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Posted on: Did You Go on a Date with Him?

Exactly, Fi says我们赶紧来听听今天的对话。 赶紧 means without losing any time. It makes me feel the audience can't wait to listen to the dialogue so Fi won't keep you await.

• 这支手机太好了，我们赶紧去买吧! zhèzhī shòujī tàihǎole, wǒmen gǎnjǐn qù mǎi ba!

This cell phone is really good. Let's buy it now.

Posted on: Did You Go on a Date with Him?

Good question. It is a common mistake Mandarin learner have. There is a subtle difference between 怎么 and 为什么 You can check out this Qing Wen to learn more about it.

Here, if using 为什么 we would say

• 见了啊，为什么这么问？ Yes, I met him. Why do you ask so?

and this makes it way too formal for conversation between siblings.

• 见了啊，怎么？这么关心我？ Yes, I met him. What? You care that much about me?

It's not a typo.

• 见了啊. 怎么这么关心我？Yes, I met him. Why do you care that much about me?(This would mean the same, but the tone is a bit different.)

Posted on: Two Movie Tickets Please

Yes, she means she hopes these new phrases and usages you learned from this lesson will come in useful when you see a movie next time.

• 希望你下次看电影的时候可以用得上(这些用法)。xīwàng nǐ xiàcì kàn diànyǐng de shíhòu kěyǐ yòngdeshàng.

用得上 means to come in useful.

•  Learn these Google search tips. They will come in useful next time when you search.学一学这些Google搜寻方法，下次搜寻的时候可以用得上。

Posted on: Buying a Second Hand Car

You can check this Qing Wen lesson, Originally Original, talking about the usage of 原来 (yuánlái) and 本来 (běnlái) 

Posted on: Describing Personalities 1

Ya. You can also that.

我是一个害羞的人，我不想上台唱歌。

I'm a shy person. I don't want to sing on the stage.

我很害羞，我不敢跟他说话。

I'm shy. I dare note to talk to him. 

我的狗很害羞。 Although 它是害羞的狗 is a bit funny but we would say that.

Posted on: Haggle For A Good Deal

不 is mostly pronounced bù but when 不 is followed by a fourth tone its tone is changed as second tone, bú. Here are the examples,

• 不 followed by other first, second, and third tone words.

不行bùxíng、不好bùhǎo、不可以bùkěyǐ

• 不 followed by fourth tone words.

不会búhuì、不要búyào、不二价búèrjià

Posted on: Binge Watching TV Online

Ya, that's more or less right. V到 is used to indicate that the outcome of the verb is achieved. The chances are it's not very severe, such as:

• 我太高了，不小心撞到地铁门。

wǒ tàigāo le, bùxiǎoxīn zhuàngdào dìtiěmén . I'm too tall. I accidently bumped my head at the door of the metro car. 撞倒 indicates something / someone falls down on the ground caused by the crash. 被 is used to create passive verb so yes, "我被撞到了" and "我被撞倒了" both make sense.

Posted on: Making Comparisons

or you can say

• 「Fiona美得不要不要的。」Fiona is sooooo beautiful.
• 「Fiona 美到翻过来翻不回去。」Fiona is out of this word beautiful.

Check out this lessonfor more ways to compliment Fiona.

Posted on: I'm So Hungry!

下班以后，我累得不得了 In this sentence, the tense isn't clear. It could mean ”usually” or ”past”　depending on the contexts. To make it clear that I mean every day I would say: 下班后，我都累得不得了。 xiàbān hòu, wǒ dōu lèi de bùdéliǎo

Posted on: Small Talk

主任 is a job title as a supervisor. In Chinese culture, For those you don't really know that well you call them "family name + 先生" to be respectful. But once you know their job title it's always better to use the title, like "陈主任"