Lesson Comments
Hi bababardwan There are some more formal "if" in Chinese, such as 假如 （jia3ru2）， 假使 (jia3shi3) and 倘若 (tang3ruo4). They can all make a "～的话" struct... Read more
but I still don't understand one thing. If I want to say, "I don't know if they'll come", can I just say 我不太清楚他们来不来。 without any "If"? Read more
@baba, "要是" is more informal, it's commom in oral Chinese. But "如果" can be used in both situations, formal and informal, to some extent, they are inte... Read more
@kaisa, thank you soooooo much! You found it! Yes, in the closet! 太好了！ Read more
raygo, You are talking from the perspective of someone who lives in China, and has become accustomed to listening at natural tempo. Most of us a... Read more
carlos_in_irvine ： 日子 and 日期 are not interchangeable. 日子 is more common, you can say: 今天是个好日子。jīntiān shì ge hǎo rìzi. （ Today is... Read more
When I started studying Chinese, I played the tapes over and over WHENEVER I was in my room, regardless of what I was doing or studying. The idea was... Read more
Well, I'm sorry to disagree with ouyili and other recent posters who have complained about this, but I don't feel that the dialogue or expansion sen... Read more
misterjess... "you do the hokey pokey and you turn about, that's what it's all about!" :) lol.. Read more