Lesson Comments

Thanks - I see your point. To a native speaker there is possibly little difference (even though they do have the 'k' sound in Chinese.) The point of... Read more

You would need to say 坐火车怎么样 zuò.. rather than just 火车怎么样 to convey the meaning you intend. As for 'always at the end'? .. I look forward to hearing... Read more

Hi bodawei "The historical change from ki into ji" suggests that the two sounds are still similar to each other for native Chinese, and this is the... Read more

你们怎么知道的？明天我和我的老婆说了很像的对话。（就是开个玩笑）我在中年危机中不想买跑车而想真的学好中文。  哈哈。 Read more

I think that Enid Blyton was fond of the word 'Gosh'. Seems that it is having a revival. :-) Read more

你好！I'm wondering about the usage of 怎么样. Does it always come at the end of a sentence? For example, could I say: 火车怎么样？(How about we take the train?... Read more

ha, ha, that's what i was thinking when I read the dialogue. "best mid-life crisis ever!" It really would be time to reach for the little blue pill... Read more

Ha ha, I was just "admiring" the lesson graphic too. I would caption it, "This is the best mid-life crisis ever!" Read more

It doesn't have 'ki' but it has a number of sounds that seem to me closer to 'king' than 金, eg. 吭 keng1. Ok, you have given an explanation for this on... Read more

This lesson reminds me of Viagra commercials. Maybe its the picture of the handsome, mature couple accompanying it. Read more