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amber
Posted on: Los Angeles
September 9, 2008 at 6:30 AMmisterjess,
I don't know when I will come to 洛杉矶 (Luòshānjī)! I hope soon, because I need some beaches! and hair products! hehe
Posted on: Street Argument
September 9, 2008 at 2:48 AMhi mikenotinjubei,
to argue for; to speak in defense of:
辩护 (biànhu)
He is arguing for human rights.
他为人权辩护。
(Tā wèi rénquán biànhù.)
a noisy argument 大吵 (dàchǎo)
a family argument 家庭争吵 (jiātíng zhēngchǎo)
Posted on: The Pretty Podcast
September 9, 2008 at 2:42 AMbababardwan,
Yes, 美国 (Měiguó) is a transliteration.
Posted on: The Pretty Podcast
September 9, 2008 at 2:40 AMhi light487,
Fishing for compliments:
They don't have an exact equivalent, but to express that idea in Chinese you would say:
故意要别人说赞美的话。
Gùyì yào biéren shuō zànměi dehuà.
Posted on: The Pretty Podcast
September 9, 2008 at 2:38 AMhi rclinton,
The negative forms:
不漂亮，不美丽。 (bù piàoliang, bù měilì)
丑，难看，(chǒu, nánkàn)
The opposite of 帅哥 (shuàige) is:
丑男 (chǒunán)
Posted on: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
September 9, 2008 at 1:59 AMhi guys,
Yeah sorry no PDFs. But Connie always posts the sentences we use in the comments section for you, so hopefully that helps.
Posted on: Los Angeles
September 9, 2008 at 1:26 AMThanks goes to all the Los Angeles group entrants who submitted their own personalized Los Angeles lesson intro. The winner was Xiaohu! Beautifully written. Actually they were all equally as good, so i just had to close my eyes and pick one! Yay for LA!
Posted on: Street Argument
September 8, 2008 at 10:03 AMhi light487, and Chris,
When a sentence is in the negative, you use the 是 (shì), i.e.
我不是很好。
(Wǒ bù shì hěn hǎo.)
今天不是很热。
(Jīntiān bù shì hěn rè.)
In the affirmative, we omit the 是 (shì), and instead use 很 (hěn) 好 (hǎo), 非常(fēicháng) etc., i.e.
我很好。(Wǒ hěn hǎo)
他们好笨。(Tāmen hǎo bèn.)
他们很笨。(Tāmen hěn bèn.)
Posted on: New Lessons, Video, and Groups
September 8, 2008 at 9:42 AMhey everyone,
Point taken! A good point, too. I will keep being me, but will try to do it a little slower :)
Posted on: Los Angeles
September 9, 2008 at 6:34 AMoh yeah and Peet's coffee... yum, I always buy bags to bring back with me! hehe you can tell who is the one that lives in China by what they are craving ;)