User Comments - Jerry@ChinesePod

Posted on: Can you help me find...?

That's a great observation! The tone for "一" can change according to the tone of the following word. There is a lesson about it here.

Unfortunately, ChinesePod has not always been consistent in correctly marking those tone changes. Some books insist that yī is yī, and it must be written that way no matter what. Other books reflect the change by changing it to a 2nd or 4th tone. I'm glad ChinesePod is going in the direction of showing the tone change.

To answer this specific question, it is correctly pronounced yí xià at 1:31.

Posted on: 66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #2

Yes, that's right! This program introduces 66 Traditional characters, but most of those characters are the same as Simplified.

Posted on: Apologizing and Responding to Apologies

It's really a neutral tone. Most dictionaries list it as duìbuqǐ.

Posted on: The New Coworker

That's a great question! There's a lesson about it here.

Posted on: CyberSpeak

That's primarily how it's used. In modern Chinese culture, some of the signs of being "油腻" are: Big belly, can talk all about Chinese alcohol and tea culture, and clip their keys to their belt.

Posted on: It's Hot This Time of Year

I just discovered that there's a lesson on this very topic, located here.

Posted on: "Me too!" 4 ways to use 也

Ah, yes, that is true! There is an older lesson on the subject here. But be warned: With Ken in a lesson, there's lots of silliness!

Posted on: The 5 "W" Questions

Hi there!

Either is technically correct, but shéi is more common.

Posted on: Chinese Drinking Culture

Thanks! This is indeed a fun lesson to listen to. For Intermediate, ChinesePod's policy is to have a mix of both English and Chinese. The goal is around 50% for this level. You can read the description here.

Posted on: We Can Talk About Anything, But Don't Lecture Me

完全同意！如果你给比较新的课程听一听你会发现：录音的质量有非常大的进步。