Lesson Comments

Profile picture
Posted on: Kinds of Nuts
On April 16 at 6:00 AM by bodawei

This lesson made me wonder again about the topic : Do ChinesePod lessons have a western attitude? (subject of a Group discussion that petered out mid-... Read more

Profile picture
Posted on: Piano Class
On April 16 at 5:51 AM by changye

那个很可能是方言词。 Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 5:26 AM by bodawei

You are lucky if it is two ply in China. 两层的 liang3ceng2de (层 is a measure word so 两 is used) Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 5:23 AM by bodawei

At the 'toilet paper' places you refer to the 'napkins' as 卫生纸 wèishēngzhǐ (toilet paper). Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 5:17 AM by bodawei

包括的 bāokuòde (included) 这是包括的吗？ (Is this included [in the price]?) But I may have given you the wrong impression - these things are always w... Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 4:37 AM by go_manly

Yellowbridge actually gives 2 translations for 3-ply. 1. 三股 (sāngǔ) - but Nciku's examples seem to apply to ropes (3 strand), and other misc. examp... Read more

Profile picture
Posted on: Piano Class
On April 16 at 4:28 AM by zhenlijiang

啊，是这样。 谢谢你又一次给我解释新词语（原来，除了《中日大辞典》提到的“小的蜗牛”这个意思，我手边的辞典都没有“牛牛”这个词条）。这么高级的用语我这样当然不熟悉！现在忘不了了。 Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 4:18 AM by bababardwan

you pull as much as you need from a roll of toilet paper ...fair dinkum? Nothing much is free in this life .. they usually just add it on to t... Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 3:45 AM by bodawei

啊 ？ 餐巾纸 不是 免费 的 吗 ？(Huh? Napkins aren't free)  Nothing much is free in this life .. they usually just add it on to the bill.  Many pla... Read more

Profile picture
On April 16 at 3:21 AM by go_manly

Thanks Connie. I should go back and listen to all those Qingwens again. Read more