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Posted on: Days of the week
On August 20 at 7:19 AM by chris

Just learn "xia4" as "next" (not as under or below, etc).  This makes its use in time expressions very easy to remember.  "Shang4" is then,... Read more

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Posted on: Washing Dishes
On August 20 at 7:15 AM by dedsall78

Well, my comment didn't seem to appear so I'll write it again :) @tal_ I find that, if you are inbetween skill levels yourself, it's best to do two... Read more

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Posted on: It's My Birthday!
On August 20 at 6:21 AM by changye

Hi ncmuck It seems to be a little too late, but let me say " 祝你生日快乐 " (zhu4ni2 sheng1ri4 kuai4le4, Happy Birthday to You). I also had "a happy birt... Read more

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Posted on: What's Your Job?
On August 20 at 6:17 AM by mnixon

How would one say, "I am a pre-school (nursery school) student." Though honestly, my three year old would have difficulty saying that in English or Sp... Read more

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On August 20 at 5:57 AM by xiaophil

Got a question or two The pdf mentions that 半夜 (ban4ye4) means both 'midnight' and 'the middle of the night'.  I see you answered above that t... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪五
On August 20 at 5:53 AM by helenshen_counselor

@renli3d, "也” is here because there is a context that 中川's father and "斯琴"'s brother have been turned into robots, so "also" is used here. Read more

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On August 20 at 5:27 AM by everett

Orkelm , welcome to the wonderful world of trying to understand spoken Chinese when they talk fast, have a touch of a dialect, or there's lots of back... Read more

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On August 20 at 5:21 AM by everett

About 喂 wei 2/4. Last time I was in China I heard a guy who always answered his phone using the 4th tone. I've heard that the 2nd tone sounds more fri... Read more

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On August 20 at 5:18 AM by everett

A question abou the expansion: 邮件 you2 jian4 is listed as meaning e-mail. Doesn't it mean normal (snail) mail? Or has the sense broadened to e-mail as... Read more

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Posted on: It's My Birthday!
On August 20 at 4:42 AM by ncmuck

Wish we had this lesson 9 days earlier, it was my birthday! As a non-native English speaker, I too had difficulties with 'day' and 'date'. It is co... Read more