Lesson Comments

I have to say that in these economic times, Lao Wang's troubles make me anxious.  I'm hoping that a Spielberg-style happy ending is attached to t... Read more

@changye, 是Kokia 的 “ありがとう...”，我曾让zhenlijiang帮我把这首歌翻译了一下，因为在网上很难找到很好又很完整的翻译，我只是觉得这首歌很感人，很想唱给我很感谢的人听，只是我对日语一窍不通，呵呵！ Read more

Thank you for providing the pinyin chart for download. Awesome to be able to listen to those combinations any time. Like xiaophil, I hope to end the f... Read more

On the pinyin chart-mac version, I find that the first tone "xu" sounds very much like first tone "qu". Not so for the other tones of "xu". I ha... Read more

siteng, Thanks for that.Yes,that's more or less what I learnt a long time ago.I thought it was common knowledge,at least amongst the Chinese.I just... Read more

raygo, What an absolutely gorgeous photo !! I can see why you're so proud.Lovely smile.Thanks for sharing. :) Read more

changye, 多谢为你的奖 【many thanks for your encouragement]...and understanding.I understand that people at this level want to keep it in Chinese.The thin... Read more

Hi mmsans Both tones are OK. It depends on which character, 埋 ( mai2 ) and 买 ( mai3 ), you usually use for the word "mai单". I prefer to... Read more

You can see my little tyke here . His Chinese name is 周子茗 (Zhōu Zǐ Míng). His mom is from Chongqing, I'm from the UK. He was born on Februar... Read more

mystic, Yeah,I've found that if you try to say cesuo  厕所 with the c having more of an s sound,than it won't be accepted.As juzi says,it really... Read more