User Comments - Grace Wong
Grace Wong
Posted on: Doing Things in Places
October 31, 2018 at 8:41 PMHello MayHaNN I will forward this to our tech department. Thank you!
Posted on: Doing Things in Places
October 31, 2018 at 8:40 PMRobingreen, I am seeing this comment because the last one just popped up underneath and wanted to write back to you! 你在什么地方 is a little more specific because it's asking for your location- which place are you at? Then 你在哪里? is more where are you? Not asking for a location- just where. Hope this helps!
Posted on: A Tour of Xi'an
October 31, 2018 at 3:41 PMI feel 本事 is more personal. 本事 and 才能 both can mean skill and ability. Sentence example: 你有本事你来打我, but you cannot say: 你有才能你来打我啊。本事 is more about the ability within and 才能 is more skill.
Posted on: Chinese Holidays 中国的节日
October 30, 2018 at 11:54 AMHello! :)
Posted on: 周末你有什么活动？/ What activities are you doing this weekend？
October 30, 2018 at 12:19 AMThank you so much for writing in! I love seeing some positive feedback. We are happy to help you on your learning journey!
Posted on: Emergency Call
October 27, 2018 at 3:01 PMAwesome Aaron! Email me at grace@chinesepod.com or comment on the lessons if you have any questions at all!
Posted on: Emergency Call
October 24, 2018 at 1:49 PMActually, "yāo" is just an alternative pronunciation for the character for the number one, "一" (yī). Now, why is the "一" (yī) pronounced as "yāo" in some cases? Well, since the character for "1" ["一" (yī)] sounds a lot like the word for the number 7 "七" (qī), to avoid confusion when reading out phone numbers and addresses, etc., the "一" is pronounced as "yāo" instead. They use it in the military and it's kind of spilled out into civilian life.
Posted on: Which Floor?
October 22, 2018 at 8:29 PMHey HollisD, in Asia they usually deflect compliments. It their way of humility. So if someone told my mom oh your daughter is so smart, or oh she is pretty. My mom would respond with ohh no no you're daughter is much more talented or no no she not. Unlike in the States or elsewhere they are more delicate and don't often response with just- Thanks! Thank you! They feel like it's too forward. As a kid if I were complimented and if I wanted to say Thank You and own that compliment I would look like I was very prideful. It was an interesting and sometimes difficult thing for me to learn with the clash of the cultures. Now my mom is learning to just say thank you and accept nice words instead of denying them.
Posted on: Hold the Elevator
October 21, 2018 at 9:56 PMMayHaNN, I apologize that your experience with the exercises hasn't been good. I will say that this lesson was published almost ten years ago. I hope that our exercises have gotten better since this. 
Posted on: 周末你有什么活动？/ What activities are you doing this weekend？
October 31, 2018 at 9:15 PMWell I am no good at Chinese chess. Knowing where to move them is a good start!