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Posted on: How Far From Here to There?
May 17, 2016 at 9:05 AM

Thanks for the feedback. I'll remove the English from the first time dialogue next time and see if I can make the simp/trad/pinyin easier to distinguish.

Posted on: Heading out to Buy Some Rice
May 17, 2016 at 8:57 AM

The simple answer is that the traditional characters are auto generated from the simplified ones,  and when it was programmed,  里 gets converted to 裏 instead of 裡. In terms of meaning,  they are identical,  but I would say 裡 is much more common in Taiwan these days. 裏 is the more ancient character and if you look at the two,  they are the same but the clothes radical is either on the side (裡) or on top and bottom (裏) . I've only really seen 裏 in older textbooks... 

Posted on: The UK is Too Far
May 15, 2016 at 4:07 AM

Hi Walter. You can watch the video here:  https://chinesepod.com/lessons/play-this-game-to-learn-chinese-word-order

 

 

Posted on: Play this Game to Learn Chinese Word Order
May 14, 2016 at 2:18 AM

Thanks for your nice words.

The lesson audio should work now.  Please try again :)

Posted on: Heading out to Buy Some Rice
May 11, 2016 at 11:30 AM

Hi there bereniceh, we're glad you found the lesson useful.  

Aside from this lesson (where I play a 外国人 booking air tickets), I don't think I've ever spoken more than a few words of Mandarin during a podcast. The voice you are hearing is of Dale, one of our voice talents.  You can see him in action in this video lesson.

Any dialogue you hear on ChinesePod is always taught my professional native Mandarin teachers with years of experience. smile

Posted on: Have You Done it Yet?
May 11, 2016 at 7:16 AM

Well spotted. I have updated the character (and design).  The video should automatically update in the next hour or so. 

 

Posted on: Have You Done it Yet?
May 10, 2016 at 7:49 AM

Small issue with exercises today. Only sentence re-ordering and dictation works for this lesson, but it will still give you a score based on those two exercises. Apologies. 

Posted on: When Are You Returning Home?
May 10, 2016 at 1:16 AM

Hi there applejan9,

Could I ask what browser you are trying the expansion sentences on? It works on my end but it's possible there are some little gremlins in the system causing this issue with you.  

The best thing to do is try with a different browser to pinpoint if it is a browser related issue. The next common thing to do is to clear your cache and try again. If you let me know your browser, I can help you with this.

Let me know how it goes.

 

Posted on: I'd Like an Americano Please
May 3, 2016 at 2:08 AM

To expand on venti, it's Italian for 20 and is 20 US fluid ounces. I never made the connection. 

Posted on: I'd Like an Americano Please
May 1, 2016 at 9:55 AM

It's an empty mug. That's showbiz for you.