User Comments - MTGG
MTGG
Posted on: Time to Go
October 1, 2010 at 3:43 PMI'll leave it for the experts to explain the nuances of le. But here it pays to think of zenmele as a set phrase. Sometimes it is worthwhile trying to break down a phrase into its constituent characters but here you should just remember the phrase as a unit.
Posted on: Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)
October 1, 2010 at 12:50 PMI know you asked for John but I think I can answer this one.
抱歉 baoqian is a word you say to someone in apology, like hen baoqian: I'm very sorry
道歉 daoqian is the verb meaning to apologize, as in ta gei wo baoqian le: He apologized to me
Posted on: National Day Holiday
October 1, 2010 at 3:56 AMIf it isn't Steve Bug!
Posted on: A Stroll through the Hutongs
October 1, 2010 at 2:13 AMOne of the sample sentences is ni zenme bu da dianhua gei wo. Why is bu used and not mei?
Posted on: Arrival in Jizhou
September 28, 2010 at 9:52 PMTry this link: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/sets/view?id=24465
Last should be first but otherwise the list is in chronological order.
Posted on: The Frog Prince in the Well
September 28, 2010 at 1:16 PMIs it a coincidence that frogs turn into princes in both English and Chinese. Has one borrowed from the other I wonder?
Posted on: A Stroll through the Hutongs
October 4, 2010 at 5:53 AMBut the example sentence uses bu, but is translated as Why didn't you call me.