User Comments - amber
amber
Posted on: Confession of Love
December 12, 2007 at 1:35 AMhello Taipan, 我爱你，别碰我！ (Wǒ ài nǐ, bié pèng wǒ) "I love you, don't touch me"
Posted on: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
December 12, 2007 at 1:23 AMhi user14097, 炒鱿鱼 (Chǎo yóuyú) means to be fired from a job!
Posted on: Useful Phrases 2
December 11, 2007 at 4:24 AMhi bidtang, You can also listen to this lesson on the tone changes for bu to help!
Posted on: Useful Phrases 2
December 11, 2007 at 4:10 AMhi bidtang, The character 不 (bù) is fourth tone, however, when it is combined with a word that is also fourth tone, it's tone will be pronounced as second tone.
Posted on: Hold the MSG
December 11, 2007 at 2:37 AMhi orkelm, I don't drink: 我不喝酒 (wǒ bù hē jiǔ)
Posted on: Confession of Love
December 11, 2007 at 2:30 AMhi cynths, 我知道 (Wǒ zhīdao) means "I know" in English.
Posted on: Using ChinesePod
December 11, 2007 at 2:22 AMhi gouliky et al, 上传 (shàngchuán) is more commonly used for "to upload". Both 门 (mén) and 个 (ge) can be used as a measure word for 课程 (kèchéng). 个 (ge) is more often used in spoken Chinese.
Posted on: Using ChinesePod
December 10, 2007 at 7:40 AMhi henning, The measure word for 课程 (kèchéng) is 个 (ge). Expansion = 扩充，扩展 (kuòchōng, kuòzhǎn) Exercise = 练习 (liànxí) The Fix = (we haven't really come up with a Chinese name for this yet!)
Posted on: Using ChinesePod
December 10, 2007 at 7:37 AMhi goulniky, Yes 留言 (liúyán) can be used as a noun as well, i.e.: 这是他给你的留言。 (Zhè shì tā gěi nǐ de liúyán.) You can also say: 发表评论 (Fābiǎo pínglùn) 评语 (píngyǔ) is more used in reference to a comment from a teacher, or a remark.
Posted on: Turbulence
December 12, 2007 at 1:43 AMhi ooka, 座 (zuò) or 坐 (zuò) are both used. Usually for nouns, 座 (zuò) is used.