Lesson Comments
Hi miantiao, I think you're right. Haha, as for your question, well, if I answered your question, I'd definitely be 一知半解. Hopefully the pros... Read more
Tal, Kylie I seem to remember John saying in a lesson (possibly this one) that Chinese sometimes use third tone when saying 等会儿. Read more
Well, as far as I'm concerned it's: děng huì'er I don't know why it's marked with a 3rd tone in the PDF and on the Dialogue tab. Probably a... Read more
hey xiaophil, don't know. appears to be the same, perhaps adding 是shi4 adds emphasis? or perhaps the former is 'only' and the latter ... Read more
I just wanna know the ending to Connie's story about the shy guy. What came after “ 怎么 就 你 一个人 ？” 爱情还是 轻视 ？ Read more
OK, I can accept all that. Lastly is the tone on 会 right or wrong? Does 儿 change its tone? Or is it just a one-off aberration? Read more
Got a question. I recall my teacher told me that 只 and 只是 have the same meaning. For example, I could say 只觉得 or 只是觉得, and they have the same... Read more
I agree with tal. it may also simply mean: 'in a moment'. "等会儿" means "soon", but when your boss uses this phrase, it virtually means "immediate... Read more
I've noticed that a lot of lessons under the "Expansion" tab have each sentence listed twice. This is one of those lessons. Read more
i have a question. 等一会儿，i've also heard used in a negative context as changye and tal have both alluded to in regard a firing afoot. would 等一会... Read more