 PM by neddanison

那個孩子說“媽媽壞”,翻譯成“Mom,you're mean!” 我不知道這樣的話合適几歲的孩子。在中國,幼兒園小朋友常常對他們的父母說這樣嗎? Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Fruits
On August 08 at 3:51 PM by matthewrudy

I think a good way to describe yang mei is "like a big raspberry with much smaller cells" At least that's how I felt when I had them in Gua... Read more

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On August 08 at 3:41 PM by neddanison

好像他們唱的是英文。I hear them singing English -- not the "This Old Man" words, though. Read more

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On August 08 at 3:20 PM by zhenlijiang

Ah I see what you mean Chris! If that's the context and meaning though, to me the sentence seems a bit unnatural as is (don't think I should at... Read more

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Posted on: I want coffee!
On August 08 at 2:32 PM by xiaophil

This thread reminded me how the Chinese word for Jesus, 耶稣, doesn't sound that much like the English one. I think perhaps it sounds like Aramaic, or... Read more