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Posted on: Instant Noodles
June 24, 2008 at 6:06 AMhi Dag,
Good observation. Here is a sort of literal translation of that sentence:
谢谢你们给我们这个很好的课。
Xièxie nǐmen gěi wǒmen zhège hěn hǎo de kè.
Thank you for giving us this very good lesson.
In Chinese, there aren't as many prepositions as English, so often, as in this case,给 (gěi) encompasses the 'for' and 'to give'.
Posted on: Wait!
June 24, 2008 at 6:03 AMhi dammoon2008,
不要 (bùyào) can also mean 'don't want', yes.
Posted on: Wait!
June 24, 2008 at 6:02 AMHi anacalagon, johns, etc.
等一下 (děng yīxià)
等等 (děngdeng)
等一等 (děngyīděng)
all mean 'wait a moment'.
In some contexts, 等等 (děngdeng) can mean 'etc.' or 'and so on'. But it will be clear from the context which usage it is.
Posted on: When is the meeting?
June 23, 2008 at 9:39 AMhi horsiebaby,
什么时候 (shénme shíhou) should be written with neutral tone. That was an error in the PDF, which has been fixed now! Sorry about that!
Posted on: Hiking
June 23, 2008 at 9:08 AMhi bubobubo,
You would say:
你可以一步一步学中文。
Nǐ kěyǐ yībùyībù xué Zhōngwén.
Posted on: Harry Potter
June 23, 2008 at 8:54 AMhi kimiik,
奔死的老人 (Bēn sǐ de lǎorén), while correct, is very impolite, and not advisable to say!
Panini would most likely be described as: 意大利三明治(Yìdàlì sānmíngzhì)
Posted on: Instant Noodles
June 23, 2008 at 8:38 AMhi dagah,
You can say:
谢谢你们给我们这个很好的课。
Xièxie nǐmen gěi wǒmen zhège hěn hǎo de kè.
Posted on: Instant Noodles
June 23, 2008 at 8:36 AMhi raychenon,
方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn) and 泡面 (pàomiàn) are the same thing.
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 1: A New Manager
June 24, 2008 at 6:42 AMhi kalougiropaul,
算 (suàn) as used in the sentence you mention is quite rude. But there are a lot of other usages, that have different meanings depending on the context. Here are a few examples:
你算一下这里有多少人
Nǐ suàn yīxià zhèlǐ yǒu duōshao rén.
(to calculate)
算了，别说了。
Suànle, biéshuō le.
(forget it)
晚上去喝酒算我一个。
Wǎnshang qù hē jiǔ suàn wǒ yī ge.
(count me in)
他可以算一个好爸爸。
Tā kěyǐ suàn yī ge hǎo bàba.
(to be considered as)