Lesson Comments
Thanks, dldshanghai , that makes sense. Funnily enough, I did thing of using the "是... 的" pattern, but it doesn't use it in the dialogue (你才被疯狗咬了呢... Read more
I wouldn't want to confuse these two...but am afraid that I might much to the delight of my friends. How would one say, "I'm bored" vs "I'm boring". I... Read more
A grammar question that I am stumbling with at the moment, but why is there no possesive '的 de' in this sentence: 中文语法很有意思。Zhōngwén yǔfǎ hěn yǒ... Read more
I laughed when Jenny said, "Grow a pair..." Is there an expression like that in Chinese, too? English has a lot of expressions like, "Grow a... Read more
Tal & Joe, I think "we are going to like it" would be better translated as “我们会喜欢它” as in "we will"! Those two translations in Engl... Read more
Hi there, Why is 教 pronounced as a first tone here but when I see it in my dictionary, it's a fourth tone? My partner tells me that when it's used... Read more
@adventurer according to my "secret sources"，lei 嘞 is the same as Le 了 but implies approval. Read more
Was interested in what Matt_C noted on the different ways to say "to go upstairs". This is what I had learned: 上楼去 shànglóuqù. So... Read more
@rj,xiaophil You can often find a literal translation of an expression like 'cat fight' that carries none of the metaphorical value of the original... Read more