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Posted on: Bangkok
On December 21 at 12:57 PM by dreamerrepublic

If anyone still wonders... or will ever check this lesson again, Bangkok is pronounced Krung Taep.  Thai is my second language, Chinese my third... Read more

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Posted on: Superman
On December 21 at 12:38 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Hi, a quick grammar question. In Chinese, we usually drop the verb "is", e.g. Tā hěn cōngming. (He is very smart.) When using shíz&agrave... Read more

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On December 21 at 12:15 PM by polarbear

Poor Jenny :( I assume getting a bottle of soy sauce is like getting a piece of coal in your stocking. :) Happy Holidays everyone &nb... Read more

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On December 21 at 11:04 AM by alexyzye

Can I use 年尾 instead of 年 末? Read more

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On December 21 at 10:27 AM by BrokenJoker

With regard to the first sentence would it be possible sometime to have a lesson on the use of 'ba' ? thanks Read more

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Posted on: Sydney, Australia
On December 21 at 10:15 AM by jacob123

it is so different and nice . jacob --------- Sydney Read more

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On December 21 at 9:39 AM by dahouxiaohou

thanks helencao, that's very clear, it seems the two are interchangable.   Read more

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On December 21 at 9:27 AM by anonymous388688

@ bababardwan     你说的对，”开心果“ 的原意是pistachio nuts， 因为我们觉得这个nuts的名字叫开心，所以我们也用来形容特别开心的人，或者是能给别人带来开心的人。in a cute way! 你也是一个开... Read more

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On December 21 at 9:23 AM by anonymous388688

@ moger 生词里有这个”派对“ 是因为我们的确有这个词，而且这个词和“party" 发音差不多，比较好记。不同的人会用不同的表示，所以”派对“，”聚会“ 和” party"我们都会用。但是不... Read more

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On December 21 at 9:14 AM by moger

@tarsi 谢谢你的回答。那么， 如果中国人不怎么说“派对”的话，这节课的词汇里为什么有这个生词呢？为什么不直接放“聚会”呢？　因为“派对”这个词其实也不太简单，而且并不算是地道的中国话，　对不对？ Read more