Lesson Comments

Hey, rjberki, good to see you back. Otherwise, one often wonders as he or she silently listens to lesson after lesson, and religiously does all of t... Read more

Thanks for the lesson list improvement. Much easier now. You might even consider allowing the list to accomodate 100 lessons or even "all" on one... Read more

@fulankelin The character 说 is pronounced shuō with the first tone (第一声 - dì-yī shēng). It does mean speak or talk. The sound is perhaps som... Read more

I was amazed at how quickly I could remember the phrases from this lesson.  That was because I had heard them 1000 times before and tried to figu... Read more

Hi cPod, Great update! I'd like to request one as well: sometimes I can't remember whether or not I have replied to a certain message in my message... Read more

bobt: I'd like to know which podcast. I've done some searching but can't find it... thanks. Read more

I understand the arguments given by Pete about why he translates colloquial phrases the way he does, and agree that producing literal translations in... Read more

@pete It may be that 不管白猫黑猫，抓住耗子就是好猫 but it is the 'Black Cat Police Chief' who can be rleied upon to get the job done (eg. eradication of rats.)... Read more

zhenlijiang, "I wouldn't like to be so impatient with fellow students who have expressed difficulties where others don't see any that we... Read more

@shenyajing, miantiao thanks for your help with the cartoon - your explanation works for me. Chinese is a deliciously cryptic language - and the ca... Read more