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Posted on: Two Little Tigers Song
October 22, 2007 at 9:58 AMHi Christian, Hmm, that's an interesting one. Well, for one thing, you can call a one-eyed monster: 独眼龙 Dúyǎnlóng Actually, you would know from the context whether one was speaking of two eyes or one in Chinese. However, if you wanted to get more specific about one of your eyes, you could say: 左眼不大 (Zuǒyǎn bù dà) left eye is not big 右眼不大 (Yòuyǎn bù dà) right eye is not big
Posted on: Two words for '2'
October 22, 2007 at 9:21 AMHere are the examples used in the podcast: 二 (èr) 两 (liǎng) 两只老虎 (liǎng zhī lǎohǔ) 两架飞机 (liǎng jià fēijī) 两个人 (liǎng ge rén) 第一 (Dì-yī) 第二 (Dì-èr) 第二名 (Dì-èr míng) 第二页 (Dì-èr yè) 第二声 (Dì-èr shēng) 第二任总统 (Dì-èr rèn zǒngtǒng) 2 二 (èr) 22 二十二 (Èr shì èr) 222 二百二十二 (Èrbǎi'èr shí'èr) or 两百二十二 (Liǎngbǎi èrshí'èr) 2，222 两千二百二十二 (Liǎngqiān èrbǎi'èr shí'èr) or 两千两百二十二 (Liǎngqiān liǎngbǎi èrshí'èr) 22，222 两万两千二百二十二 (Liǎngwàn liǎngqiān èrbǎi'èr shí'èr)
Posted on: Two words for '2'
October 22, 2007 at 9:04 AMhaha, Dave, well, you look pretty placid in your avatar! I'm not too scared. Anyway, the file is fixed now, so listen away! Sorry about the inconvenience!
Posted on: Two words for '2'
October 22, 2007 at 7:49 AMsorry dave, little technical difficulties. it will be up asap!
Posted on: Gymnastics
October 22, 2007 at 6:23 AMhi sparechange, 训练 (xùnliàn) - to train 练 (liàn) - to practice But, yes, you could use them both to mean to practice, but 训练 (xùnliàn) is more formal.
Posted on: Gymnastics
October 22, 2007 at 6:11 AMyes, great idea for a Dear Amber. I, too, have been a victim of spit gone bad (i'm sure it was an accident). I'll have to find some experts to enlighten us!
Posted on: Lesson
October 22, 2007 at 4:18 AMhi davelandis, yes, you're right... will have that sentence translation amended. Thanks for pointing that out. arne1985, 拐 (guǎi) and 转 (zhuǎn) both mean turn, and could be used in either context. I find that 拐 (guǎi) is more commonly used in Shanghai, whereas they always say 转 (zhuǎn) in Taiwan. So it could be according to regional customs as well.
Posted on: Chinese Tea
October 22, 2007 at 4:07 AMhi sylvia, There are many different kinds of teas made from flowers. In general, they are called, predictably: 花茶 (huāchá) :)
Posted on: Black or Green Tea
October 22, 2007 at 4:04 AMHi Christian, Since the exercises are computer generated, sometimes there is a little glitch like that. Just think of it as a 'trick question.' ;)
Posted on: Driver's Licenses and Business
October 24, 2007 at 2:11 AMgoulniky, Yes, I agree. Those silent bikes are like silent killers. A good warning for all pedestrian travellers. That, and also--pedestrians do not ever have the right of way here. Keep your eyes open at all times. We want all our poddies to survive their trips to China!