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On April 28 at 7:21 AM by jen_not_jenny

When I first came to China I had a terrible time distinguishing between 1st and 4th tones. I knew there was a distinct difference, my ears just had a... Read more

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Posted on: Waiting for Food
On April 28 at 6:19 AM by Asegal

hi, this is a very good lesson Read more

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Posted on: Where are you from?
On April 28 at 5:30 AM by mo_han

As far as I know the expression 是的 (shìde) is the common way to response to a question with "yes". But maybe I'm wrong and you can also just us... Read more

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On April 28 at 5:26 AM by go_manly

Yes, I picked that up too. Its lower, but its not a falling tone. I wonder if anyone else has noticed patterns in discrepancies between the pitch of s... Read more

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On April 28 at 5:21 AM by mo_han

Ok maybe it's my fault. Perhaps it's confusing me that the voice is slightly lower at the second syllable. Read more

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Posted on: Where are you from?
On April 28 at 4:30 AM by mach77

你好！ I have a question about the use of 是(shi) as a one word response to a question. In the podcast Ken says something like 'you are indeed a Zhong... Read more

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On April 28 at 4:25 AM by misty104

i have a mac - anyone know how i can get the mp3s on downloaded??? (can't right click) Read more

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On April 28 at 4:25 AM by damon

It appears that the battle to make people use pinyin along with characters in the elementary level discussions has been lost. Shame. I use pera-kun to... Read more

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Posted on: Fog or Smog?
On April 28 at 3:59 AM by dropped_chopstick

哦。。。我真爱听B的声音。。。 敦促你们多用他。。。 谢谢 Read more

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Posted on: Fog or Smog?
On April 28 at 3:29 AM by JasonSch

The problem with adding officer is that an 'officer' is a specific type of person in the navy. (海军军官). That is, not everyone in the navy is an officer... Read more