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Jeremypu2019
Posted on: Telling Time in Chinese
December 30, 2019 at 4:50 PM两个 are the Simplified Chinese word and 兩個 are the Traditional Chinese word. I think it must be the typo in this video.
Posted on: Asking Prices in Chinese with 多少
December 30, 2019 at 4:47 PMPeople normally call the sales clerk with "小" followed by his/her last name such as 小王/小李 if he/she is younger than you. 老板 is used to call someone who is in charge of a place which can be a company/restaurant/department/shop or other organization.
Posted on: The Tones of Ma
December 30, 2019 at 4:37 PMI think 吗 should be pronounced as ma with the first tone. But some people might think it can use the neutral tone as well. A sentence ending with 吗 is considered as a question.
Posted on: The 5 "W" Questions
December 30, 2019 at 4:27 PMThe following are all correct in grammar:
“我明天2点去看电影”
"明天我2点去看电影"
"明天2点我去看电影“
Posted on: Counting to 10
December 30, 2019 at 4:24 PMHmm... you can say 一匹马 but I don't 一只马 is commonly used by Chinese people. Similarly, you may say 一只鸡 but may not say 一头鸡 since people normally say 一头牛 or 一头驴.
Posted on: Do you have wifi?
December 30, 2019 at 4:18 PMMy understanding is 字 usually refers to a single Chinese character while 词 refers to two or more than two characters.
Posted on: Tone change series #3 好 (hǎo)
December 29, 2019 at 4:30 PMPeople usually say "hao3jiu3" rather than "hao3hao3jiu3". You can consider it as a set phrase.
Posted on: 66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #2
December 29, 2019 at 4:21 PM东西 means something but 东西 in 东西南北 means the direction (east and west).
Posted on: 66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #3
December 29, 2019 at 4:12 PMIn addition, you need to know 佰 and 仟 for hundred and thousand respectively when using them on financial documents such as cheque etc.
Posted on: Talking About Dates in Chinese
December 30, 2019 at 4:59 PM"i" is pronounced as "yi” in “li3"里 or "ni3"你 but it doesn't need to be pronounced in the word like "ri, zi, ci, si, zhi, chi, shi".